New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated December 12, 2025
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ADHD explained : your toolkit to understanding and thriving
Hallowell, Edward M.
Paper Book
A NYT best-selling doctor and TikToker offers a collection of quick-read insights to help a newly diagnosed generation understand ADHD With a new wave of adult ADHD diagnoses sweeping the world, many are only just beginning to discover what it is that sets them apart, but few...
The age of extraction : how tech platforms conquered the economy and threaten our future prosperity
Wu, Tim
Paper Book
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2025 * Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control and create a balanced economy that works for everyone. "The magic of Tim...
Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton
Ackmann, Martha
Paper Book
A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. In Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains...
The Art of Chairmaking: A Guide to Making Beautiful Chairs
Mosseri, Jason
Paper Book
The Art of Chairmaking is the definitive guide to making Windsor chairs, with essential information on tools, materials and techniques. Windsor chairs, where the legs are mortised into the seat and don't form the backrest, are known for the striking elegance and comfort. This...
Art work : on the creative life
Mann, Sally
Paper Book
The much-anticipated new book by artist Sally Mann about the challenges and transcendent pleasures of the creative process, now a New York Times bestseller "Erudite, frank, and funny." --Amor Towles, bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow...
Baby sign language basics : early communication for hearing babies & toddlers
Briant, Monta Z.
Paper Book
In this newly expanded edition, a renowned baby-signing expert provides more than 300 American Sign Language (ASL) signs, illustrated with the same clear, easy-to-understand photos and descriptions. Since 2004, Baby Sign Language Basics has introduced hundreds of...
Baldwin, Styron, and Me
Abdelmoumen, Mélikah
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award in Translation * Finalist for the 2025 John Glassco Translation Prize * A Globe 100 Best Book of 2025 * A CBC Books Best Canadian Nonfiction...
The Beats : a graphic history
Piskor, Ed.
Paper Book
InThe Beats: A Graphic History, those who were mad to live have come back to life through artwork as vibrant as the Beat movement itself. Told by the comic legend Harvey Pekar, his frequent artistic collaborator Ed Piskor, and a range of artists and writers, including the feminist comic...
Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed
Rosenbaum, Ron.
Paper Book
Renowned culture critic Ron Rosenbaum discovered not only the world-changing music of early Bob Dylan, but the man himself in the 1960s, when Rosenbaum was a young journalist living in Greenwich Village and working for the legendary alt-newspaper, The Village Voice. Rosenbaum, in fact, lived around...
Book nooks : inspired ideas for cozy reading corners and stylish book displays
Dina, Vanessa
Paper Book
Home is where the books are.This inspiring home decor book is brimming with photos of cozy places to read and creative ways to display books at home. For stylish bookworms and bookish stylists, this covetable home décor book merges the literary appeal of Jane Mount's bestsellingBibliophile with...
The buried city : unearthing the real Pompeii
Zuchtriegel, Gabriel
Paper Book
The director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park offers a vivid view of daily life in the lost city, shares the latest discoveries, and reflects on preserving heritage.   In The Buried City, Gabriel Zuchtriegel takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour of...
By heart : recipes to hold near and dear
Catalano, Hailee
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Learn to make elevated, professional-quality meals in your own kitchen with over 100 creative, seasonal recipes from Hailee Catalano "Ms. Catalano has a laser-eyed clarity on flavor and a knack for deploying a short list of ingredients to great...
Compassion in the court : life-changing stories from America's nicest judge
Caprio, Frank
Paper Book
Frank Caprio is 'that judge' -- the one you love on social media or TV, whose videos you and your friends and family talk about and share with each other. Now, Judge Caprio brings to the page the same wisdom and spirit of decency that viewers around the world have come to treasure. From 1985, when...
Countdown to Riches: 21 Days of Wealth-Attracting Habits
Byrne, Rhonda
Paper Book
From Rhonda Byrne, author of the global phenomenon The Secret and the New York Times bestseller The Greatest Secret, comes Countdown to Riches--the book that can lead anyone to financial freedom. Financial struggle is caused by one thing--our...
Dead and Alive : Essays
Smith, Zadie.
Paper Book
A TIME Best Book of 2025 A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025 "Smart, somber . . . There's pleasure in watching a novelist wired to see all sides at once wrangle with her own dynamic subjectivity." - The...
Don't stop : why we (still) love Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
Light, Alan
Paper Book
The author of The Holy or the Broken and former editor-in-chief of Vibe brings his "thoughtful and illuminating" (The New York Times) insight to Fleetwood Mac's iconic album Rumours, celebrating its story, mythology, and enduring impact. On January 1,...
Eat Yourself Healthy : Food to Change Your Life
Oliver, Jamie.
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Kickstart your good life with Jamie's first cookbook for better long-term health--Eat Yourself Healthy. Jamie's health journey will be all about more not less: more taste, more joy, more energy, more sleep, more of the things that we all...
Elements of timeless style : creating a forever home
Gates, Erin T.
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of Elements of Style, Erin Gates, a stunningly inspirational and personal book filled with crisp takeaway advice for anyone designing their "forever" home--or any space they want to feel like a forever home. Erin Gates is...
Elf food : 85 holiday sweets & treats for a magical Christmas
Gallagher, Cayla
Paper Book
From the author of Reindeer Food comes a brand-new collection of sweets and treats that has you covered for the entire holiday season. Fill your plates with peppermint candies, gingerbread, and snowballs and eat just like elves do! This cookbook will take you on a...
The essential cottage cookbook : simply delicious recipes for cottages, cabins, and wherever your travels take you
Buckett, Andrea
Paper Book
Whether you vacation at a cottage, cabin, lake house, campsite, or trailer, the experience is universal. It's about getting away from the daily grind and spending time surrounded by nature. But what's on the menu when you arrive? The Essential Cottage Cookbook has got you covered. Written by Andrea...
Every day with Babs : 101 family-friendly dinners for every day of the week
Costello, Barbara
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Everybody's favorite grandmother is here to answer the age-old question "What's for dinner?" with 101 tried-and-true recipes, plus genius tips and tricks that make getting dinner on the table even easier From her years of experience feeding her...
Every Salad Ever: From Grains to Greens and Pasta to Beans Plus Every Salad in Betweens
Podleski, Greta
Paper Book
Every Valley : The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel's Messiah
King, Charles.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * From the bestselling historian and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, the moving untold story of the eighteenth-century men and women behind the making of Handel's Messiah.
Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling
Funt, Danny
Paper Book
This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling. Built around explosive interviews with the power players of the betting boom at FanDuel, DraftKings, and beyond, it reveals the troubling methods that are being used to bleed...
Fat + flour : the art of a simple bake
Rucker, Nicole
Paper Book
ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025: The New York Times, Bon Appétit A fuss-free, downright delicious collection of recipes for pies, cookies, brownies, cakes, and more--from "pastry queen" (Bon Appétit) Nicole Rucker, chef/owner of Los Angeles's Fat + Flour
Fight Oligarchy
Sanders, Bernie
Paper Book
"Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little power to determine the future of their country. If you're an American, it is the system in which...
Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
Shea, Neil
Paper Book
A sweeping exploration of the Arctic--and how it's being transformed by climate change--from National Geographic writer Neil Shea As warming reshapes our planet, the Arctic--a region that once seemed unchangeable, beyond the reach of modern problems--is quickly coming undone...
The Greatest Sentence Ever Written
Isaacson, Walter
Paper Book
America's bestselling biographer reveals the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence, the one that defines who we are as Americans--and explains how it should shape our politics today. "Isaacson uses a jeweler's loupe to scan what gives...
I Have a Love Story
MacMaster, Natalie
Paper Book
Natalie MacMaster has captivated audiences for decades with her masterful Celtic fiddling and electrifying performances. Winner of many music awards, Grammy nominee, and recipient of the Order of Canada, she has collaborated with a host of musical legends, including the Boston Pops, The Chieftains,...
Having it all : what data tells us about women's lives and getting the most out of yours
Low, Corinne
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER You're not imagining it: Women aren't getting a good deal at home or at work. We have the evidence to prove it. This book gives you the power to change it. For women in America today, the promise of "having it all" is an ever-elusive...
Holy disruptor : shattering the shiny facade by getting louder with the truth
Duggar King, Amy
Paper Book
"Not only was I singled out and shamed, but I was lied to as well. I'm still trying to untangle the lies--some of them televised across the country--from the truth." You've heard some of the story: the manipulation and abuse hidden behind the traditional Christian values that...
How I Bend into More
Gerbeza, Tea
Paper Book
Based on Tea Gerbeza's experience with scoliosis, How I Bend Into More re-articulates selfhood in the face of ableism and trauma. Meditating on pain, consent, and disability, this long poem builds a body...
How to hug a porcupine : easy ways to love the most difficult people in your life
Paper Book
AS SEEN ON TIKTOK- Discover 101 easy communication strategies for dealing with difficult people-at home, at work, and in your community! Learn to calm the quills of difficult parents, children, colleagues, and even strangers. Most of us know someone who always seems...
How to Share an Egg: A True Story of Hunger, Love, and Plenty
Reichert, Bonny
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSLLER A GLOBE & MAIL TOP 100 BOOK and NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "I started crying on page one; a few pages later I burst into laughter. This beautifully written book takes readers on an emotional journey that is both ...
Hunter Chef in the Wild: Game, Fish, and Fowl Recipes and Techniques for Cooking Outdoors
Hunter, Michael
Paper Book
Seasoned outdoorsman, hunter, and angler Michael Hunter takes readers on his adventures in the wild across North America. In this highly anticipated book, Hunter shares his passion for nature, hunting wild food, and takes cooking outside in over 80 recipes-freshwater fish (bass, trout, walleye,...
The Idaho four : an American tragedy
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! "A vivid portrait...a sensitive tribute...a paean to youth, community, and the tenacity of local law enforcement." --New York Times  "A mesmerizing read and a great detective...
In the Field
de Meijer, Sadiqa.
Paper Book
In The Field, Sadiqa de Meijer's follow up to the Governor General's Award winning alfabet/alphabet, brings us essays that move searchingly through their central questions. What meaning does a birthplace hold? What drives us to make contact with a work of art? How do we honour the remains of the...
Indignity: A Life Reimagined
Ypi, Lea
Paper Book
The award-winning author of Free returns with an extraordinary investigation into historical injustice, personal and collective dignity, truth and imagination When Lea Ypi discovers that a photo of her grandmother, Leman, honeymooning in the Italian Alps in 1941 has been...
Israel on the Brink: And the Eight Revolutions That Could Lead to Decolonization and Coexistence
Pappe, Ilan
Paper Book
A renowned Israeli-British historian argues Israel is fracturing, and considers the issues that must be centered for a peaceful future for Palestinians and Jews alike In this timely book, historian Ilan Pappé argues that with the 2022 election of the most right-wing government in...
It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin
Meltzer, Marisa
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER A Most Anticipated Book of 2025: Town & Country * Harper's Bazaar * W Magazine * Bustle * LitHub * Women's Wear Daily The first comprehensive biography of Jane Birkin-...
A Kitchen in Italy : A Year of Family Meals and Celebrations from Our Home
Thorisson, Mimi.
Paper Book
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER With award-winning author Mimi Thorisson as your guide, discover the rich culinary treasures of Italian cuisine in this personal, transportive collection of 100 simple yet elegant recipes that will find their way into your daily lives and hearts alike. A...
Knit in One! : 30 Clever One-Skein Patterns For Gorgeous Beanies, Socks, Shawls & More
Greene, Marie.
Paper Book
Create Beautiful Knits in a Weekend Create timeless handknit accessories from only a single skein with this collection of modern patterns. Bestselling author and knitwear designer Marie Greene has just the project to use up every bit of that special yarn you've been saving. She'll also get...
March. Book two
Lewis, John
Paper Book
Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. Now,...
Measure with Your Heart: Southern Home Cooking to Feed Your Family and Soul: A Cookbook
Taylor, Hannah
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . 100 free-spirited, comforting recipes for Southern-style dishes made with love from the social media icon behind LilyLouTay Hannah Taylor is a culinary creator from Georgia known for her Southern charm, down-to-earth personality, and carefree...
Mob girl : a woman's life in the underworld
Carpenter, Teresa
Paper Book
From Pulitzer Prize winner Teresa Carpenter comes the captivating true-crime story of a Mafia moll--"the female counterpart of the pseudonymous Henry Hill, the star of Wiseguy....An insider's view of mob life that is by turns comic and chilling" (Los Angeles Times). ...
Motherness : A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood, and Radical Acceptance
Green, Julie M.
Paper Book
A funny, unflinchingly honest, and deeply compassionate memoir about one woman's experience of raising an autistic child while discovering she is also 'on the spectrum'. Almost 10 years after learning that her son is autistic, Julie Green was also diagnosed, shedding light on a lifetime of feeling...
My life in propaganda : language and totalitarian regimes
Stroinska, Magda
Paper Book
My Life in Propaganda is Magda Stroińska's personal account of growing up with communist propaganda in Eastern Europe. She looks at the influence of her family history that contradicted what she was taught at school, the cognitive and emotional effects of compulsory school readings,...
Nobody's girl : a memoir of surviving abuse and fighting for justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell "Make no mistake: this is a book about power, corruption, industrial-scale sex abuse and the way in which...
Of Floating Isles: On Growing Pains and Video Games
Guillermo, Kawika
Paper Book
Of Floating Isles is a captivating collection of personal essays that unpack the mystifying and often intimate roles that video games play in our lives. Interweaving memoir with cultural critique, Kawika Guillermo explores the subtle yet transformative influences of video games in shaping them as a...
One in six million : the baby by the roadside and the man who retraced a Holocaust survivor's lost identity
Fish, Amy
Paper Book
Maria was eight months old in 1942 when a childless couple found her, wrapped in a blanket, at the side of a road near Krosno, Poland. A note pinned to the blanket stated only her first name and her date of birth. The couple picked up Maria and raised her, but she grew up longing for identity and...
Poppy cooks : the potato book : 101 recipes from the Potato Queen
O'Toole, Poppy
Paper Book
A GLOBE & MAIL BESTSELLER You asked, and she delivered--this is Poppy Cooks' all-potato cookbook. Whether you like them fried, baked, mashed, or roasted, TikTok's High Priestess of the Potato gives you the ultimate potato book. The spud--the humblest of...
Recognizing the stranger : on Palestine and narrative
Hammad, Isabella
Paper Book
"Extraordinary and amazingly erudite. Hammad shows how art and especially literature can be much, much more revealing than political writing." --Rashid Khalidi, New York Times bestselling author of The Hundred Years' War on Palestine From the award-winning author of...
Renewable Energy : A Very Short Introduction
Jelley, Nick.
Paper Book
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringEnergy is vital for a good standard of living, and affordable sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial. Renewable energy is recognised as providing the answer, with countries from around the world deciding at...
The royal butler
Harrold, Grant
Paper Book
Discover the revelatory royal autobiography of the year, with stories featuring Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III and many more. From an early age, Grant Harrold was always obsessed with the royal family. Glued to the television screen watching countless documentaries on Her...
Sally's Baking 101 : foolproof recipes from easy to advanced
McKenney, Sally
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The ultimate baking book for home cooks of all skill levels with 101 sweet and savory, foolproof recipes plus helpful tips for best results--from the creator of the beloved website Sally's Baking Addiction. "Sally has a gift for creating...
Something from nothing
Roman, Alison
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Something from Nothing is Alison Roman's latest book featuring over 100 deceptively simple, casually stylish, impossibly delicious recipes that make the most of your pantry. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE ECONOMIST, LIT...
Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A. A. Milne and the Creation of Winnie-The-Pooh
Brandreth, Gyles
Paper Book
For the 100th anniversary of the publication of "Winnie-the-Pooh," Gyles Brandreth chronicles the writing of this beloved classic and the life of its creator, A. A. Milne. Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear tells the remarkable story of A A Milne, a playwright, a bestselling crime...
That's a Great Question, I'd Love to Tell You
Myers, Elyse
Paper Book
Writer, comedian, and content creator Elyse Myers gets real about life's awkward moments in her bold, funny, and unfiltered debut book Elyse Myers is known to her twelve million followers as "The Internet's Best Friend," sharing her relatable stories and comedic sketches and...
Told you so
Neeley, Mayci
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From TikTok and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mayci Neeley, a deeply personal story of love, grief, motherhood, and resilience. Mayci Neeley and the women of MomTok burst into the center of pop culture...
The Traitors Circle: The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany--And the Spy Who Betrayed Them
Freedland, Jonathan
Paper Book
"An astonishing true story of courage, love, and betrayal, told with the verve of a thriller. Freedland is a master at weaving spellbinding entertainments drawn from forgotten corners of history."--Mick Herron, bestselling author of Slow Horses From the New York Times bestselling...
Unabridged : the thrill of (and threat to) the modern dictionary
Fatsis, Stefan
Paper Book
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Word Freak, a vibrant, lively, and illuminating journey through the exotic world of Merriam-Webster, dictionaries, and language, at a time of rapid-fire change in the way we create, consume, define, and use words Words...
Under Assault: Interference and Espionage in China's Secret War Against Canada
Molinaro, Dennis
Paper Book
A Hill Times' Top 100 Best Book in 2025 FOREWORD BY CHERIE WONG National security expert Dennis Molinaro reveals the shocking details of Beijing's five-decades-long effort to influence and interfere in Canadian political life. From cultivating future political...
We the people : a history of the U.S. Constitution
Lepore, Jill
Paper Book
The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in decades--and an essential companion to her landmark...
The Wealthy Barber : The Fully Updated All-Time Canadian Classic
Chilton, David.
Paper Book
Welcome to the Family: The Explosive Story Behind Fast & Furious, the Blockbusters That Supercharged the World
Hertz, Barry.
Paper Book
An exclusive look inside the surprising history and contentious future of Hollywood's most unlikely blockbuster--the Fast & Furious franchise--a series that uncannily anticipated the shifting currents of pop culture while changing the business of global entertainment at the same time.   ...
Winter: The Story of a Season
McDermid, Val
Paper Book
In this radiant work of creative nonfiction, internationally beloved novelist Val McDermid delivers a dazzling ode to a lost world, ruminating on a single winter in her life as she journeys into the heart of the season's ever-evolving community-based traditions Val McDermid has...

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