2025-26 New Non-Fiction

Updated February 5, 2026
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Algospeak : how social media is transforming the future of language
Aleksic, Adam
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From linguist Adam Aleksic, known as @etymologynerd on social media, comes a captivating exploration of how internet algorithms are transforming language and communication in unprecedented ways. "Packed with fascinating facts, of-the-moment...
Enshittification : why everything suddenly got worse and what to do about it
Doctorow, Cory
Paper Book
Enshittification: It's not just you--the internet sucks now. It's been enshittified. That was no accident, and it's not gonna fix itself. Here's how we'll disenshittify it so we can have a new, good internet. We are all living through the Enshittocene--the Great...
The new age of sexism : how AI and emerging technologies are reinventing misogyny
Bates, Laura
Paper Book
Misogyny is being hardwired into our future. Can we stop it? We like to believe we're moving closer to equality, riding the wave of technological progress into a brighter, fairer future. But beneath the glossy surface of innovation lies a chilling truth: new technologies are not just...
Stonewall : breaking out in the fight for gay rights
Bausum, Ann
Paper Book
The first history of gay rights for teen readers, written by award-winning nonfiction author Ann Bausum. That's the Stonewall. The Stonewall Inn. Pay attention. History walks through that door. In 1969 being gay in the...
Democracy or else : how to save America in 10 easy steps
Favreau, Jon
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From your friends at Pod Save America comes a useful and illustrated guide to saving American democracy just in time for the 2024 election and 2025 insurrection If you're looking to navigate the chaotic, dunce-infested...
Who is government? : the untold story of public service
Lewis, Michael
Paper Book
"Perhaps never before has there been a book better timed or more urgent." --Washington Post One of President Obama's 2025 Summer Reads As seen on CBS Mornings, CNN Anderson Cooper, ABC News Live, MSNBC Morning Joe, and many more ...
The MAGA diaries : my surreal adventures inside the right-wing (and how I got out)
Nguyen, Tina (Journalist)
Paper Book
This explosive "must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy" (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career--and her education--on the ground...
The Power of Creative Destruction: Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations
Aghion, Philippe
Paper Book
Hayek Book Prize Finalist An Economist Best Book of the Year A Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year A Financial Times Summer Reading Favorite "Sweeping, authoritative and--for the times--strikingly upbeat...The overall argument is...
The Big Myth : How American Business Taught Us To Loathe Government And Love The Free Market
Oreskes, Naomi
Ebook
Listening to the law : reflections on the court and constitution
Barrett, Amy Coney
Paper Book
From Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, a glimpse of her journey to the Court and an account of her approach to the Constitution Since her confirmation hearing, Americans have peppered Justice Amy Coney Barrett with questions. How has she adjusted to the Court? What is it...
Without precedent : how Chief Justice Roberts and his accomplices rewrote the constitution and dismantled our rights
Graves, Lisa
Paper Book
"A devastating, passionate takedown of Chief Justice John Roberts's Supreme Court by a Washington insider." --Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money In the last twenty years the US Supreme Court has radically curtailed voting rights, undermined anti...
Hellfire boys The birth of the u.s. chemical warfare service and the race for the world's deadliest weapons
Emery, Theo
Ebook
Silent no longer : advancing the fight for disability rights
Stack, Robert P.
Paper Book
Since ancient times, people with disabilities have been ridiculed, ignored, and even tortured - and while this problem has plagued society for far too long, the media has largely turned a blind eye to it. Silent No Longer is the story of Robert Stack's forty-year career in the disability industry,...
Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine
de Waal, Alex
Paper Book
The world almost conquered famine. Until the 1980s, this scourge killed ten million people every decade, but by early 2000s mass starvation had all but disappeared. Today, famines are resurgent, driven by war, blockade, hostility to humanitarian principles and a volatile global economy. 
Just pills : the extraordinary story of a revolution in abortion care
Kelliher, Rebecca
Paper Book
As women's rights are increasingly under attack, journalist Rebecca Kelliher dives into the gripping history of abortion pills, weaving together the many people who, across decades and continents, have sought to ensure access to these medications Spanning more than a century and...
Bone valley : a true story of injustice and redemption in the heart of Florida
King, Gilbert
Paper Book
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of...
Slow violence : confronting dark truths in the American classroom
Ray, Ranita
Paper Book
A powerful exposé of the American public education system's indifference toward marginalized children and the "slow violence" that fashions schools into hostile work and learning environments. In 2017, sociologist Ranita Ray stepped inside a fourth-grade classroom in one of...
The student debt crisis : America's moral urgency
Watson, Jamal
Paper Book
"A profoundly moving, well-researched examination of a uniquely American crisis." --Library Journal, starred review "As the student-debt crisis continues to persist, many will find this book insightful, well researched, and easy to read." --Booklist The student debt crisis is a...
Unequal : the math of when things do and don't add up
Cheng, Eugenia
Paper Book
An exciting "new perspective on equality and difference" (Stephon Alexander) that shows why the familiar equal sign isn't just a marker of sameness but a gateway into math's--and humanity's--most profound questions "Eugenia Cheng has opened up my mind to the wondrous...
First contact : the story of our obsession with aliens
Ferreira, Becky
Paper Book
A narrative and visual exploration of humanity's age-old search for and fixation with extraterrestrials. First Contact explores the ancient idea--and epic quest to prove--that we are not alone in the universe. Presented in a heavily illustrated cabinet of...
Such great heights : the complete cultural history of the indie rock explosion
DeVille, Chris
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER The definitive history of twenty-first-century indie rock--from Iron & Wine and Death Cab for Cutie to Phoebe Bridgers and St. Vincent--and how the genre shifted the musical landscape and shaped a generation Maybe you caught a few...
Heartbreak is the national anthem : how Taylor Swift reinvented pop music
Sheffield, Rob
Paper Book
***The Instant New York Times Bestseller!*** An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop's most legendary figure, Taylor Swift, from leading music journalist Rob Sheffield. A cultural phenomenon. A worldwide obsession. An agent of emotional chaos. There...
Tough broad : from boogie boarding to wing walking--how outdoor adventure improves our lives as we age
Paul, Caroline
Paper Book
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl, a funny, inspiring, deeply researched exploration into the science and psychology of the outdoors and our place in it as we age. Caroline Paul has always filled her life with adventure: From mountain...
On her game : Caitlin Clark and the revolution in women's sports
Brennan, Christine
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in...
Brady vs. Belichick : the dynasty debate
Myers, Gary
Paper Book
A unique and unparalleled look into the nature and relationship of two of the pillars in the NFL's greatest dynasty. The greatest dynasty in NFL history stood on two pillars - Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Together they forged a working relationship that provided thrilling...
Swimming Studies
Shapton, Leanne.
Paper Book
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography Named a Best Book of the Year by The Observer Back in print, a "fusion of cool, clear-eyed prose and watercolors, photographs and painted portraits" (Time Out New York...
The Nazi conspiracy : the secret plot to kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
Meltzer, Brad
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling authors Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch adapt their instant bestseller, The Nazi Conspiracy, for young readers to bring them the heart-pounding story of the assassination plot that nearly changed the course of history. It's 1943. Nazi Germany and its...
A time of gifts : on foot to Constantinople : from the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube
Fermor, Patrick Leigh.
Paper Book
In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the first volume in a trilogy recounting the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. It is a book of...
Can posters kill? : antisemitic propaganda and World War II
Faivish, Jerry
Paper Book
How did Hitler and the Nazi Party convince millions of people that the murder of Jews during the Holocaust was not only justifiable but correct? What can we learn from one of the most horrific times in history?  Can Posters Kill? uses rare, historical posters to take readers on a...
The boy from Clearwater. Book 2
You, Peiyun
Paper Book
The "glorious" sequel to Freeman Award-winning The Boy from Clearwater After his imprisonment in Green Island, Kun-lin struggles to pick up where he left off ten years earlier. He reconnects with his childhood crush Kimiko and finds work as...
The Boy from Clearwater, Vol. 1
Pei-Yun, Yu.
Paper Book
Freeman Book Award Winner GLLI Translated YA Book Prize Honoree An incredible true story in graphic novel form that lays bare the tortured and triumphant history of Taiwan, an island claimed and fought over by many countries, through the...
107 days
Harris, Kamala
Paper Book
For the first time, and with surprising and revealing insights, former Vice President Kamala Harris tells the story of one of the wildest and most consequential presidential campaigns in American history. Your Secret Service code name is Pioneer. You are the first woman...
The Eleventh Hour : A Quintet of Stories
Rushdie, Salman.
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker * Financial Times * The Guardian From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, an inventive collection of fiction that explores life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of...

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