*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - May Highlights*

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Updated May 20, 2026
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*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - May Highlights*

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Backtalker: An American Memoir
Crenshaw, Kimberle Williams
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller One of the most influential public intellectuals in the world and the architect of the two biggest ideas to reshape the American conversation about fairness offers the intimate story of how her life gave birth to these ideas. ...
Ghost Stories: A Memoir
Hustvedt, Siri
Paper Book
A searing memoir of love and grief centered around the loss of Siri Hustvedt's husband, Paul Auster. "Genuinely moving...Hustvedt's book is like Didion's [The Year of Magical Thinking] in tone...a grainy and resonant book about loneliness, despair, and confusion. It's...
Mother Tongue: A Memoir
Novic, Sara
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of True Biz retraces her path out of the hearing world and into the deaf community--and seeks to understand what it means to raise children who are different from her--in this emotionally rich memoir. "In this enraging history and...
This Dark Night: Emily Bronte, a Life
Lutz, Deborah
Paper Book
Emily Brontë (1818-1848) was only twenty-seven-years old when she began work on one of the most important novels in the English language. Two years later in 1847, she completed Wuthering Heights. It took the world almost a century to catch up to Brontë's masterpiece, and it has taken even longer...
This Is Me: A Reckoning
Panettiere, Hayden
Paper Book
Heroes and Nashville star Hayden Panettiere reclaims her story in a remarkably candid memoir.  Hayden Panettiere's career in entertainment began before she was old enough to walk. From early commercials to film and television roles in hits...
True crime : a memoir
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Paper Book
Instant New York Times bestseller! #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own. "Let's start, and end, with this: Patricia...
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives And Loves Of Gwen And Augustus John
Mackrell, Judith.
Paper Book
'Outstanding' - The Guardian 'Judith Mackrell has done an incredible job in bringing to life the stories of these two great artists' - Anthony d'Offay'This is a must-read . . . A deeply moving account of a family bursting with talent' - Anne SebbaIn many ways they were...
Hotel Exile : Paris in the Shadow of War
Rogoyska, Jane.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION * A Foyles Top Ten Read for February * A 2026 Highlight in The Financial Times * Evening Standard * The Bookseller "This is a scintillatingly good book. . . . Thrillingly immersive. . . . I...
The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel: Romanovs, Revolutionaries, and the Forgotten Titan Who Fueled the World
Brunt, Douglas
Paper Book
From the author of the New York Times bestselling The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel comes the enthralling hidden history of one of the world's most successful business titans, a rival to the Rockefellers and the Rothschilds, whose legacy was erased in the aftermath of the Russian...
Stalin's Apostles: The Cambridge Five and the Making of the Soviet Empire
Senior, Antonia
Paper Book
The riveting story of the ring of spies known as the Cambridge Five, who infiltrated the highest levels of the British establishment and helped Stalin cement a half century of Soviet domination over Eastern Europe. "A brilliant book. Deep research and dazzling writing...
The Land and Its People: Essays
Sedaris, David
Paper Book
In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are "among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). "A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much...
Paper Book
Will Ferguson recounts the small, revealing moments of a travel-writing career in this funny, eclectic collection of essays--and opinions--on Canada, the writing life and the world beyond. From the Arctic Circle to the mud pools of New Zealand, Will Ferguson has spent a career chasing...
On Friendship
O'Hagan, Andrew.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of Mayflies and Caledonian Road, a heart-enriching celebration of what makes us great: our friends. If we are lucky in our lives, our friendships will be rich and varied. They will be shared with those with two legs, with four legs, with...
Ways of Listening : Building a Deeper Relationship with Music in the Streaming Era
Pemberton, Rollie.
Paper Book
Ways of Listening is a love letter to music, a sharp analysis of our current cultural reality, and a joyful celebration of the artists who keep creating against all odds. How has the internet changed the way we listen to, and love, the music that shapes our lives? Award...
A Bird's IQ: Innovation, Intelligence, and Problem Solving in the Avian World
Lefebvre, Louis
Paper Book
"This book is a gem, witty, entertaining, insightful, and deeply informative--a must-read for anyone interested in birds or brains." JENNIFER ACKERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, What an Owl Knows, and The Bird Way ...
Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being
Zomorodi, Manoush
Paper Book
"A compelling, necessary and hopeful read for our busy, burned out, overwhelming and tech-addicted times. This book will make you want to move!" ―Brigid Schulte, New York Times bestselling author of Over Work From award-winning journalist and host of NPR...
The Book of Birds : A Field Guide
Macfarlane, Robert.
Paper Book
From the creators of the internationally bestselling, award-winning, multi-adapted phenomenon The Lost Words: a dazzling celebration of birdlife, re-imagining the classic field guide for a new generation of nature lovers A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird...
Dead Bees Still Sting: Tales of Life at the Edge of Nature
Cormier, Susan
Paper Book
For readers of Raising Hare and How to Catch a Mole comes a poetic exploration of life at the precarious edge of nature and human settlement. "I loved every gorgeously-written and surprising page."--Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus<...
Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
Tyson, Neil DeGrasse
Paper Book
America's favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials. ...
AI for Good: How Real People Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Fix Things That Matter
Tyrangiel, Josh
Paper Book
In contrast to the wave of noisy polemics around AI, AI For Good explores how, in practice, it can actually improve our lives and tells the stories of everyday citizens at the forefront of this new "AI entrepreneurship." AI is often framed as a force of radical...
I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything
Stern, Joanna
Paper Book
What happens when artificial intelligence moves into your home, drives your car, and starts making your decisions Wall Street Journal senior tech columnist Joanna Stern surrendered her life to artificial intelligence for one year. The results are both hilarious and alarming. ...
Big Fan: Two Friends, 82,490 Miles, and the Wild, Wonderful Sports We Love
Schur, Michael
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling authors Mike Schur and Joe Posnanski travel the world in a hilarious and heartwarming celebration of fans and the things they love: baseball, basketball, chess, darts, football, futbol, Indigenous North American stickball, pickleball, WWE, Taylor Swift,...
Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better
Epstein, David
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." --Wall Street Journal "I thought David Epstein's first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I'll never...
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century
Temelkuran, Ece
Paper Book
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction From the internationally acclaimed Turkish author of How To Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism: A personal exploration of exile and a galvanizing new vision of home. Dear stranger....
On Witness and Respair: Essays
Ward, Jesmyn
Paper Book
The collected creative nonfiction of a singular American writer, Jesmyn Ward, including widely shared classics, three never-before-published speeches, and an introductory essay. Respair (noun, obsolete), fresh hope after despair. From the two-time National...
A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World--And How It Can Save Us
Feiler, Bruce
Paper Book
One of our great decoders of human connection chronicles the astonishing rise of new rituals around the world--and offers a road map for restoring togetherness with gatherings you'll love Since time immemorial, humans have turned to ritual to connect us in periods of change....
Wild Fire : Dispatches from a Country Ablaze
Winter, Jesse.
Paper Book
Award-winning journalist Jesse Winter takes us on a dangerous and often heroic journey to the frontlines of three Canadian wildfires, introducing readers to firefighters, volunteers and others who are facing the country's most devastating infernos In Wild Fire, Jesse Winter...
The Art of Intentional Dressing: Your Essential Style Guide for Manifesting a Magnetic Life
Walsh, Erin
Paper Book
Find your personal style, dress for your destiny, and manifest your most magnetic life in this ultimate guide from a renowned celebrity stylist. Every morning, millions of women get stuck before their day even begins, as they question: What am I going to wear But behind the...
How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers
Stolzoff, Simone
Paper Book
From our careers to our politics to our personal lives, the future is unknown. And yet, our capacity to tolerate this uncertainty is in decline. How to Not Know will help you prepare for and even appreciate the uncertainty that surrounds us. Through gripping stories of people grappling...
The Seven Cycles of Life : Seeking Healing, Connection and Justice in Anishinaabe Teachings
Borrows, John.
Paper Book
From John Borrows, a pioneering legal scholar, educator and member of the Chippewas of the Nawash First Nation, comes a heartfelt book of transformative wisdom on how to achieve the loving life and deep and lasting connections we all yearn for. John Borrows, who grew up on a...
Signals: The Hidden Power and Secret Language of Hormones
Hameed, Saira
Paper Book
"Signals is a special book, ... [an] utterly fascinating guide to who you are and how you work. It's compassionate, humane and grounded in the author's deep clinical experience. A true gift." ―Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People In the tradition...
The Unfragile Mind: A Physician's Call for Restoring Hope and Humanity to Mental Health Care
Francis, Gavin
Paper Book
According to the National Institute for Mental Health, over fifty-nine million adults and nearly a fifth of adolescents in the US have been diagnosed with some form of mental illness, with about 50 percent receiving treatment. But the explosion in diagnoses over the last ten years may be doing...
Walk: Rediscover the Most Natural Way to Boost Your Health and Longevity--One Step at a Time
Conley, Courtney
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER! Discover the new rules of walking to increase your health, longevity, and overall wellbeing--from two go-to experts.  "A surprisingly interesting, thought-provoking, and practical read. Walk is about much more...
Art from the Garden: Create 25 Beautiful Botanical Projects
Michaels, Kerry
Paper Book
Bring the beauty of your surroundings into your home through 25 tasteful art projects featured in the gorgeous creative guide.​ Art from the Garden is your guide to creating works of art with materials from nature and your own backyard. Learn how to...
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