New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated July 10, 2026
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After Oscar: The Legacy of a Scandal
Holland, Merlin
The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Written by Oscar Wilde's only grandson, After Oscar recounts the gripping story of Wilde and his enduring legacy. "Fascinating...A magnificent blend of scholarship and memoir and a vital contribution to Wildeana."--Stephen Fry, actor and...
All the Feels: How to Stay Human in the Digital World
Pavliscak, Pamela
Paper Book
"Finally, the research-driven guide for navigating the digital world we've been waiting for! ...Nuanced, compassionate, and clearly written" (Ethan Kross), this is a revelatory exploration of how our online lives can enrich human connections rather than destroy them, to help us all stay...
The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss
MacFarlane, Robert
Paper Book
The Book of Birds is a field guide with a difference: It shows readers not just how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them. Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris conjure the unique spirit of nearly fifty once-common species: avocet to yellowhammer, kestrel to kingfisher, skylark to...
Children of Abraham: The 1,400-Year History of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Baer, Marc David
Paper Book
From the prize-winning author of The Ottomans, a myth-busting history of Muslim-Jewish relations, tracing fourteen centuries of cooperation and conflict. "A revelatory picture of both coexistence and conflict." --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem:...
Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America
Murphy, Chris
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller A prominent senator assesses the destructive ideas that have seized the American spirit--and shows how the hidden alignments in our politics can free us from their hold. Today, the United States is in a crisis--and it's...
The Danger to Be Sane: Creativity and the Eccentric Mind
Montero, Rosa
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2026 - New York Times・Publishers Weekly・The Millions "An ebullient examination of madness, mortality, suicide."--Chris Kraus A dazzling journey into the eccentric, troubled, and luminous minds that shaped...
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
Dohrn, Zayd Ayers
Paper Book
Zayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. All his life, Dohrn's parents said his birth marked a clean break with violent revolutionary struggle, but in this explosive memoir, he...
Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
Dixon, Daisy
"Timely and punchy... won't let you look away"--The Guardian "Essential, sparklingly smart."--Dan Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets and Henry V A bold, expansive argument for a new way to understand immoral art in...
I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World
Wilson, Sarah
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart It's hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that...
The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
McQuade, Barbara
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade offers a piercing, urgent, and deeply informed expose on the escalating threat of far-right politics to American democracy and national security-and a clear roadmap for how to stop it. In The Fix...
Growveg : the beginner's guide to easy vegetable gardening
Vanheems, Benedict
Paper Book
For anyone who has ever wanted to tend a little piece of ground but wasn't sure where to begin, GrowVeg offers simple recipes for gardening projects that are both attainable and beautiful. Benedict Vanheems, editor of the popular website GrowVeg.com, guides aspiring green thumbs to success from the...
Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund
Crabapple, Molly
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The dramatic story of the Jewish Bund--a revolutionary movement from a vanished world--and its radical vision of solidarity in an age of division. "Molly Crabapple beckons readers through a portal to an irresistible, lost world, one bound...
Ike and Winston : World War, Cold War, and an extraordinary friendship
Jordan, Jonathan W.
From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan W. Jordan comes a riveting portrait of friendship, politics, and power at the highest stakes- the extraordinary bond between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. One was the soldier-statesman who would become America's...
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...
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...
The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
Duran, Gil
Paper Book
"This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It's an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy." --Publishers Weekly (starred review...
Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World
Louv, Richard
Paper Book
The internationally bestselling author of Last Child in the Woods seeks a deeper personal connection to nature during this time of ecoanxiety and upheaval by exploring his own backyard Long beloved for his insightful, inspiring nature writing, Richard Louv returns with...
On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
Sun, Lixing
Paper Book
From split-gill mushrooms to duck-billed platypuses, the spectacular science of sexual reproduction and creation of biodiversity on Earth.  "Smart, thoughtful, and witty, this book will make you rethink what you thought you knew about sex." --Cat Bohannon, author...
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...
Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex
Ireland, Perrin Roosevelt
In delightful watercolor comics of pregnant seahorse dads, spider oral sex, and the four-headed echidna penis, Perrin Roosevelt Ireland takes us on a wild biodiversity ride through queerness, infidelity, consent, divorce, sex change, and even sexual cannibalism in the animal world. Poking the...
Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis
Hayes, Kelly
Paper Book
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes  In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable. Campaigns will be lost. Mental health crises will occur. Social...
Reading the waves : a memoir
Yuknavitch, Lidia
Paper Book
The frank and revealing memoir of a writer who draws from her own creativity to heal. "I believe our bodies are carriers of experience," Lidia Yuknavitch writes in her provocative memoir Reading the Waves. "I mean to ask if there is a way to read my own past differently,...
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
Maggie Haberman
"Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence." --David Remnick, The New Yorker "A flabbergasting feat of political reporting." --Tina Brown
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think about Artificial Intelligence--Before It's Too Late
Doctorow, Cory
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER National Indie Bestseller "[Doctorow] resembles the great rock critics of an earlier era, a high-tech Greil Marcus or even a Lester Bangs." --Stephen Marche, The New York Times Book Review A short,...
Romp! : a journey through the natural history of otters and why they matter
Island, Heide
Paper Book
An expert on otters dives into their wild and wondrous world You've heard of a murder of crows and a pride of lions-but what about a romp of otters? In this informative and entertaining book, animal behaviorist Heide Island takes readers on an odyssey through otterdom, focusing...
Rule of Lies : My Wild Ride Through Chaos, Corruption, and Murder in Putin's Russia
Firestone, Jamison R.
Paper Book
"There are many books that explain the transformation of Russia by focusing on the politicians, oligarchs, and KGB/FSB spies who run Russia. This isn't one of them. Let me explain how a kid from New York founded a law firm in Moscow, had to flee for his life and ended up in a pissing contest...
Three cheers cocktails three ways classics riffs and zero proof sips
Stewart, Kaitlyn
Paper Book
An inventive and inclusive drinks book with 165 cocktail recipes, each one of three variations for classic, riff, and zero-proof versions, from the World Class bartending champion behind Likeable Cocktails. A love letter to cocktails in all their forms, Three Cheers has a...
Torched: How a City Was Left to Burn, and the Olympic Rush to Rebuild L.A
Vigliotti, Jonathan
Paper Book
CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti's searing firsthand account of the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, the failures that fueled the catastrophe, and the high-stakes battle over how the city will rebuild ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games. In Torched, Vigliotti brings...
Unburdened : a memoir
Kemsley, Dorit
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Dorit Kemsley comes a candid memoir in which she reveals the unscripted moments that shaped who she is today. Dorit Kemsley has spent years cultivating a persona that exudes...
View from the East Wing : a memoir
Biden, Jill
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Included in "The Nonfiction Books Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer" by The New York Times A novelist once wrote, "There are stories one must tell, and years when one must tell them." Jill Biden's time to...
Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe
Hoyer, Katja
Paper Book
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of the international bestseller Beyond the Wall, a history of interwar Germany told through the town of Weimar, the cultural capital that was both the birthplace of the country's first full democracy and a...
Welcome to Your Life : Love, Death and Tears for Fears
Orzabal, Roland.
Paper Book
A deeply personal memoir from founding member and primary songwriter Roland Orzabal of iconic English band Tears for Fears, known for their smash hits "Shout," "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," "Sowing the Seeds of Love," and "Break It Down Again." Weaving themes of identity, love, and the...
What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking: Make It Fast
Chambers, Caroline
Following the breakout success of the New York Times bestselling What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking, Substack star Caroline Chambers returns with a new cookbook offering 100 more recipes for busy people who love good food--and these can be made even faster!
Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other―and the World
windolfjim
Paper Book
This "exquisite" (Salon) and "astonishing" (The New York Times) dual biography by acclaimed journalist Jim Windolf dives into the surprisingly supportive, occasionally rivalrous, and always fertile relationship between Bob Dylan and the Beatles, uncovering how they inspired and...
World is waiting for you
Dickerson, Edwina Findley
Paper Book
With a foreword by Viola Davis, award-winning actress Edwina Findley Dickerson presents a faith-filled, laugh-out-loud guide for manifesting your "God Dream" and creating the life you've always envisioned. Were you born with a talent, and gifting to change the world Is there...
The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers
Barragan, Carlos
Paper Book
A New York Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026 A People Best Book of June | A USA Today Most Anticipated Summer Read "What [Barragán has] produced feels miraculous: journalism that is simultaneously funny, devastating, wildly...

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