New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated May 20, 2026
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American Men
Conn, Jordan Ritter
Paper Book
A deeply intimate portrait of the lives of four men that examines--in profound and comprehensive ways--what it means to be a man in America. Men wield outsized power across all major institutions. But they are falling behind across all measures of well-being and success. They include...
Attention : writing on life, art, and the world
Enright, Anne
Paper Book
For thirty years Anne Enright--one of our greatest living novelists (Times)--has been paying attention: casting her lucid and distinctive gaze across the world, literature, and her own life, and gifting us with her precise insights. These essays, collated from across Enright's career, take us...
The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love
Hoffman, Alice
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Fourteen beloved authors celebrate the life-changing bond with their canine companions in this heartwarming essay collection edited by New York Times bestselling author and lifelong dog lover Alice Hoffman. Anyone who...
Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger
Gifford, Bill
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Outlive comes a radical exploration of the science of heat adaptation and sweat therapy to tap into the evolutionary superpowers that we've forgotten we possess. What if the key to thriving in a hotter world isn't...
Hundreds of interlaced fingers : a kidney doctor's search for the perfect match
Grubbs, Vanessa
Paper Book
A young, hopeful doctor's memoir -- an unforgettable love story and an informative journey into the world of medicine and kidney transplantation that ultimately asks: What does it mean to let go of something that you love, even if it is life itself?
Let's make cocktails! : a comic book cocktail book
Becan, Sarah
Paper Book
A fun and approachable comic book introduction to the wonderful world of cocktails, with tips for stocking your home bar and 60 recipes for classic drinks, from the co-author and illustrator of Let's Make Ramen! and Let's Make Dumplings! Sarah Becan invites readers...
Love, Finally: Untangling the Knot Between Mothers, Daughters, and Food
Roth, Geneen
Paper Book
We all inherit stories about belonging, bodies, and worth. Many of those stories begin with our mothers. An illuminating inquiry into the complicated relationship between what we eat, what our mothers taught us, and what we believe about ourselves--from the #1 New York Times...
The quilting book : a step-by-step guide to patchwork and quilting
West, Christina
Paper Book
The ultimate guide to quilting, from the first cut to the final stitch. The Quilting Book contains everything you need to know to create your own stunning quilt designs. This essential guide includes more than 200 step-by-step techniques, from measuring and cutting to...
The Rolling Stones: The Biography
Spitz, Bob
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller "A magisterial work that charts the 60-year journey of 'the greatest rock and roll band in the world.' . . . Hundreds of books have been written about the Rolling Stones, but few sparkle quite like Spitz's. For anyone who loves or even...
Those Who Are about to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
Sidebottom, Harry
Paper Book
ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025 * See ancient Rome through the eyes of a gladiator--from the evening before the games at the Colosseum to the evening after "A grippingly original way of making the alien world of the Roman Amphitheatre both accessible and...

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