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...
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 hollow parties : the many pasts and disordered present of American party politics
Schlozman, Daniel
Paper Book
A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that "explains the void" (Politico) at the center of America's political parties Featured on The Ezra Klein Show and The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart America's political parties are...
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...
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,...
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...
The truth about college admission : a family guide to getting in and staying together
Barnard, Brennan
Paper Book
Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the college search, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Miss a deadline? Should you be looking in-state or out-of-state, big school or small? How do you pay for it, and what is a "FAFSA" anyway?
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...
The rise of Major League Soccer : building a global giant
Burton, Rick
Paper Book
Discover the strategy behind Major League Soccer's rapid rise as it aims to compete with global football giants. Major League Soccer, armed with its massive Apple sponsorship, the imminent arrival of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, the hosting of the COPA America...
Swimming studies
Shapton, Leanne.
Paper Book
Winner of the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography Swimming Studies is a brilliantly original, meditative memoir that explores the worlds of competitive and recreational swimming. From her training for the Olympic trials as a teenager to enjoying pools...
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
This beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written.  At the age of eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic...
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 1
You, Peiyun
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
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, a spellbinding exploration of life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life "An inventive and engrossing collection of stories which, though death-tinged,...

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