*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - November Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated November 21, 2025
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BOOK OF LIVES: A MEMOIR OF SORTS
ATWOOD, MARGARET
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * How does one of the greatest storytellers of our time write her own life? The long-awaited memoir from the author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, one of our most lauded and influential cultural figures. 'Every writer...
BREAD OF ANGELS
SMITH, PATTI
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A radiant new memoir from artist and writer Patti Smith, author of the National Book Award winner Just Kids A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "God whispers through a crease in the wallpaper," writes Patti Smith in...
We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir
Hopkins, Anthony
Paper Book
"Unflinching." --Bloomberg News "[Hopkins has] given great thought to the big questions--the why of it all, and what it all means." --David Marchese, The New York Times Academy Award-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his...
The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State
Steinberger, Michael
Paper Book
An acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colorful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, the rise of surveillance technology, and the shifting global balance of power in the 21st...

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