New and Notable Nonfiction Fall 2024

Updated August 27, 2024
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The New Tipping Point : Why and Where Epidemics Happen
Gladwell, Malcolm.
Paper Book
Twenty-five years after the publication of his groundbreaking first book, Malcolm Gladwell returns with a brand-new volume that reframes the lessons of The Tipping Point in a startling and revealing light. Why is Miami...Miami? What does the heartbreaking...
The Serviceberry
Kimmerer, Robin Wall.
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding...
Framed : Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
In John Grisham's first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, "the master of the legal thriller" (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, "the godfather of the innocence movement" (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of wrongful convictions. ...
From Here to the Great Unknown : A Memoir
Presley, Lisa Marie/ Keough, Riley
Paper Book
Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.   In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help...
Book and Dagger : How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
Graham, Elyse.
Paper Book
The untold story of the academics who became OSS spies, invented modern spycraft, and helped turn the tide of the war At the start of WWII, the U.S. found itself in desperate need of an intelligence agency. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to today's CIA, was quickly...
Sonny Boy
Pacino, Al
Paper Book
From one of the most iconic actors in the history of film, an astonishingly revelatory account of a creative life in full To the wider world, Al Pacino exploded onto the scene like a supernova. He landed his first leading role, in The Panic in Needle Park, in 1971, and by...
What I Ate in One Year : (And Related Thoughts)
Tucci, Stanley.
Paper Book
From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author, a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year's worth of meals. "Sharing food is one of the purest human acts." Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's...
Good Lookin' Cookin' : A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food
Parton, Dolly.
Paper Book
You're invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share beloved, crowd-pleasing recipes and family stories.   "Hey, good lookin'--what ya got cookin'?" This is what...
From Under the Truck : A Memoir
Brolin, Josh.
Paper Book
From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable. Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through time, Josh Brolin captures a life marked by curiosity, pain, devotion, kindness, humor. He...
Does This Taste Funny?
Colbert, Stephen.
Paper Book
Stephen and Evie Colbert invite you to pull up a chair as they share their favorite recipes from family and friends and offer a glimpse of food and fun in their South Carolina home. "Hopefully reading this book and cooking these recipes will feel like hanging out with us at...
The Message
Coates, Ta-Nehisi.
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Between the World and Me journeys to three resonant sites of conflict to explore how the stories we tell--and the ones we don't--shape our realities. "[Coates] is intellectually fearless . . . unshackled by political or racial...
The Siege : A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
Macintyre, Ben.
Paper Book
A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue attempts of our time--from the true-life espionage master and New York Times bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat and The Spy and the Traitor. "[Ben...
Who Could Ever Love You : A Family Memoir
Trump, Mary L.
Paper Book
A New York Times Nonfiction Book to Read this Fall A People Magazine Best Book of September The Week Five Riveting Books to Take You Through September Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch's relentless drive for...
Lifeform
Slate, Jenny
Paper Book
From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell, and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds, Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the journey into motherhood as you've never seen it before.  
Anxiety Rx : A Revolutionary New Prescription for Anxiety Relief-from the Doctor Who Created It
Kennedy, Russell.
Paper Book
From physician and neuroscientist Russell Kennedy, MD comes an award-winning book that offers a revolutionary, life-changing approach to healing anxiety. Break the cycle of anxiety with the newly upgraded and expanded second edition. After years of trying...
I heard there was a secret chord : music as medicine
—Levitin, Daniel J.
Paper Book
Music is one of humanity's oldest medicines. From the Far East to the Ottoman Empire, Europe to Africa and the pre-colonial Americas, many cultures have developed their own rich traditions for using sound and rhythm to ease suffering, promote healing, and calm the mind. In his latest work,...
Connie : a memoir
Chung, Connie
Paper Book
"This delightful memoir is filled with Connie Chung's trademark wit, sharp insights, and deep understanding of people. It's a revealing account of what it's like to be a woman breaking barriers in the world of TV news, filled with colorful tales of rivalry and triumph. But it also has a larger...
The Joy of Connections : 100 Ways to Beat Loneliness and Live a Happier and More Meaningful Life
Westheimer, Ruth K.
Paper Book
"Dr. Ruth's strategies are essential for building the kinds of bonds that will reduce loneliness and transform lives." -Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Timesbestselling author of The Happiness Project An urgent guide to combating loneliness, with 100 ways to increase...

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