*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - October Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated October 21, 2025
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*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - October Highlights*

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Finding My Way: A Memoir
Yousafzai, Malala
Paper Book
A USA TODAY MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK "Dynamic and surprising." --The New York Times This is not the story you think you know. It's the one I've been waiting to tell. Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's...
Future boy : Back to the Future and my journey through the space-time continuum
Fox, Michael J.
Paper Book
A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. An amazing true story as only Michael J. Fox can tell it In early 1985...
John Candy : A Life in Comedy
Myers, Paul/ Aykroyd, Dan (FRW)
Paper Book
The definitive biography of John Candy--a heartwarming portrait of one of comedy's most beloved and enduring stars. INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Reading this book was like reconnecting with an old friend. I laughed, I cried, I didn't want it to end." --Judd Apatow "A...
Joyride : A Memoir
Orlean, Susan
Paper Book
"Brilliant...A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir." --The Wall Street Journal * "In Joyride, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of writing." --Elle * "Wise and exuberant...It's funny,...
Last Rites
Osbourne, Ozzy
Paper Book
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I...
Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
Giuffre, Virginia Roberts
Paper Book
The unforgettable memoir by the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre, the woman who dared to take on Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's most outspoken victim: the woman whose decision to speak out...
We Survived the Night : An Indigenous Reckoning
NoiseCat, Julian Brave.
Paper Book
A stunning narrative from one of the most powerful young writers at work today, and the director of the Oscar®-nominated documentary, Sugarcane, We Survived the Night interweaves oral history with hard-hitting journalism and a deeply personal father-son journey into a searing...
1929 : Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
Sorkin, Andrew Ross
Paper Book
"It is one of the best narrative histories I've read." --Judge Glock, The Wall Street Journal Named a Most Anticipated Book by New York Times Books Review, TIME, Washington Post, Associated Press, Town & Country, New York Post,...
The Gales of November : The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Bacon, John U.
Paper Book
For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley does today. And no ship represented the apex of the American Century...
Traitors Circle : The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany--And the Spy Who Betrayed Them
Freedland, Jonathan.
Paper Book
"An astonishing true story of courage, love, and betrayal, told with the verve of a thriller. Freedland is a master at weaving spellbinding entertainments drawn from forgotten corners of history."--Mick Herron, bestselling author of Slow Horses From the New York Times bestselling...
Against the Grain : Defiant Giants Who Changed the World
O'Reilly, Terry.
Paper Book
New from the bestselling author and host of CBC Radio's Under the Influence In Terry's bestselling book, My Best Mistake, he uncovers the surprising power of screwing up. Now, he turns his incredible eye to the mavericks who go "against the grain" in their work to see what makes them tick...
Elbows Up : Canadian Resilience and Resistance in the Age of Trump
Abdelmahmoud, Elamin.
Paper Book
A blazing collection of responses to the U.S.'s shocking annexation threats and the swell of Canadian national unity that followed, from a remarkable array of Canada's sharpest and most influential minds. 2025. Donald Trump is president. And he is insisting that Canada is for...
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. Here's why, and here's how we can disenshittify it. We're living through the Enshittocene, the Great Enshittening, a time in which the services that matter to us, that we rely on, are turning into giant piles of shit...
Letter from Japan
Kondo, Marie/ Iida, Marie (CON)
Paper Book
In her most personal book yet, the iconic star of the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo and #1 bestselling author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up opens up about the cultural traditions that have inspired her philosophy--and can make our lives better today....
Writing Creativity and Soul
Kidd, Sue Monk.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Book of Longings, a book about the wellsprings of the inner life and the creative genius that lies in the unconscious: an inspiring and unforgettable guide to awakening the soul. Part memoir, part...
Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War
Tapper, Jake
Paper Book
"Not only riveting to read but also shines an essential light on the quest for justice in the modern age of terrorism." --David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon In this thrilling true story, #1 New York Times...
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