New Adult Non-Fiction

Updated December 1, 2025
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1

Race Against Terror :
Tapper, Jake.
"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...

2

1942 :
Fritzsche, Peter,
A penetrating history of the year World War II became a global conflict and humankind confronted both destruction and deliverance on a planetary scale, "offering an intriguing perspective on a world at war" (Richard Overy, New York Times-bestselling author of Blood and Ruins)

3

Goliath's Curse :
Kemp, Luke
Paper Book
"In the modern tradition of Big Books of human history like Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens and David Graeber and David Wengrow's The Dawn of Everything, Goliath's Curse provides a novel theory of civilizational development. . . . [It] feels something like reading the French...

4

The Radical Fund :
Witt, John Fabian
From Pulitzer Prize finalist John Fabian Witt comes the captivating secret history of an epic experiment to remake American democracy. Before the dark money of the Koch Brothers, before the billions of the Ford Foundation, there was the Garland Fund. In 1922, a young idealist...

5

The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz :
Sebba, Anne.
THE INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER Moving and powerful, this is a vivid portrait of the women who came together to form an orchestra in order to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes and That Woman...

6

As a Jew :
Hurwitz, Sarah
New York Times Bestseller An urgent exploration of how antisemitism has shaped Jewish identity and how Jews can reclaim their tradition, by the celebrated White House speechwriter and author of the critically acclaimed Here All Along. At thirty-six, Sarah Hurwitz...

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The podcast pantheon :
Malin, Sean,
Spanning the most popular podcast genres--true crime, comedy, sports, relationships, and more--culture critic and Vulture''s Start Here columnist Sean Malin introduces the first comprehensive canon in podcast history. Featuring a foreword by award-winning actor and producer Jon Hamm....

8

Brady vs. Belichick :
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...

9

Big Kids, Bigger Feelings :
Campbell, Alyssa Blask/ Lounder, Rachel Stuart
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the coauthor of Tiny Humans, Big Emotions, a guide to supporting children's social and emotional growth through the elementary school years (ages 5-12), a critical but often-overlooked developmental stage. TOO OLD FOR TANTRUMS ...

10

Winston and the Windsors :
Morton, Andrew
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Queen and Diana, a groundbreaking story of the riveting hot-and-cold relationship between the House of Windsor and Winston Churchill. From an...

11

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Bell, Richard
In this revelatory and enthralling book, award-winning historian Richard Bell reveals the full breadth and depth of America's founding event. The American Revolution was not only the colonies' triumphant liberation from the rule of an overbearing England; it was also a cataclysm that pulled in...

12

The Hidden Seasons: A Calendar of Nature's Clues
Gooley, Tristan.
We all notice the flowers of spring, longer days of summer, colors of autumn, and snowfalls of winter. But have you observed the way that water tends to run clearest in June? Did you know that at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, you can find Sirius due south in the night sky? And have...

13

The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival
Plokhy, Serhii
The nuclear age came into existence with the explosion of the first atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945. The inauguration of this new era was epitomized by the bomb's principal creator, J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting the Bhagavad Gita: "Now I am become death, the destroyer of...

14

Padma's All American: Tales, Travels, and Recipes from Taste the Nation and Beyond: A Cookbook
Lakshmi, Padma.
A WASHINGTON POST BEST COOKBOOK OF 2025 "[Lakshmi] is the perfect person to help us understand how immigrants are changing the way Americans eat . . . . A spicy blend. . . . Delicious." - The Wall Street Journal In this very personal book--the result of...

15

Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary
Fatsis, Stefan
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Word Freak, a vibrant, lively, and illuminating journey through the exotic world of Merriam-Webster, dictionaries, and language, at a time of rapid-fire change in the way we create, consume, define, and use words Words...

16

Jump and Find Joy :
Kotb, Hoda
Hoda Kotb didn't expect to join the Today show at age 44. Or to become a mother at 52. Or to leave Today and embark on a new adventure at 60! Change doesn't always arrive when we expect it, and its effects are anything but predictable. But Hoda believes that the benefits of change can be...

17

Dealing with feeling :
Brackett, Marc A.,
Instant USA Today Bestseller From Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the bestselling book Permission to Feel, comes an essential guide for regulating how we respond to our emotions in order to transform...

18

Giving Up Is Unforgivable :
Vance, Joyce
We're in this together. For the past two years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack 'Civil Discourse' with these four words. In that time, she's guided readers through a continued erosion of democratic norms, the unprecedented felony conviction of an ex-president, and the...

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Strong Ground :
Brown, BrenU
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials of courageous leadership. In a time when uncertainty runs deep and bluster, hubris, and even cruelty are increasingly framed as acceptable leadership, Brown delivers practical, actionable...

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When You Come at the King :
Honig, Elie.
"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's...

21

Heart of a stranger :
Buchdahl, Angela,
Angela Buchdahl was born in Korea and grew up in Tacoma, Washington, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. Profoundly spiritual from a young age, she felt a connection to God when only a child and felt the first stirrings to become a rabbi at age sixteen. Despite the...

22

Startlement :
Limon, Ada.
A New York Times Notable Featured on NPR'S "Fresh Air" A Los Angeles Times "Most Anticipated" "Startlement is a book of rare treasures. With lyrical mastery and intimate storytelling, Limón's poetry reveals new ways of paying...

23

The Anthony Bourdain Reader :
Bourdain, Anthony/ Keefe, Patrick Radden (INT)/ Witherspoon, Kimberly (EDT)
Paper Book
The definitive, career-spanning collection of writing from Anthony Bourdain, assembled for the first time in book form Anthony Bourdain represented many things to many people--and he had many sides. But no part of his identity was more important to him, and more long-lasting, than that of...

24

Letter from Japan
Kondo, Marie/ Iida, Marie (CON)
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....

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