New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated September 5, 2025
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Baldwin : a love story
Boggs, Nicholas
Paper Book
Drawing on new archival material, original research, and interviews, this spellbinding book is the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how profoundly his personal relationships shaped his life and work. Baldwin: A Love Story, the first...
Deviant : the shocking true story of the original "psycho"
Schechter, Harold.
Paper Book
From the author of "top-drawer true crime" (Booklist) books comes the definitive account of Ed Gein--the man whose shocking crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. The year was 1957. To his Wisconsin...
I'm glad my mom died
McCurdy, Jennette
Paper Book
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating...
It's ok that you're not ok : meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn't understand
Devine, Megan
Paper Book
As seen in THE NEW YORK TIMES * READER'S DIGEST * SPIRITUALITY & HEALTH * HUFFPOST   Featured on NPR's RADIO TIMES and WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your...
The let them theory : a life-changing tool that millions of people can't stop talking about
Robbins, Mel
Paper Book
Over 6.5 Million Copies Sold! #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Sunday Times Bestseller #1 Amazon Bestseller #1 Audible Bestseller A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About What if the key to happiness...
The Martians : The True Story of an Alien Craze That Captured Turn-of-the-century America
Baron, David
Paper Book
This New York Times headline was no joke. In the early 1900s, many Americans actually believed we had discovered intelligent life on Mars, as best-selling science writer David Baron chronicles in The Martians, his truly bizarre tale of a nation swept up in Mars mania.
The Nazi and the psychiatrist : Hermann G©œring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a fatal meeting of minds at the end of WWII
El-Hai, Jack.
Paper Book
In 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Göring arrived at an American-run detention center in war-torn Luxembourg, accompanied by sixteen suitcases and a red hatbox. The suitcases contained all manner of paraphernalia: medals, gems, two cigar cutters, silk...
Sabzi : vibrant vegetarian recipes
Khan, Yasmin (Cook)
Paper Book
Lifting its name from the Persian word for "herbs," Sabzi is a collection of more than 80 accessible, plant-forward recipes that celebrate the best of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian flavors. From bountiful salads to fragrant soups, colorful mezze, and heart-warming mains, Yasmin...
Strong roots : a memoir of food, family, and Ukraine
Hercules, Olia
Paper Book
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, award-winning Ukrainian chef and food writer Olia Hercules decided it was finally time to tell her story. Strong Roots is the story of a century in Ukraine told through four generations of one...
This American woman : a one-in-a-billion memoir
Garg, Zarna
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . Award-winning comedian Zarna Garg turns her astonishing life story into a hilarious memoir, spilling all the chai on her wild ride from escaping an arranged marriage and homelessness in India to carving her own path in America and launching a dazzling second act...
The undiscovered country : triumph, tragedy, and the shaping of the American West
Hutton, Paul Andrew
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller From the author of The Apache Wars, the true story of the American West, revealing how American ambition clashed with the realities of violence and exploitation The epic of the American West became a tale of progress,...
Why empires fall : Rome, America, and the future of the West
Heather, Peter
Paper Book
A new perspective on parallels between ancient Rome and the modern world, and what comes next   "[A] provocative short book . . . with a novel twist."--The Economist   Over the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate...

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