*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - November Highlights*

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

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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: A MEMOIR
Smith, Patti
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...
Insomnia
Robertson, Robbie.
The rock legend tells the story of his wild ride with Martin Scorsese--as friends, adventure-seekers, and boundary-pushing collaborators--with all the heart of his New York Times bestselling memoir Testimony. For four decades, Robbie Robertson produced music for...
We Did Ok, Kid: A Memoir
Hopkins, Anthony
"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 Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind
Winchester, Simon
New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style. What is going on with our atmosphere? The headlines are filled with news of devastating hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, and cataclysmic...
Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
Kuehn, Christine
A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family's shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War...
Fateful Hours: The Collapse of the Weimar Republic
Ullrich, Volker
Democracies are fragile. Freedoms that seem secure can be lost. Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the failure of the Weimar Republic. Germany's first democracy endured for fourteen tumultuous years and culminated with the horrific rise of the Third Reich. As one commentator...
The Way Out: A True Story of Survival in the Heart of the Rockies
O'Neil, Devon
"On par with Into the Wild... Fast-paced, yet thoughtful and empathetic, all the way to its devastating conclusion, this psychological thriller will haunt me whenever I step off the pavement into the woods. I couldn't stop reading it, and I can't stop thinking about it." -- Bill Gifford, #1...
How about Now: Poems
Baer, Kate
Paper Book
"Kate Baer's poems are so full of life--life as it is now, that I can hear them breathing. I loved this book."--Emma Straub "How About Now is a balm, a banister, and a battering ram. Her very best yet."--Catherine Newman The third full length poetry collection...
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run
McCartney, Paul
An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words...
The age of extraction how tech platforms conquered the economy and threaten our future prosperity
Wu, Tim
Tech platforms manipulate attention, extract wealth, and deepen inequality. In this new book, Tim Wu (The Attention Merchants) explains how we can reclaim control and create a balanced economy that works for everyone. "The magic of Tim Wu's The Age of Extraction is its...
Capitalism: A Global History
Beckert, Sven
A landmark event years in the making, a brilliant global narrative that unravels the defining story of the past thousand years of human history No other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about...
The Finest Hotel in Kabul : A People's History of Afghanistan
Doucet, Lyse.
INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan's first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world. More than fifty...
Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department
Leonnig, Carol
An Instant New York Times Bestseller "An amazing piece of work . . . This is not just a series of newly reported anecdotes and pieces of information. It is a remarkable thesis about how Trump effectively broke the Justice Department in his first term by bullying it." --Rachel...
The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State
Steinberger, Michael
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...
Every Last Fish: A Deep Dive Into Everything They Do for Us and We Do to Them
George, Rose
A fresh and fascinating take on fish, the fishing industry, and our shared future, from one of our most intrepid and entertaining nonfiction writers. Slippery, wet, and strange: Fish can be easier to think of as food than as fellow animals. But what do we know about these creatures...
Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story
Kluger, Jeffrey
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF FALL 2025 From the bestselling co-author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon. Without Gemini, there...
Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World
Kolbert, Elizabeth
A landmark collection of Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Kolbert's most important pieces about climate change and the natural world "To be a well-informed citizen of Planet Earth," Rolling Stone has advised, "you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert." From her National Magazine...
Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind
Carr, Michelle
A leading sleep expert reveals the latest science behind the dreaming brain and why we have nightmares-- offering key insights into how harnessing dreams can improve your sleep and health. To most, dreams are things that slip away when we reemerge into the waking world, their...
Tigers Between Empires: The Improbable Return of Great Cats to the Forests of Russia and China
Slaght, Jonathan C
Paper Book
A Chicago Tribune Most-Anticipated Book of the Season The thrilling saga of the great Amur tiger and the scientists who came together, across the world, to save it. The forests of northeast Asia are home to a marvelous range of animals--fish owls and...
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