New Adult Nonfiction & Biography

Updated August 8, 2025
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All down darkness wide : a memoir
Hewitt, Seán
Paper Book
Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature * Named a Best Book of 2022 by Kirkus, Booklist, and Shelf Awareness * Named a Best Book of July by Buzzfeed * A Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction 2022 Summer Read * Observer Book of the Week *...
I am Ozzy
Osbourne, Ozzy
Paper Book
Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne shares his unbelievable story for the first time in this tell-all memoir of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll. Take what you thought was "rock and roll excess" and double it-you still wouldn't be anywhere near the dizzying life of Ozzy...
Black in blues : how a color tells the story of my people
Perry, Imani
Paper Book
A "vast, multifaceted and enchanting" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune) meditation on the color blue and its fascinating role in Black history and culture, from National Book Award winner Imani Perry, "the most important interpreter of Black life in our time" (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.) Throughout...
Dear America : notes of an undocumented citizen
Vargas, Jose Antonio
Paper Book
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER "This riveting, courageous memoir ought to be mandatory reading for every American."  --Michelle Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of The New Jim Crow "l cried reading this book, realizing more fully what my parents endured." --Amy Tan,...
How fascism works : the politics of us and them
Stanley, Jason
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . "No single book is as relevant to the present moment."-Claudia Rankine, author of Citizen "With unsettling insight and disturbing clarity, How Fascism Works is an essential guidebook to our current national dilemma of democracy vs....
How to lose your mother : a daughter's memoir
Jong-Fast, Molly
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller "With propulsive humor and perspective on her annus horribilis, Jong-Fast achieves the memoir's transformative work of alchemy, arming us all with lines so good you won't just want to underline them, you will want to cut them out to share." --...
A marriage at sea : a true story of love, obsession, and shipwreck
Elmhirst, Sophie
"This is nonfiction that reads like fiction - the best kind. Elmhirst's retelling is a triumph, second only to the seemingly impossible feat of Maurice and Maralyn themselves. You won't be able to put it down." - USA Today "Remarkable... I found myself, alternately, holding my...
The mission : the CIA in the 21st century
Weiner, Tim
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller * A New Yorker Best Book of 2025 * A New York Times Editors' Choice "No one has opened up the CIA to us like Weiner has, and The Mission deserves to win Weiner a second Pulitzer." --The Guardian A masterpiece of reporting based on-the-record...
Raising antiracist children : a practical parenting guide
Hawthorne, Britt
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A must-have guide to raising inclusive, antiracist children from educator and advocate, Britt Hawthorne. Raising antiracist children is a noble goal for any parent, caregiver, or educator, but it can be hard to know where to...
Rental person who does nothing : a memoir
Morimoto, Shoji
Paper Book
***Now an International Bestseller!*** A Publisher's Weekly Pick of 2024! "Distinctively Japanese musings on meaning and connection."--Observer I'm starting a service... available for any situation in which all you want is a person...
Think faster, talk smarter : how to speak successfully when you're put on the spot
Abrahams, Matt
Paper Book
Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations--from public speaking to interviewing to networking--with these essential strategies from a Stanford lecturer, coach, and host of the popular Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast. "A road...
Who deserves your love : how to create boundaries to start, strengthen, or end any relationship
Davis, KC
Paper Book
A practical and gentle guide to navigating the difficult relationships that shape your life, from KC Davis, beloved therapist and bestselling author of How to Keep House While Drowning. Just as her bestseller How to Keep House While Drowning helped...

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