*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - April Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated April 17, 2026
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London Falling : A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
Keefe, Patrick Radden.
Paper Book
From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal...
Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
Phillips, Jayne Anne
Paper Book
OPRAH'S #1 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 * A luminous memoir in essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, who reflects on her origins and the mysteries of memory. "Small Town Girls is a brilliant, wide-ranging book, nostalgic and tough-minded at the same time. Like...
This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
Fehrman, Craig
Paper Book
A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering long-held myths. ...
In Trees : An Exploration
Moor, Robert.
Paper Book
From the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller On Trails comes a wondrous new journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees--from the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai--can teach us to grow wise. ...
Joyful, Anyway
Bowler, Kate.
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author and Duke University professor Kate Bowler offers a profound, funny, and deeply human case for joy that doesn't depend on everything getting better. "Joyful, Anyway is colorful and layered, unafraid of the occasional gut-punch of raw...
The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again
Haver, Mary Claire
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The New Menopause explains everything a woman needs to know to thrive during the often-misdiagnosed and medically ignored perimenopausal years "Don't tolerate shrugged shoulders from your doctor during your perimenopausal...

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