*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - June Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated June 13, 2025
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Burning Down the House: Talking Heads and the New York Scene That Transformed Rock
Gould, Jonathan
Paper Book
On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biographer Jonathan Gould presents the long-overdue, definitive story of this singular band, capturing the gritty energy of 1970s New York City and showing how a group of art students brought fringe culture to rock's...
Clam Down: A Metamorphosis
Chen, Anelise
Paper Book
In this wondrously unusual memoir, a woman retreats into her shell in the aftermath of her divorce, and must choose between the pleasures and the perils of a closed-up life--a transformation fable from an acclaimed 5 Under 35 National Book Foundation honoree. "A marvel and a delight...
Desi Arnaz : The Man Who Invented Television
Purdum, Todd S.
Paper Book
An illuminating biography of Desi Arnaz, the visionary, trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television and brought laughter to millions as Lucille Ball's beloved husband on I Love Lucy, leaving a remarkable legacy that continues to influence American culture today.
A Different Kind of Power : A Memoir
Ardern, Jacinda
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world's youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of...
The Dry Season : A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex
Febos, Melissa.
Paper Book
From Melissa Febos, the national bestselling author of Girlhood, comes an examination of the solitude, freedoms, and feminist heroes she discovered during a year of celibacy and a wise and transformative look at relationships and self-knowledge. "Only Melissa Febos could...
Free ride : heartbreak, courage, and the 20,000-mile motorcycle journey that changed my life
Schoenmaker, Noraly
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the YouTube sensation with nearly three million followers, the inspiring account of a young woman who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride--and along the way found a new sense of...
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." --...
It's only drowning : a true story of learning to surf and the pursuit of common ground
Litt, David
Paper Book
* A GOODREADS MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 * A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST BOOK OF SUMMER 2025 * A former Obama speechwriter moves to the Jersey Shore and learns to surf with the help of his brother-in-law: a tattooed, truck-driving Joe Rogan superfan. ...
Kuleana : A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i
Goo, Sara Kehaulani
Paper Book
Set in one of the world's most beautiful landscapes, Kuleana is the story of an award-winning journalist's effort to hold on to her family's ancestral Hawaiian lands--and find herself along the way. "A powerful story of land, belonging, loss, and survival that...
So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All
Moennig, Kate
Paper Book
*AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* An intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship, queerness, and found family by Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, stars of The L Word--including never-before-shared stories and photos from behind the scenes of the show and their...
The Big Hop: The First Non-Stop Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean and Into the Future
Rooney, David
In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in "the Big Hop": an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors was forced to abandon the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into the air. Only one team,...
The gunfighters : how Texas made the West wild
Burrough, Bryan
Paper Book
"One hell of a good read." --The New York Times "One of the most important books written on the American West in many years." --True West Magazine From the New York Times bestselling author of The Big Rich and Forget the Alamo comes an...
The sisterhood of RavensbruckHow an Intrepid Band of Frenchwomen Resisted the Nazis in Hitler's All-female Concentration Camp
Olson, Lynne
Paper Book
The extraordinary true story of a small group of Frenchwomen, all Resistance members, who banded together in a notorious concentration camp to defy the Nazis--from the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret War "At once heartbreaking and...
Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream
Greenwell, Megan
Paper Book
A timely work of singular reportage and a damning indictment of the private equity industry told through the stories of four American workers whose lives and communities were upended by the ruinous effects of private equity takeovers. Private equity runs our country, yet few Americans have...
The haves and have-yachts : dispatches on the ultrarich
Osnos, Evan
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the National Book Award-winning author Evan Osnos comes a timely and provocative collection of essays exploring American oligarchy and the culture of excess, providing a wry, unfiltered look at how the ultrarich shape--and...
How countries go broke : the big cycle
Dalio, Ray
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Advance copies of Ray Dalio's new book about how countries go broke have become a hot read in Washington." --The New York Times "This book is a gift to humanity....Ray provides a solution to what is the biggest...
Cloud warriors : deadly storms, climate chaos-and the pioneers creating a revolution in weather forecasting
Weber, Thomas E.
The unprecedented inside story of the people pushing boundaries of science and technology to build better weather forecasts--providing life-saving warnings and crucial intelligence about nature's deadliest threats Killer tornadoes. Catastrophic hurricanes. Lethal heat waves....
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about Our Changing Planet
Marvel, Kate
Paper Book
A captivating exploration of climate change that uses nine different emotions to better understand the science, history, and future of our evolving planet Scientist Kate Marvel has seen the world end before, sometimes several times a day. In the computer...
The Mind Electric : A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains
Anand, Pria
Paper Book
In this collection of medical tales "reminiscent of Oliver Sacks...the best of medical writing" (Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water), a neurologist reckons with the stories we tell about our brains, and the stories our brains tell us. A girl believes she has...
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science
York, Carly Anne
Paper Book
A brilliant new voice in science writing--"witty, whip-smart, truly one of our best" (Mary Roach)--shows why playfulness and curiosity are the key to science   Why would anyone research how elephants pee? Or study worms who tie themselves into a communal knot?...
This Dog Will Change Your Life
Friedman, Elias Weiss/ Greenman, Ben (CON)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A uniquely insightful, uplifting, emotional, and informative book that shows us how dogs make our lives better by making us better people, from the Dogist The stunning hardcover of This Dog Will Change Your Life features a custom...
Murderland : crime and bloodlust in the time of serial killers
Fraser, Caroline
Paper Book
"Scorching, seductive . . . A superb and disturbing vivisection of our darkest urges." --Los Angeles Times "This is about as highbrow as true crime gets." --Vulture "Fraser has outdone herself, and just about everyone else in the true-crime genre, with...
Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes
Kasriel, Emily
Paper Book
"If you've ever felt like two ears aren't enough, this book is for you. Deep Listening reveals how we can improve at hearing others--and helping them hear us too." --Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the podcast Re:Thinking...
Floored: A Woman's Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage (Original)
Reardon, Sara
Paper Book
"Floored is a transformative guide. A must-read for reclaiming comfort, dignity, and vitality." - Dr. Mary Claire Haver, Board Certified OBGYN and author of The New Menopause The definitive guide to pelvic floor health, written by pelvic floor...

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