*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - June Highlights*

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Updated June 19, 2026
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*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - June Highlights*

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Called by the Hills: A Home in the Himalaya
Roy, Anuradha
Paper Book
A book about building a home and a wild garden on the edge of a Himalayan forest, illuminated by the author's own watercolors. When acclaimed novelist Anuradha Roy and her husband stumble upon a derelict cottage in the hill station of Ranikhet, they decide it is where they will now...
The Kennedys and the Windsors: The Story of Two Dynasties, One Born, One Made
Hallemann, Caroline
Paper Book
Two iconic dynasties--the Kennedys and the Windsors--whose glamour and ambition defined an era. ** For fans of FX's new Ryan Murphy limited series Love Story. ** For nearly a century, two families an ocean apart have captured the world's collective imagination...
Transcendent: A Memoir
Cox, Laverne
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Four-time Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shares her journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood, confronting childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, body image issues, her search for romantic love, deep-seated...
Trash!: A Garbageman's Story
Pare-Poupart, Simon
This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labour, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean. Pare-Poupart's story is atypical: he started working as a garbageman to pay for school, and after...
The Traveler: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris
Wulf, Andrea
Paper Book
Step into the life and times of George Forster, the eighteenth-century naturalist who sailed the world and made waves with his revolutionary ideas about humanity and freedom--from the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature. "[A] thrilling biography-cum-adventure story."...
View from the East Wing: A Memoir
Biden, Jill
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Included in "The Nonfiction Books Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer" by The New York Times A novelist once wrote, "There are stories one must tell, and years when one must tell them." Jill Biden's time to...
The Wilder Way: A Memoir of Adventure, Freedom, and an Uncharted Life
Zu Beck, Eva
Paper Book
From the internationally beloved YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host, a singular and fearless new travel memoir packed with inspiration for leading a more vibrant, wild, and authentic life. Are you living with a capital "L"? When was the last time you truly felt...
1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
Ahamed, Liaquat
Paper Book
"A lively and compelling account . . . The cumulative effect is impressive. . . . Ahamed tells his story with an easy fluency and a high velocity." --The New York Times Book Review "Superb . . . Ahamed thrillingly brings back to life a boom not unlike today's . . . In the...
The American School of Spies: The Archaeologists Who Fought the Nazis and Saved the Treasures of Ancient Greece
Talty, Stephan
From the New York Times bestselling author, the incredible true story of the American archaeologists and classicists who went undercover as OSS spies during World War II to fight the Nazis and protect the world's most precious relics In 1942, as head of the newly formed...
Children of Abraham: The 1,400-Year History of Jewish-Muslim Relations
Baer, Marc David
Paper Book
From the prize-winning author of The Ottomans, a myth-busting history of Muslim-Jewish relations, tracing fourteen centuries of cooperation and conflict. "A revelatory picture of both coexistence and conflict." --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem:...
Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran
Torbati, Yeganeh
Paper Book
A moving and harrowing portrait of the lives of Iranians across five decades, tracing the promise of the 1979 Iranian revolution, its betrayal by forces of autocracy, and a people's undying spirit of resistance "One of the most perceptive books on modern Iran in years." --...
Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe
Hoyer, Katja
Paper Book
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of the international bestseller Beyond the Wall, a history of interwar Germany told through the town of Weimar, the cultural capital that was both the birthplace of the country's first full democracy and a...
The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail
Dolin, Eric Jay
Paper Book
From the best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters comes the story of the American whaleship Mentor, wrecked in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific. With supplies dwindling, the eleven surviving crewmen face not only the miseries of shipwreck in unfamiliar territory but also the...
Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump
Maggie Haberman
A riveting, intimate, and revelatory account of the most radical and consequential presidency of our time. From the two reporters who have covered him more closely than perhaps anyone else over the past decade comes this definitive portrait of Donald Trump in the White House....
The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI: How to Think about Artificial Intelligence--Before It's Too Late
Doctorow, Cory
Paper Book
A short, provocative guide to what's good, bad, and stupid about AI and the discourse around AI, by the author of Enshittification. In modern tech parlance, a centaur is a person who is able to use technology to be a better, more productive version of themself. A...
From the Emmy-nominated comedian who created "the best segment in late night" (Vulture) comes this hilarious and practical collection of advice for how to live your best life in love, at work, and in comedy. You'd think with a résumé like Jenny Hagel's--being a writer...
The Dog's Gaze: A Visual History
Laqueur, Thomas W
Paper Book
"It is difficult to think of many other books that are at once so brilliant, so wonderfully entertaining, and so moving . . . The Dog's Gaze is full of exuberant insights about our canine friends, about art, and about the human condition." --Stephen Greenblatt "A splendid...
Cats: A History
Phillips, Rod
A sweeping and fascinating history of cat-human relationships. For more than 10,000 years, cats have prowled at the edges of human life. But, starting only a few decades ago, hundreds of millions of them became pets. In Cats, Rod Phillips shares a sweeping cultural and social...
The Yahoo Boys: Love, Deception, and the Real Lives of Nigeria's Romance Scammers
Barragan, Carlos
Paper Book
A New York Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026 A People Best Book of June | A USA Today Most Anticipated Summer Read "What [Barragán has] produced feels miraculous: journalism that is simultaneously funny, devastating, wildly...
Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives
Saxbe, Darby
A groundbreaking exploration of the science and significance of fatherhood that shows great dads are made, not born Over the last decade, we've learned more about the transformative power of parenthood--biologically, psychologically, and socially--than ever before. But while...
Don't Call It Art: 10 Ways to Create Like a Kid Again
Kleon, Austin
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Rediscover the joy of creating - with kid-inspired insights from the bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist Feeling burnt out, distracted, and out of fresh ideas? In every creative person's life, there are times when you lose the energy...
I Eat the Stars: How to Live Fully and Beautifully in a Collapsing World
Wilson, Sarah
From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart It's hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that life has become precariously off...
The Plunge: Maverick Swimmers, an Unlikely Quest, and the Transformative Power of Cold Water
Ballard, Chris
Born to Run meets Why We Swim and Breath in a globe-spanning work of immersive narrative nonfiction that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging and swimming--and what it reveals about the human body, mind, and need for connection. "Mesmerizing....
When memory fades : what to expect at every stage, from early signs to full support for Alzheimer's and Dementia
Chin, Nathaniel
Paper Book
A geriatrician whose perspective on his specialty changed when his own father was diagnosed with dementia provides clear, calm questions to ask and tasks to tackle--as well as what not to worry about--from the first moments of concern. When Nate Chin's father, also a...
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