Marriage Nonfiction Books

Updated January 11, 2026
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The five love languages : how to express heartfelt commitment to your mate
Chapman, Gary D.
Paper Book
Are you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love is a many splendored thing, it is sometimes a very confusing thing, too. And as people come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes, so do their choices of personal expressions of love. But more often than not, the giver and the...

646.78 Chapman 1995

Come together : the science (and art!) of creating lasting sexual connections
Nagoski, Emily
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the author of Come as You Are and co-author of Burnout comes an illuminating exploration of how to maintain a happy sex life in a long-term relationship. "Emily Nagoski is a national treasure--helping us all understand...

155.31 Nagoski 2024

The Hot Young Widows Club : lessons on survival from the front lines of grief
McInerny, Nora
Paper Book
From the host of the popular podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, comes a wise, humorous roadmap and caring resource for anyone going through loss and grief--or even a difficult life moment. In the span of a few weeks, thirty-something Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost...

155.937 McInerny 2019


The other significant others : reimagining life with friendship at the center
Cohen, Rhaina
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN INDIE BESTSELLER "The Other Significant Others...fundamentally, it''s become my new Bible." -- Trevor Noah "An arresting work of compassion and insight." ―Lori Gottlieb "I loved and recommend [The Other Significant Others<...

177.62 Cohen 2024

Pray bold : dare to ask and believe big
Osteen, Joel
Paper Book
Have you ever wondered how to experience great things from God in your life? It's time to bold size your prayers and watch what God can do.   New York Times bestselling author Joel Osteen wants you to know that God is...

248.32 Osteen 2025

Committed : a skeptic makes peace with marriage
Gilbert, Elizabeth
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestselling follow-up to Eat Pray Love--an intimate and erudite celebration of love from the author of Big Magic and City of Girls.  At the end of her bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love,...

306.81 G373

Foreverland : on the divine tedium of marriage
Havrilesky, Heather
Paper Book
"One of the first honest, moving and funny portrayals of a solid marriage I have ever read." --Jessica Grose, The New York Times A Best Book of 2022 from The New Yorker and Chicago Tribune An illuminating, poignant, and savagely funny examination of modern...

306.81 Havrilesky Havrilesky 2022

More : a memoir of open marriage
Roden Winter, Molly
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An intimate memoir of love, desire, and personal growth that follows a happily married mother as she explores sex and relationships outside her marriage "This book about open marriage is going to blow up your group chat"--The Washington...

306.8723 Roden Winter Roden Winter 2024

No fault : a memoir of romance and divorce
Mlotek, Haley.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025: Vogue, Vulture, Harper's Bazaar, W, Bustle, Lit Hub, The Millions "Enigmatic, opalescent, so precise." --Jia Tolentino An intimate and candid account of one of the most romantic and...

306.89 Mlotek Mlotek 2025

This American ex-wife : how I ended my marriage and started my life
Lenz, Lyz
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A deeply validating manifesto on the gender politics of marriage (bad) and divorce (actually pretty good!) in America today, and an argument that the former needs a reboot--from journalist and proud divorcée Lyz Lenz "This American Ex-Wife...

306.893 Lenz Lenz 2024

The engagement : America's quarter-century struggle over same-sex marriage
Issenberg, Sasha
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR . The riveting story of the conflict over same-sex marriage in the United States-the most significant civil rights breakthrough of the new millennium "Full of intimate details, battling personalities, heated court cases, public...

346.7301 Issenberg 2021

Fight right : how successful couples turn conflict into connection
Gottman, Julie Schwartz
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LEARN THE 5 SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL COUPLES Conflict is the top reason couples seek help--but it's also an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love according to this essential guide from the world's leading relationship...

616.8915 Gottman 2024

How not to hate your husband after kids. [online electronic book]
Dunn, Jancee
Ebook
A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, featuring life-changing, real-world advice.   "Preserve the greatest gift you will ever give your baby: a loving relationship between the baby's...

646.78 Dunn 2017

The proper care and feeding of marriage
Schlessinger, Laura.
Paper Book
The follow-up to her million-copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, Dr. Laura focuses on both partners in the relationship and reveals how to bring marriage back from the brink of disaster. Jumping off her million-copy bestseller The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands,...

646.78 Sch38 2007

Cocktails with George and Martha : movies, marriage, and the making of Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Gefter, Philip
Paper Book
"Very smart and entertaining . . . dishy-yet-earnest . . . Gefter shows why Who''s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? hit the ''60s like a torpedo."-NPR, Fresh Air "Raucous, unpredictable, wild, and affecting."-Entertainment Weekly ...

791.4372 Who's Gefter 2024

Dear Alyne : my years as a married virgin
Tamir, Alyne
From world traveler, entrepreneur, and content creator @DearAlyne, a vulnerable and hilarious memoir of how she escaped the restrictive expectations of her family and faith and found herself in the process. Alyne Tamir was raised to live her life for others: for her husband,...

792.028 Tamir Tamir 2025

Everything I have is yours : a marriage
Henderson, Eleanor
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR * From New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Henderson comes a turbulent love story meets harrowing medical mystery: the true story of the author''s twenty-year marriage defined by her husband''s chronic illness--and a...

813.6 Henderson Henderson 2021


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