*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - May Highlights*

Published this month and new to the collection

Updated May 20, 2026
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This Is Me: A Reckoning
Panettiere, Hayden
Paper Book
Heroes and Nashville star Hayden Panettiere reclaims her story in a remarkably candid memoir.  Hayden Panettiere's career in entertainment began before she was old enough to walk. From early commercials to film and television roles in hits...
True crime : a memoir
Cornwell, Patricia Daniels
Paper Book
Instant New York Times bestseller! #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Cornwell finally tells the story that rivals all of the works that precede it: her own. "Let's start, and end, with this: Patricia...
Hotel Exile : Paris in the Shadow of War
Rogoyska, Jane.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION * A Foyles Top Ten Read for February * A 2026 Highlight in The Financial Times * Evening Standard * The Bookseller "This is a scintillatingly good book. . . . Thrillingly immersive. . . . I...
The Land and Its People: Essays
Sedaris, David
Paper Book
In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are "among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). "A welcome return to form for the much-awarded and much...
Will Ferguson recounts the small, revealing moments of a travel-writing career in this funny, eclectic collection of essays--and opinions--on Canada, the writing life and the world beyond. From the Arctic Circle to the mud pools of New Zealand, Will Ferguson has spent a career chasing...
Ways of Listening : Building a Deeper Relationship with Music in the Streaming Era
Pemberton, Rollie.
Ways of Listening is a love letter to music, a sharp analysis of our current cultural reality, and a joyful celebration of the artists who keep creating against all odds. How has the internet changed the way we listen to, and love, the music that shapes our lives? Award...
Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter
Tyson, Neil DeGrasse
America's favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials. ...
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century
Temelkuran, Ece
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Nonfiction From the internationally acclaimed Turkish author of How To Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from Democracy to Fascism: A personal exploration of exile and a galvanizing new vision of home. Dear stranger....

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