*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - February Highlights*

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Updated February 17, 2026
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*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - February Highlights*

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Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers
Ritchie, Hannah
*A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025* A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025: "One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I've read." "A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book." --The Guardian Clear, simple answers to the most...
The Company of Owls
Atkin, Polly
"The Company of Owls is a book filled with wonder, wisdom, and warmth ... Her moving and meaningful observations and lyrical prose will stick with you for a long time."--Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus Longlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize in...
The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram: The Man Who Stared Down World War II in the Name of Love
Whitmire, Ethelene
On the eve of World War II, a handsome young scholar arrived in Paris. The queer, Black son of a housecleaner, who had nevertheless been decorated in the halls of Harvard and Columbia, Reed Peggram flirted with Leonard Bernstein, sat for portraits by famous artists, charmed minor royalty and became...
The Blood Countess: Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
Puhak, Shelley
A March Indie Next Pick * A Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026 * A Barnes & Noble Reads Best Book of February 2026 From the author of the national bestseller The Dark Queens, an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about...
I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right
Kaplan, Matt
An energetic and impassioned work of popular science about scientists who have had to fight for their revolutionary ideas to be accepted--from Darwin to Pasteur to modern day Nobel Prize winners. For two decades, Matt Kaplan has covered science for the Economist. He's...
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
Liu, Yi-Ling
An eye-opening exploration of the Chinese internet that reveals the intricate dance between freedom and control in contemporary China "The Wall Dancers is history told in a gripping, novelistic style. It is at once a crash course in contemporary Chinese politics and culture...
The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg--And the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema
Fischer, Paul
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting, grade A smack for cinema junkies...Fischer's writing pulsates." --Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg...
On Morrison
Serpell, Namwali
An illuminating, electrifying exploration of the work of Toni Morrison by an award-winning novelist and Harvard professor--"a revelatory encounter with the Nobel laureate's oeuvre" (The New York Times) "A landmark appraisal of the great novelist's work . . . I have...
End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America
Jennings, Chris
"A riveting and thoroughly researched chronicle...reminiscent of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood." --The New York Times Book Review The gripping story of the Ruby Ridge siege, showing how the historic standoff between federal agents and a...
A Killing in Cannabis: A True Story of Love, Murder, and California Weed
Eden, Scott
"A deeply reported literary nonfiction masterpiece."--Wright Thompson A shocking murder at the nexus of Silicon Valley, California surf culture, and the cannabis gold rush exposes the dark side of the legal weed business in this revelatory work of investigative journalism.<...
All About Allergies Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More.
Rubin, Zachary.
From viral social media sensation Dr. Zachary Rubin, an in-depth look at both common and surprising allergies, spotlighting patient stories, the history and science behind allergies, common myths, treatment options, and more Millions of people suffer from various allergic...
The Balancing ACT: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself
Tawwab, Nedra Glover
"In The Balancing Act, Nedra Glover Tawwab offers the wisdom so many of us crave: how to stay connected to others without losing ourselves." --Dr. Becky Kennedy, bestselling author of Good Inside From the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace<...
How to Live a Meaningful Life: Using Design Thinking to Unlock Purpose, Joy, and Flow Every Day
Burnett, Bill
The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Designing Your Life return with a groundbreaking guide to transforming your daily routine into one brimming with joy, purpose, and meaning. In a world grappling with major societal shifts and increasing isolation, it's...
Well Endowed: The Secrets to Strategic Spending, Building a Financial Foundation for You and Your Family, and Creating Lasting Generational Wealth
Tu, Vivian
New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author of Rich AF and CEO and founder of Your Rich BFF, Vivian Tu, comes a guide to leveling up your finances to improve your life, relationships, and legacy. You...
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