*New & Notable Adult Nonfiction - April Highlights*

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

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London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
Keefe, Patrick Radden
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which...
Famesick: A Memoir
Dunham, Lena
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex, and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been...
Homesick Nomad: Settling Into an Untethered Life
Madia, Brianna
Paper Book
"Madia's adventurous tales transcend their rugged terrain, telling, at the crux of it all, very human stories"--The Source New York Times bestselling author of Nowhere for Very Long and Never Leave the Dogs Behind Brianna Madia considers putting down...
I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention (Original)
Garth, Jennie
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Audiobook narrated by Jennie Garth Beloved actress, designer, and entrepreneur Jennie Garth opens up in this fiercely honest book about pursuing happiness, aging with confidence, and learning to...
The Rolling Stones: The Biography
Spitz, Bob
Paper Book
"A magisterial work that charts the 60-year journey of 'the greatest rock and roll band in the world.' . . . Hundreds of books have been written about the Rolling Stones, but few sparkle quite like Spitz's. For anyone who loves or even likes the Stones, it's indispensable." --Los Angeles Times...
Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
Phillips, Jayne Anne
Paper Book
OPRAH'S #1 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 * A luminous memoir in essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, who reflects on her origins and the mysteries of memory. "A brilliant, wide-ranging book, nostalgic and tough-minded at the same time. Like Willa Cather and Stephen Crane,...
Europe: A New History
Beaton, Roderick
Paper Book
A bold new history of Europe, from ancient Greece to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. "A true tour de force." --Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads   What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by...
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
Beevor, Antony
"A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy."--Dan Jones, The Sunday Times From one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history's most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his...
This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
Fehrman, Craig
Paper Book
A major revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition: For the first time in a generation, This Vast Enterprise offers a fresh and more accurate account of one of the most important episodes in American history, humanizing forgotten figures and shattering long-held myths. ...
Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life
Mayyasi, Alex
Paper Book
From the world's leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics. Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world's leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and...
The Story of Birds: A New History from Their Dinosaur Origins to the Present
Brusatte, Steve
Paper Book
From the renowned paleontologist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, a sweeping evolutionary history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to the 10,000+ extraordinary species alive today. Tens of billions of birds share the planet with us, an...
Joyful, Anyway
Bowler, Kate
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * New York Times bestselling author and Duke University professor Kate Bowler offers a profound, funny, and deeply human case for joy that doesn't depend on everything getting better. "Joyful, Anyway is colorful and layered, unafraid of the...
The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again
Haver, Mary Claire
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The author of the #1 bestseller The New Menopause explains everything a woman needs to know to thrive during the often-misdiagnosed and medically ignored perimenopausal years "Don't tolerate shrugged shoulders from your doctor during your...
Organ Speak: What It Really Means to Listen to Our Bodies
Enders, Giulia
From the international bestselling author of Gut, an entertaining and highly informative book about how the body's organs work in tandem to keep us as healthy as we can be. In a world that is becoming ever louder and more complex, sometimes the best perspective is to look inward--at our...
Secure: The Revolutionary Guide to Creating a Secure Life
Levine, Amir
From Amir Levine, MD, coauthor of the multimillion-copy bestseller Attached: What's the secret to finding success, happiness, and love? You need to feel SECURE. How do you become more connected to the people around you, without the fear of being hurt? How can you stop...
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