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The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America by Mark Whitaker
Explores the iconic freedom fighter's posthumous influence on Black Power, hip-hop, literature, sports, and politics while also detailing the wrongful convictions in his assassination, offering a broad view of his lasting impact on American culture and history.
Alive Day: A Memoir by Karie Fugett
A young woman, thrust into the role of caregiver after her Marine husband’s devastating war injury, struggles with love, addiction and systemic failures in this poignant and darkly humorous journey of resilience, sacrifice, and the hidden costs of war.
The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland by Michelle Young
A saga set in Paris during World War II uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces.
Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change by Cristina Jiménez
The award-winning community organizer chronicles her life as ab undocumented immigrant in New York City facing systemic racism and community challenges while discovering her purpose in social justice and reimagining the concept of home amid societal upheaval.
Karen: A Brother Remembers by Kelsey Grammer
The author’s sister was kidnapped and murdered at age eighteen, and he poignantly remembers her and the impact her loss had on his life and family, exploring with raw honesty the devastation after her death and the long and arduous journey toward healing.
The Last Secret Agent: My Life as a Spy Behind Nazi Lines by Pippa Latour
This posthumously published memoir details the remarkable life of Pippa Latour, the last surviving female British operative of WWII, who conducted sabotage and intelligence work in occupied France, risking her life to fight against Nazi forces and then keeping her actions secret for decades.
Lessons from My Teachers: From Preschool to the Present by Sarah Ruhl
The acclaimed author presents a heartfelt exploration of the bonds between teachers and students, blending personal stories and universal insights to celebrate the lifelong exchange of wisdom that shapes our lives and highlights the human need to teach and learn.
Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson by Tourmaline
A Black trans luminary brings to life the first definitive biography of one of the most important and remarkable figures in LGBTQ+ history, revealing her story, her impact, and her legacy.
My Father's House: An Ode to America's Longest-Serving Black Congressman by John Conyers III
The son of iconic African-American congressman John Conyers Jr. shines a spotlight on his father and his political legacy, and reveals how, as his son, he eventually learned to leverage his own voice in a world that his father helped create.
The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future by Keach Hagey
A detailed account of Sam Altman's rise from a curious child in St. Louis to the co-founder of OpenAI, exploring his ambitious journey in Silicon Valley, his leadership struggles, and his unyielding belief in AI's potential.
Peace Is a Shy Thing: The Life and Art of Tim O'Brien by Alex Vernon
Drawing on extensive interviews and research, this book looks at the novelist's Vietnam War service, his evolution as a writer, and his broader cultural impact, intertwining his personal history with historical events and offering insights into his creative process and literary legacy.
The Purposeful Warrior: Standing Up for What's Right When the Stakes Are High by Jocelyn Benson
Drawing on her personal journey in politics, law, and advocacy, as well as stories of influential figures who exemplify courage and purpose, Michigan's Secretary of State recounts her experiences defending election integrity, touting principles that emphasize resilience, truth, and community impact.
Queen of All Mayhem: The Blood-Soaked Life and Mysterious Death of Belle Starr, the Most Dangerous Woman in the West by Dane Huckelbridge
A deeply researched, blood-on-the-spurs biography of Belle Starr, the most legendary female outlaw of the American West.
Walk Like a Girl: A Memoir by Prabal Gurung
Traces the author's journey from his challenging upbringing in Nepal and India to becoming a celebrated New York fashion designer, exploring themes of identity, resilience, and acceptance while honoring the influence of his mother and his defiant embrace of authenticity in the face of societal prejudice.
Warhol's Muses: The Artists, Misfits, and Superstars Destroyed by the Factory Fame Machine by Laurence Leamer
Examines the lives of ten women who inspired Andy Warhol’s art and underground films, exploring their rise within his famed Factory, the turbulent 1960s Manhattan scene, and the exploitation, creativity, and chaos that defined their relationships with the iconic artist.
Who Knew by Barry Diller
The author shares candid insights on his personal and professional growth as he recounts his remarkable career, from starting in a mailroom to revolutionizing the TV industry and launching Fox, to building IAC into a multi-billion-dollar e-commerce empire.
Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur by Dean Van Nguyen
This cultural history examines Tupac Shakur’s rise as an artist, activist, and icon, exploring the influence of his mother Afeni’s Black Panther activism, his upbringing shaped by revolutionary politics, and his enduring legacy as a voice for justice, framed against America’s ongoing struggles with inequality.
Zbig: The Life and Times of Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet by Edward Luce
Chronicles an iconic statesman's life, from his childhood in war-torn Poland to his role as an architect of the Soviet Union's collapse, highlighting his longstanding influence on US foreign policy, his complex relationship with Henry Kissinger, and his unique perspectives on global power struggles.
Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company by Patrick McGee
Looks at how Apple helped build China’s dominance in electronics assembly and manufacturing, only to find itself trapped in a relationship with an authoritarian state making ever-increasing demands.
Big Asian Energy: An Unapologetic Guide for Breaking Barriers to Leadership and Success by John Wang
A leadership coach provides relatable stories, research-backed strategies and empowering exercises to help Asian Americans overcome unique challenges, build confidence and embrace their full potential in business, relationships and life while honoring their cultural values and identity.
Capitalism and Its Critics: A History: from the Industrial Revolution to AI by John Cassidy
This compelling history of global capitalism, explored through the perspective of one of its fiercest critics, traces movements and ideas from the Industrial Revolution to modern degrowth, while addressing issues like automation, inequality and climate change.
Family & Relationships
Bad Friend: How Women Revolutionized Modern Friendship by Tiffany Watt Smith
Is a smart and thought-provoking memoir, history and cultural critique about the turmoil and complexity of female friendship that looks for a new paradigm that might encompass the struggles along with the joy.
Hello, Cruel World!: Science-based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times by Melinda Wenner Moyer
The author of How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes presents a science-based parenting guide offering practical tools to help children develop the resilience and responsibility to navigate challenges like climate change and disinformation and create a better future.
What My Father and I Don't Talk About: Sixteen Writers Break the Silence by Michele Filgate
Explores the complex and diverse relationships between fathers and their children, featuring personal essays that reflect on the impact of fatherhood, memories of parental influence, and the emotional legacies passed down through generations.
Who Deserves Your Love: How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen, or End Any Relationship by K. C. Davis
Explores the complexities of relationships, offering practical tools and insights to help distinguish mistreatment from abuse, establish boundaries, and navigate vulnerability. With a focus on emotional regulation and decision-making, she provides clarity on when to stay and when to step away from a relationship.
The Crucial Years: The Essential Guide to Mental Health and Modern Puberty in Middle Childhood (Ages 6-12) by Dr. Sheryl Gonzalez Ziegler
A guide for parents and caregivers, this book offers insights, strategies and understanding to navigate middle childhood (ages 6–12).
Detoxify: The Everyday Toxins Harming Your Immune System and How to Defend Against Them by Aly Cohen, M.D.
A leading integrative rheumatologist explores the impact of environmental toxins on immune health, offering a 21-day program with practical strategies to reduce exposure, enhance detoxification and alleviate chronic illness through simple lifestyle changes, dietary guidance and DIY toxin-free solutions.
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: How We Overcome Our Modern Food Addiction by David A. Kessler, M.D.
A former FDA Commissioner and the best-selling author of The End of Overeating explores the science of weight loss, addiction and GLP-1 medications, revealing how cravings, ultra-processed foods and brain chemistry shape our health.
How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night's Rest by Merijn Van de Laar
An exploration of the science of sleep—and how we can get better rest—by one of the world’s leading sleep scientists.
Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity by Eric Topol, M.D.
A detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity explains how the present-day is a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care.
Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New Futures by Lizzie Wade
A new view on the great human tradition of apocalypse, from the rise of Homo sapiens in our deep past to the climate instability of our present, and a look at how the new tools of archaeology reveal these upheavals as moments that created the world we live in and continue to offer surprising opportunities for radical change.
By the Second Spring: Seven Lives and One Year of the War in Ukraine by Danielle Leavitt
In this intimate, affecting account of life during wartime, a historian goes beyond familiar portraits of wartime heroism and victimhood to reveal the human experience of the conflict in Ukraine.
Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea by Marcus Rediker
This comprehensive account uncovers the long-overlooked maritime origins of the Underground Railroad, highlighting the pivotal role of sea routes in aiding enslaved people’s escapes and featuring figures like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman in the fight for freedom.
Nothing but Courage: The 82nd Airborne's Daring D-day Mission--and Their Heroic Charge Across the La Fière Bridge by James Donovan
From the bestselling author of Shoot for the Moon and A Terrible Glory comes the dramatic story of the courageous paratroopers and glidermen of the 82nd Airborne, who risked their lives to seize and secure a small, centuries-old bridge in France that played a pivotal role in the success of D-Day.
Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of Mkultra by John Lisle
The inside story of the CIA’s secret mind-control project, MKULTRA, using never-before-seen testimony from the perpetrators themselves.
The Sailing of the Intrepid: The Incredible Wartime Voyage of the Navy’s Iconic Aircraft Carrier by Montel Williams and David Fisher
From 22-year naval and Marine veteran Montel Williams comes a history of how one World War II aircraft carrier's crew defied all odds, redefining the very meaning of what it means to struggle, persevere and survive.
Taking Midway: Naval Warfare, Secret Codes, and the Battle That Turned the Tide of World War II by Martin Dugard
Chronicles the events leading to the pivotal Battle of Midway, highlighting Lt. Commander Joseph Rochefort’s efforts to decode Japanese plans despite skepticism from U.S. Navy leadership, and detailing the high-stakes strategies and dramatic confrontations that turned the tide of World War II in the Pacific.
We All Want to Change the World: My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Studies the history of transformative protest movements in America, from civil rights to LGBTQ and women’s rights, blending the author's personal activism with reflections on how protests drive social change and remain essential to addressing contemporary injustices.
Humor
Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up by Dave Barry
America’s most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you’d expect from a man who made a career out of making fun of pretty much everything.
Manual Not Included by Hilaria Baldwin
Through candid and often humorous stories, the wife of actor Alec Baldwin shares insights from her journey as an individual, partner and mother while navigating public life, personal growth and the universal challenges women face with optimism and resilience.
Speaking in Tongues by J. M. Coetzee and Mariana Dimópulos
Presented as a dialogue between a novelist and a translator, this exploration of language and translation examines the complexities of linguistic expression, the cultural and political implications of monolingualism, and the ethical challenges faced by translators in an increasingly globalized world.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS
Authority: Essays by Andrea Long Chu
A Pulitzer Prize-winning critic combines wit and clarity to explore criticism’s political roots, dissect media from novels to video games and argue for bold, incisive critique amidst today’s genuine crises of power and culture.
Talk of the Devil: The Collected Writings of Ian Fleming by Ian Fleming
A collection of rarely seen journalism and other writings by Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series.
NATURE
Is a River Alive? by Robert MacFarlane
The best-selling author of Underland explores the concept of rivers as living entities, weaving together travel writing, natural history and reporting from Ecuador, India and Canada to illuminate the interconnectedness of humans and rivers.
Take to the Trees: A Story of Hope, Science, and Self-Discovery in America's Imperiled Forests by Marguerite Holloway
An empowering journey into the overstory with the arborists and forest experts safeguarding our iconic trees.
PERFORMING ARTS
Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies by Bruce Handy
A Vanity Fair explores nearly a century of teen movies, connecting iconic films to cultural shifts, societal anxieties and youth influence, revealing how classics from Rebel Without a Cause to Mean Girls shaped and reflected generations of adolescence in America.
Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes by Leah Litman
A former Supreme Court clerk explores the court’s descent into lawlessness and reveals how conservative justices manipulate legal language to justify partisan rulings, equipping readers with knowledge and tools to challenge their influence and advocate for a more just future.
Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson
Two respected American journalists offer an unflinching and explosive reckoning with one of the most fateful decisions in American political history: Joe Biden’s run for reelection despite evidence of his serious decline—amid desperate efforts to hide the extent of that deterioration.
A Billion Butterflies: A Life in Climate and Chaos Theory by Jagadish Shukla
The Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist's inspiring memoir details his journey from rural India to revolutionizing global weather prediction, saving lives, improving food security and advancing climate science while offering hope in the face of a warming planet.
The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes by Kevin J. Travey
Explores the critical role of the vagus nerve in coordinating health and vitality, revealing groundbreaking discoveries about its ability to reverse inflammation, balance the immune system, and treat chronic illnesses through electrical stimulation and lifestyle strategies like meditation, exercise, and breathwork.
SELF-HELP
The Art of Winning by Bill Belichick
A legendary football coach shares a comprehensive philosophy for success, drawing from his decades of experience in sports to offer principles on leadership, motivation, growth and decision-making that can be applied to any field or profession.
They Will Tell You the World Is Yours: On Little Rebellions and Finding Your Way by Anna Mitchael
This collection of vignettes follows a woman’s journey from childhood to early adulthood as she navigates identity and relationships, offering lyrical reflections on questioning societal messages, seeking deeper truths, and finding fulfillment through self-discovery and divine love.
We Can Do Hard Things: Answers to Life's 20 Questions by Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle
Explores twenty essential life questions, offering wisdom, personal insights, and transformative lessons designed to help readers confront challenges, find healing, and share inspiration through courage, solidarity, and meaningful conversations.
Detained: A Boy’s Journal of Survival and Resilience by D. Esperanza and Gerardo Iván Morales
The first-ever memoir of a child’s experience in detention on the U.S./Mexico border under President Trump’s infamous family separation policy.
The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction--and How to Overcome It by James Kimmel
Examines revenge as an addictive brain-biological process, exploring its roots in human aggression and violence through neuroscience, psychology, and history, while offering insights into the healing power of forgiveness and practical strategies for addressing and preventing revenge-driven behaviors on personal and societal levels.
TRUE CRIME
Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story by Rich Cohen
The New York Times best-selling author of Tough Jews delves into the chilling disappearance of wealthy suburban mom Jennifer Dulos, exploring the contentious divorce, subsequent arrests and shocking aftermath that gripped a Connecticut community.
The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place by Kate Summerscale
Delves into the murders at 10 Rillington Place, exploring the life of Reg Christie, the tabloid frenzy surrounding the case, and the possibility of a wrongful conviction, while uncovering the origins of society’s obsession with true crime and offering new insights into one of the century’s most infamous cases.
Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James
Examines the axe's foundational role in human history, from prehistoric violence, to war and executions, to newspaper headlines and popular culture.
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