October 2025 list by Nanette Alderman |
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107 Days
by Kamala Harris
From the chaos of campaign strategy sessions to the intensity of debate prep under relentless scrutiny and the private moments that rarely make headlines, Kamala Harris offers an unfiltered look at the pressures, triumphs, and heartbreaks of a history-defining race.
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All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation
by Elizabeth Gilbert
A raw and unflinching memoir of love, addiction, heartbreak, and transformation from the author of Eat Pray Love traces her journey from deep friendship to destructive passion and the hard-won freedom from patterns that once felt impossible to escape.
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American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback
by Seth Wickersham
This immersive exploration of the quarterback's journey from childhood dreams to NFL stardom reveals the personal costs, cultural significance and relentless ambition behind America's most mythologized sports role through the lives of past, present and future greats.
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The Bradshaw Family Cookbook: Winning Recipes from Our Kitchen to Yours
by Terry Bradshaw
Celebrate the great American tradition of food, family and football with recipes straight from the kitchens of beloved sports personality Terry Bradshaw and family, in a cookbook that features recipes for such dishes as Brunch Punch, Poppa Hester's Savory Herb Pimento Cheese, Missouri Crab Grass Dip and more.
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Fawning: Why the Need to Please Makes Us Lose Ourselves–and How to Find Our Way Back
by Ingrid Clayton
Most of us are familiar with the three F's of trauma-fight, flight, or freeze. But psychologists have identified a fourth, extremely common (yet little-understood) response: fawning. Often conflated with "codependency" or "people-pleasing," fawning occurs when we inexplicably draw closer to a person or relationship that causes pain, rather than pulling away.
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History Matters
by David G. McCullough
This posthumous collection of essays from the legendary historian looks at subjects such as the character of American leaders, the influence of art and mentors and the importance of understanding the past to better navigate the present and future.
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Jump and Find Joy: Embracing Change in Every Season of Life
by Hoda Kotb
Hoda believes that the benefits of change can be extraordinary...if we're willing to listen to and learn from them. An intimate book that reveals for the first time what Hoda discovered as she started embracing change in every aspect of her life. In her quest to better understand change and how to work with (not against) it, Hoda relies on her reporting instincts to investigate HOW change works, WHO is approaching it with grace, and WHAT she can apply to her own life and share with others.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist
by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
Traces Miranda's path from a friendly but isolated child to the winner of multiple Tonys and Grammys for Broadway hits Hamilton and In the Heights, a global chart-topping sensation for songs in Disney's Moana and Encanto, and the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Grant.
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McNamara at War: A New History
by Philip Taubman
Informed by newly discovered diaries, letters, and interviews, this portrait traces McNamara's career from faculty member at Harvard Business School and World War II service to leadership of the Ford Motor Company and the World Bank and his inability to admit his flawed thinking about Vietnam.
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Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
by Mary Roach
A rollicking exploration of the quest to recreate the impossible complexities of human anatomy including difficult questions prompted by the human body's failings.
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Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom
by Christine Brown Woolley
Traces the "Sister Wives" star's life from her polygamist upbringing in Utah to becoming Kody Brown's third wife and a reality TV personality, revealing both the ideals and struggles of plural marriage and her eventual decision to leave the lifestyle behind.
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The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work, and Live
by Alan P Lightman
Offers an intimate look at the personal lives and motivations of scientists across time and place, aiming to restore public trust in science by revealing researchers as curious, thoughtful individuals navigating the same societal concerns and ethical questions as the rest of us.
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Truly
by Lionel Richie
Recounts the life of a shy Tuskegee-born musician who rose to global fame and persisted through decades of cultural shifts, musical milestones and personal challenges, offering a behind-the-scenes account of his evolving artistry and enduring public presence.
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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . . : Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
by Steven Pinker
Explores the concept of common knowledge, revealing how shared awareness shapes coordination, social behavior, and communication, using examples from politics, culture, and everyday life to explain phenomena such as awkward silences, veiled speech, viral outrage and why saying everything outright would be unbearable.
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The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
by Anne Sebba
Chronicles the story of the women who came together to form an orchestra in their struggle to survive the horror of Auschwitz.
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