New Nonfiction
March 2026
Biography & Memoir
Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane by Lindy West
Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane
by Lindy West

In New York Times bestselling author Lindy West's ambitious memoir, she brings readers along on an uproarious cross-country road trip as she unpacks her last few tumultuous years, rediscovers herself, and reinvents her marriage in the process.
Arsenio: A Memoir by Arsenio Hall
Arsenio: A Memoir
by Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall, America's beloved late-night TV host, reveals the ups and downs of his remarkable career as a trailblazing pioneer with this behind-the-scenes, star-studded, no-holds-barred memoir of celebrity, race, and show business.
Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect by Valerie Bertinelli
Getting Naked: The Quiet Work of Becoming Perfectly Imperfect
by Valerie Bertinelli

From beloved actress and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli, her most vulnerable book yet offering wisdom hard-won through divorce, menopause, and generational pain, with a powerful message of self-acceptance and embracing the past with compassion.
Judy Blume: A Life by Mark Oppenheimer
Judy Blume: A Life
by Mark Oppenheimer

The highly anticipated biography of one of the world's most treasured literary voices, showcasing a life as triumphant and inspiring as the stories she crafted.
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by Liza Minnelli
Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!
by Liza Minnelli

Global icon Liza Minnelli shares her inspiring story: stepping out from the long shadow of a mega-star mother and legendary film director father, fighting a lifetime battle with addiction, and emerging from it all to become a once-in-a-lifetime artist.
Phases: A Memoir by Brandy
Phases: A Memoir
by Brandy

The iconic, multiplatinum, Grammy Award(R)-winning performer Brandy brings us a raw, intimate portrait of her life, charting her growth to stardom from Mississippi churches to Hollywood spotlights.
Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General by Peter Mauch
Tojo: The Rise and Fall of Japan's Most Controversial World War II General
by Peter Mauch

Japan's prime minister and top military general during WWII, Hideki Tojo is today associated above all with the ignominy of defeat. Yet, before his downfall, he was a brilliant, ambitious, and at times ruthless political operator. Peter Mauch chronicles Tojo's story, his military genius, and the will to power that drove him to supreme heights.
You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir by Christina Applegate
You With the Sad Eyes
by Christina Applegate

Unflinchingly honest and darkly funny, You with the Sad Eyes unveils a side of Christina Applegate we've never seen, forever cementing her formidable and iconoclastic legacy.
General Nonfiction 
Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks by Benjamin Hale
Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks
by Benjamin Hale

With the immediacy and extraordinary feeling for people and place of Under the Banner of Heaven and Say Nothing, a compelling true crime story about two young girls who went missing in the same Arkansas woods twenty-three years apart and the strange circumstances connecting them.
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age by Ibram X. Kendi
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
by Ibram X. Kendi

The National Book Award-winning author of Stamped from the Beginning charts how "great replacement theory" has become a dominant political idea of our time and ushered in an antidemocratic age.
El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory by Jazmine Ulloa
El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
by Jazmine Ulloa

From New York Times reporter Jazmine Ulloa, a sweeping human history of El Paso, revealing violence, power, and privilege at play in America's most famous border town.
The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds by James H. McCommons
The Feather Wars: And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds
by James H. McCommons

The Feather Wars is an entertaining and expansive work of American history, an incredible story about how disparate characters--progressive politicians, free-thinking society belles, nature writers and artists, bird-loving U.S. presidents, gunmakers, business titans, and brave game wardens--came together to save hundreds of species of birds.
How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries by David George Haskell
How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature's Revolutionaries
by David George Haskell

An exquisite exploration of the power of flowers, placing them at the center of the story of how evolution created the world we know today
North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left It All Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier by Sue Aikens
North of Ordinary: How One Woman Left It All Behind for Wilderness and Wonder in Alaska's Frozen Frontier
by Sue Aikens

At her remote outpost 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Sue Aikens weathers more than just brutal winters and hungry bears. Sue battles isolation, injury, and the ghosts of a turbulent past, forging a life in a place most people wouldn't last a day. Unflinching and inspiring, North of Ordinary is a memoir of resilience, reinvention, and the extraordinary power of choosing your own way through the world.
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World by Suzanne Simard
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
by Suzanne Simard

The author of Finding the Mother Tree and scientist who pioneered the concept of sophisticated communication between trees, Suzanne Simard now offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature's deep-rooted cycles of renewal.
Miscellaneous
The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Alice Hoffman
The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love
by Alice Hoffman

Fourteen beloved authors celebrate the life-changing bond with their canine companions in this heartwarming essay collection edited by New York Times bestselling author and lifelong dog lover Alice Hoffman.
Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms by Geoff Bennett
Black Out Loud: The Revolutionary History of Black Comedy from Vaudeville to '90s Sitcoms
by Geoff Bennett

The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America.
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary by Terry Tempest Williams
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
by Terry Tempest Williams

From the visionary New York Times bestselling author, a revelatory work of narrative nonfiction exploring beauty in the desert, climate change, and, transformative moments of power in a world beset by uncertainty
Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger by Bill Gifford
Hotwired: How the Hidden Power of Heat Makes Us Stronger
by Bill Gifford

From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Outlive comes a radical exploration of the science of heat adaptation and sweat therapy to tap into the evolutionary superpowers that we've forgotten we possess.
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself by Jenny Lawson
How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay: Tips and Tricks That Kept Me Alive, Happy, and Creative in Spite of Myself
by Jenny Lawson

Warm, insightful, and witty, the first book of advice from New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson--aka the Bloggess.
The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control by Jacob Siegel
The Information State: Politics in the Age of Total Control
by Jacob Siegel

The Information State is an incisive examination of how we reached the point where anything that contradicts the dominant narrative can be labeled dangerous disinformation. Tablet contributor Jacob Siegel charts how the technological infrastructure built to make society safer and more rational has steadily replaced democratic freedoms with systems of digital control.
Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West by Bart D. Ehrman
Love Thy Stranger: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West
by Bart D. Ehrman

From the New York Times bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus comes a surprising history of Jesus' most radical commandment--a new kind of altruism--tracing how the extraordinary duty to love even those who are strangers to us has shaped our world and our lives.
The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness by Arthur C. Brooks
The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness
by Arthur C. Brooks

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Strength to Strength, the definitive account of how the modern world makes meaning so hard to find--and a plan to discover your life's deepest purpose.
Reproductive Wrongs: A Short History of Bad Ideas about Women by Sarah Ruden
Reproductive Wrongs: A Short History of Bad Ideas about Women
by Sarah Ruden

A bracing feminist chronicle of the history of the West told through seven texts, exposing where our most virulent ideas about women came from.
Stand by Senator Corey Booker
Stand
by Senator Corey Booker

In Stand, Senator Cory Booker offers a hopeful and practical path forward, weaving together powerful stories and stirring personal reflections to remind us that our country's shared ideals can serve as a North Star to guide us, even when our journey feels especially dark and perilous.
Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America by Andrew McCarthy
Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America
by Andrew McCarthy

A moving and provocative exploration of male friendship and loneliness, from New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and actor Andrew McCarthy as he crisscrosses the country to reconnect with his friends.
World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments by Simon Kuper
World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments
by Simon Kuper

The story of how soccer has transformed the world--as seen through nine World Cups--by one of our most talented writers on the sport.
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