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New NonfictionFebruary 2025 |
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Bibliophobia: a Memoir
by Sarah Chihaya
A Japanese American woman explores how books shaped her identity, battling depression and societal expectations, while reflecting on the transformative, sometimes painful impact of literature in challenging personal beliefs and navigating an inhospitable world.
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Cleavage: Men, Women, and the Space Between Us
by Jennifer Finney Boylan
A candid and insightful exploration of gender identity and body image, reflecting on the challenges and joys of living in two genders, with hope for a future where everyone can embrace their true selves.
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Fearless and Free: a Memoir
by Josephine Baker
This memoir chronicles the life of Josephine Baker, the groundbreaking dancer, singer, spy, and Civil Rights activist, from her rise to fame in 1920s Paris to her daring role in World War II and her activism during the U.S. Civil Rights movement.
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Food for Thought: Essays & Ruminations
by Alton Brown
A collection of personal essays blends humorous and insightful anecdotes from the renowned culinary figure's diverse career, sharing behind-the-scenes stories, reflections on food culture and memorable experiences from his work on television and in the kitchen. Illustrations.
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Looking at Women Looking at War: a War and Justice Diary
by Viktoriëiìa Amelina
A novelist and mother when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the author became a war crimes researcher, chronicling the women of the resistance, documenting the war until dying at 37 in the Donetsk region from a Russian cruise missile.
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Lorne: the Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
by Susan Morrison
Lorne Michaels has become a revered and inimitable presence over his 50 years at the helm of Saturday Night Live, and this volume provides unprecedented access to Michaels and SNL for the definitive story of how he created and maintained a comedy institution.
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Memorial Days: a Memoir
by Geraldine Brooks
Having no time to grieve when her husband suddenly died, the author after three years flew to a remote Australian island and stayed in a shack on a pristine coast, going days without seeing another person, and pondered the ways cultures grieve and what rituals might help her rebuild her life.
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No Fault: a Memoir of Romance and Divorce
by Haley Mlotek
As a preteen at her mother's marriage counseling practice, the author had typed paperwork for divorcing couples and saw divorce as an ordeal promising something better in the future, but now divorced herself, she questions what divorce should be, who it is for, and why the institution of marriage maintains its power.
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
by Omar El Akkad
An award-winning novelist and immigrant to the West, after reporting on the War on Terror, Black Lives Matter protests, and the slaughter in Gaza, concludes that much of what the West promises is a lie—that there will always be groups outside the boundaries of privilege who won't be considered fully human.
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Pure Innocent Fun: Essays
by Ira Madison
In this nostalgic and raucous collection of 16 original essays, a critic, television writer, and host of the beloved Keep It podcast combines memoir and criticism to offer a brand-new pop-culture manifesto.
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Source Code: My Beginnings
by Bill Gates
The software giant explores his personal journey, recounting his early influences, friendships, family and first steps in computing that paved the way for his revolutionary career and later philanthropic focus, offering an intimate look at the experiences that shaped him.
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Talk to Me: Lessons From a Family Forged by History
by Rich Benjamin
Unearths the fraught history of the author's family, tracing his mother's forced exile from Haiti when his grandfather's brief presidency ended in a U.S.-backed coup, and follows the ensuing intergenerational struggles, revealing how trauma, migration, and silence shaped their relationships.
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The Lost and the Found: a True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances
by Kevin Fagan
An empathetic exploration of homelessness in San Francisco through the stories of Rita and Tyson, two individuals battling addiction and striving to escape their circumstances, as well as a commentary on the broader societal issues of housing inequality and addiction, shaped by the author's personal experiences and journalistic background.
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The Pardon: the Politics of Presidential Mercy
by Jeffrey Toobin
Examines the contentious events surrounding President Ford's decision to pardon Nixon, featuring key players such as Alexander Haig and Benton Becker, and explores its long-term impact on American politics and the presidency, arguing that this was not a necessary act of healing, but rather an unwise gift to an undeserving recipient.
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The Prosecutor: One Man's Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice
by Jack Fairweather
Recounts the story of Fritz Bauer, a gay, Jewish judge from Stuttgart who returned to postwar Germany and confronted former Nazis still entrenched in power to bring Holocaust criminals like Adolf Eichmann to justice and help to force the nation to confront its dark history.
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Air-Borne: the Hidden History of the Life We Breathe
by Carl Zimmer
A columnist for the New York Times takes readers on a fascinating journey through the hidden world of airborne life, blending history and recent scientific discoveries to reveal the mysteries of the living atmosphere and its impact on global health.
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Booster Shots: Measles, Memory, and Our Shared Future
by Adam J. Ratner
A professor of pediatrics examines the resurgence of measles and the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that distrust in vaccines and weakened public health systems have led to preventable tragedies and urges restoration in confidence in science to protect future generations.
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Calling In: How to Start Making Change With Those You'd Rather Cancel
by Loretta J. Ross
This powerful memoir-manifesto from a Black feminist activist explores how“calling in” instead of“calling out” can transform conversations, hold people accountable with compassion and foster real change by prioritizing shared values over punitive responses.
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Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare
by Edward Fishman
A gripping account of America's shift to economic warfare details how U.S. leaders harnessed financial and technological power to confront authoritarian regimes, reshape globalization and create an economic arms race that redefines global alliances and tensions.
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Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass
by Sarah Jones
A powerful blend of narrative and reporting reveals America's systemic racial and income inequality, spotlighting essential workers and vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and argues for a future where no one is deemed disposable amid persistent social injustices.
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Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's
by Charles Piller
This investigative account reveals how falsified data, corporate greed and institutional corruption have derailed Alzheimer's research, exposing a vast network of deceit while highlighting the efforts of whistleblowers and renegade scientists to challenge the flawed system and seek real solutions.
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Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy
by Katherine Stewart
An acclaimed author takes us to conferences of conspiracy-mongers, backroom strategy gatherings, and services at extremist churches, providing a compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the United States, the“engine of unreason” roiling American culture and politics.
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The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
by Andrea Dunlap
An investigation of Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) through narratives and expert insights, exploring the disturbing dynamics between mothers and their children facing fabricated illnesses; following three high-stakes investigations, they reveal the complexities of this child abuse phenomenon while addressing misinformation and proposing solutions to protect vulnerable children.
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