April 2026
New Nonfiction
Biography & Memoir
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried about: A Memoir by Isabel Klee
Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I've Cried about: A Memoir
by Isabel Klee

From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee--known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue--comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman's search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it.
Famesick: A Memoir by Lena Dunham
Famesick: A Memoir
by Lena Dunham

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 worth the pain.
George Orwell: Life and Legacy by Robert Colls
George Orwell: Life and Legacy
by Robert Colls

George Orwell: His Life and Legacy is an intellectual biography which offers an original account of Orwell's life and work from his birth in the high noon of British imperialism in 1903, to his death on the eve of the Cold War in 1950.
Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself by Libby Ward
Honest Motherhood: On Losing My Mind and Finding Myself
by Libby Ward

A hilarious and unflinchingly honest memoir from an exhausted mom who learned the hard way that we need to let go of the myth of the perfect mom.
I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention by Jennie Garth
I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention
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 love and prioritize yourself.
Joyful, Anyway by Kate Bowler
Joyful, Anyway
by Kate Bowler

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.
Labor: One Woman's Work by Mary Fariba Afsari
Labor: One Woman's Work
by Mary Fariba Afsari

A powerful memoir of medicine, identity, and family secrets from an esteemed ob-gyn as she unravels her grandmother 's mysterious death while reimagining women's health care from a mobile clinic--for readers of The Beauty in Breaking and The In-Between.
Pope Leo XIV: The Biography by Elise Ann Allen
Pope Leo XIV: The Biography
by Elise Ann Allen

A deeply personal biography of Pope Leo XIV, featuring his first-ever public interview as pope, from Elise Ann Allen, journalist and Rome correspondent for Crux.
Rfk Jr.: The Fall and Rise by Isabel Vincent
Rfk Jr.: The Fall and Rise
by Isabel Vincent

A revelatory portrait of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., chronicling his battles with addiction and his astonishing journey from entitled scion to environmental activist to a prominent member of the president's cabinet, based on RFK Jr.'s secret journals and the author's interviews with dozens of sources close to him.
The Rolling Stones: The Biography by Bob Spitz
The Rolling Stones: The Biography
by Bob Spitz

From the award-winning, bestselling author of classic histories of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, a groundbreaking reckoning with the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band
Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay by Mary Lisa Gavenas
Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay
by Mary Lisa Gavenas

The only woman in Forbes' Greatest Business Stories of All Time and the first woman to chair a company on the New York Stock Exchange, Mary Kay Ash has a life story that reads like a Barbara Taylor Bradford novel.
Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir by Jayne Anne Phillips
Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
by Jayne Anne Phillips

A luminous memoir in essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, who reflects on her origins and the mysteries of memory.
Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found by Andrew Graham-Dixon
Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found
by Andrew Graham-Dixon

This revelatory biography persuasively addresses the two great unresolved questions about Vermeer: why did he paint his pictures, and what do they mean?
General Nonfiction 
Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult by Jonathan Cheng
Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea's Personality Cult
by Jonathan Cheng

A landmark history of North Korea, told through the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity--a spectacular, penetrating account of the Hermit Kingdom.
Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online by Fortesa Latifi
Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online
by Fortesa Latifi

A searing investigation into the child influencer industry and the perils of childhood internet fame, Like, Follow, Subscribe is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the costs of internet fame, and the ethics of online content.
London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe
London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
by Patrick Radden Keefe

From the bestselling, prize-winning 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 drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London's glittering surface.
The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado's Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance by Peter Stark
The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado's Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance
by Peter Stark

By the bestselling author of Astoria, a thrilling and masterfully crafted narrative of the Conquistador Francisco Coronado's expedition across 2,500 miles of the vast uncharted North American interior--"El Norte Misterioso" --where he was turned back by fierce indigenous resistance that would thwart white rule for the next three hundred years.
Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class by Noam Scheiber
Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class
by Noam Scheiber

The story of a disillusioned generation that set out to reclaim its dignity and take on corporate America.
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs by Antony Beevor
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
by Antony Beevor

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 seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world.
The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy by Steven J. Ross
The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy
by Steven J. Ross

From the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Hitler in Los Angeles, the definitive story of the intrepid activists and spies who fought against a resurgent movement of hate in America.
Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History by Linford D. Fisher
Stealing America: The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History
by Linford D. Fisher

Nearly fifteen years in the making, this magisterial volume not only uncovers a five-century genocidal history but also illuminates the myriad ways Native Americans have fought for their sovereignty and maintained community. The most comprehensive work of its kind, Stealing America emerges as a saga of both persistent colonialism and Indigenous resilience, one that reframes American history at its core.
A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South by Melvin Patrick Ely
A Terrible Intimacy: Interracial Life in the Slaveholding South
by Melvin Patrick Ely

From a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, a revelatory new account of slavery, uncovering a surprising web of relationships between Black and white people that ranges far beyond the familiar template of "master-slave" dynamics.
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History by Beverly Gage
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History
by Beverly Gage

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of G-Man and acclaimed historian Beverly Gage takes the ultimate road trip into the American past.
This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark by Craig Fehrman
This Vast Enterprise: A New History of Lewis & Clark
by Craig Fehrman

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.
Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents by Valerie Fridland
Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents
by Valerie Fridland

A fun, smart and surprising dive into the past, present and future of accents - and the enduring power of sounding different.
Miscellaneous
In Trees: An Exploration by Robert Moor
In Trees: An Exploration
by Robert Moor

From the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller On Trails comes a wondrous new journey through the wilds of nature and the gnarls of history, exploring how trees-- from the mightiest sequoia to the tiniest bonsai-- can teach us to grow wise.
Israel: What Went Wrong? by Omer Bartov
Israel: What Went Wrong?
by Omer Bartov

A leading Israeli American scholar of the Holocaust explores and explains his native country's intensifying turn toward violence and exclusion.
Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life by Alex Mayyasi
Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life
by Alex Mayyasi

From the world's leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.
Screen People: How We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency by Megan Garber
Screen People: How We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency
by Megan Garber

An eye-opening look at how the current media landscape has incentivized us to see our fellow citizens as characters in an ongoing entertainment--and how we can fight back, from the popular and award-winning staff writer for The Atlantic.
Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope by James Patterson
Thank You, Teachers: True Stories from America's Teachers, Our Last Line of Defense and Our First Line of Hope
by James Patterson

The son of a teacher himself, the world's #1 bestselling author James Patterson blows the lid off what is happening in today's schools with firsthand stories, highlighting the heroic efforts of the world's teachers.
When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine by Francesca Albanese
When the World Sleeps: Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine
by Francesca Albanese

The first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity.
Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica by Louise K. Blight
Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A Story of Penguins, People, and Place in Antarctica
by Louise K. Blight

Set in the coldest, most inaccessible landscape on the planet, this is the story of a female scientist navigating Antarctica's extreme wilderness, revealing how nature can heal the human soul.
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