New Nonfiction
September 2026
 
Biography & Memoir
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump by Kai Bird
American Scoundrel: Roy Cohn's Dark Journey from Joe McCarthy to Donald Trump
by Kai Bird

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of American Prometheus, inspiration for the box-office sensation Oppenheimer, a penetrating biography of super-lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn, whose shocking exploits over four decades have shaped the modern political era, most prominently the ascent of Donald Trump.
Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness by Lars Anderson
Brady: An American Story and the Price of Greatness
by Lars Anderson

Based on years of in-depth reporting and sources from every corner of his life, Brady is the definitive biography of the life, career, and retirement of one of football's most legendary figures, Tom Brady.
Fictional Selves: A Memoir by Kyle MacLachlan
Fictional Selves: A Memoir
by Kyle MacLachlan

In this highly anticipated memoir, the beloved actor and star of Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Sex and the City, Fallout, and more shares his utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood, his battles with fear and fame, and the projects that shaped him--and created a cult icon.
Hawking: His Life and Work by Graham Farmelo
Hawking: His Life and Work
by Graham Farmelo

The authorized biography of a brilliant theoretical physicist and science communicator, featuring revelations from never-before-seen personal records, by an award-winning writer and biographer Graham Farmelo.
Holding Lightning: The Life, Loves, and Art of Whitney Houston by Emily Lordi
Holding Lightning: The Life, Loves, and Art of Whitney Houston
by Emily Lordi

A showstopping portrait of Whitney Houston as we've never seen her before--a woman in her full power, a musician who knew the impact of her gift, and a fulcrum of Black celebrity--in this first major biography of the artist who became an icon.
No Land to Stand on: Notes from Detention by Mahmoud Khalil
No Land to Stand on: Notes from Detention
by Mahmoud Khalil

A revelatory and powerful testament of protest, courage, and imprisonment in America's deportation regime.
The Perilous Fight by Colin Kaepernick
The Perilous Fight
by Colin Kaepernick

A defining and uncompromising memoir from Super Bowl quarterback and renowned civil rights activist, Colin Kaepernick.
Plot Twist: Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir on Writing by Harlan Coben
Plot Twist: Life, Craft, and the Messy First Draft: A Memoir on Writing
by Harlan Coben

#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben offers a look behind the curtain at his own writing process in an inspiring, candid memoir filled with indispensable insights and techniques.
The Steps: A Memoir by Sylvester Stallone
The Steps: A Memoir
by Sylvester Stallone

A gritty, inspiring, heart-wrenching memoir by the Academy Award-winning legend and icon Sylvester Stallone, about his unlikely path to stardom and the creation of the greatest underdog story ever told.
An Unexpected Life: A Memoir by Gloria Steinem
An Unexpected Life: A Memoir
by Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem offers an inspiring and candid memoir of her early life and the journey that made her one of the world's most influential activists and storytellers.
General Nonfiction 
53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy by Timothy W. Ryback
53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy
by Timothy W. Ryback

From internationally acclaimed historian Timothy W. Ryback, the chilling chronicle of how Adolf Hitler overturned a constitutional democracy in less than eight weeks.
The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic by Malcolm Gladwell
The American Way of Killing: The Invention of an Epidemic
by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell's most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America's epidemic of gun violence.
End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein
End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
by Naomi Klein

A scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist survivalists who increasingly define the contemporary right--and a recipe for how to fight them.
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington by Marcia Chatelain
How Bright the Path Grows: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the March on Washington
by Marcia Chatelain

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise comes the little-known story of the pioneering Black women artists and activists who were seen, but barely heard, at the 1963 March on Washington.
Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made by Kristin Kobes Du Mez
Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

A smart, endlessly interesting exercise in connecting cultural dots to learn how we got here. From the New York Times best-selling author of Jesus and John Wayne, comes a revelatory history of white Christian womanhood in the United States.
Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter? by Jared Diamond
Profits, Prophets, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?
by Jared Diamond

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, multimillion-copy bestselling classic Guns, Germs and Steel, a landmark study of leadership across politics, religion, business, and sports--seeking to decode how and why leaders matter.
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body by Andrew D. Huberman
Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body
by Andrew D. Huberman

A neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine introduces an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance and rewiring your nervous system to learn new skills and behaviors to transform your life.
Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War by Catherine Grace Katz
Shadow Before the Flame: The Hindenburg Disaster and the Prelude to War
by Catherine Grace Katz

The gripping, definitive history of the Hindenburg disaster, the rise of the Nazis, and the road to World War II as never before to.
The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia by Robert Kolker
The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia
by Robert Kolker

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road comes the heart-wrenching journey of a family facing an unthinkable destiny, whose flawed genetic code might hold the long-sought key to a cure for dementia.
The W: A History of the WNBA: How the WNBA Survived, Evolved, and Changed Professional Sports by Tamryn Spruill
The W: A History of the WNBA: How the WNBA Survived, Evolved, and Changed Professional Sports
by Tamryn Spruill

A raucous roller-coaster history of the WNBA, from celebrated start-up to lean years, and on to the recent boom, from a passionate sports journalist.
Miscellaneous
Actually, Nevermind: Essays by Taylor Tomlinson
Actually, Nevermind: Essays
by Taylor Tomlinson

"One of the most acclaimed, in-demand superstars of comedy" (Jason Zinoman, The New York Times) Taylor Tomlinson explores all the things she's changed her mind about, from the serious to the absurd, in her hilarious, heartfelt, and brilliant debut.
The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict by Priya Parker
The Art of Fighting: The Transformative Power of Conflict
by Priya Parker

A paradigm-shattering exploration of how we fight and how we build healthy conflict, from the bestselling author of The Art of Gathering
Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines by Sherry Turkle
Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines
by Sherry Turkle

From the author of prescient best seller and classic Reclaiming Conversation , Sherry Turkle, comes an urgent warning about how our ever-increasing reliance on human-like AI chatbots is eroding our capacity for empathy, caring, and the very qualities that make us human.
Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy by Robert P. Jones
Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy
by Robert P. Jones

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, a clear-eyed reckoning with the moral collapse of white Christianity and a call to protect American democracy.
The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out by Lindsay Crouse
The Case for Quitting: The Surprising Benefits of Opting Out
by Lindsay Crouse

In a world that prizes persistence, acclaimed journalist Lindsay Crouse offers a radical strategy for getting what we want: Quit.
The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men by Jon Ronson
The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men
by Jon Ronson

From the bestselling author of The Psychopath Test and So You've Been Publicly Shamed comes a darkly comic trip to the furthest reaches of the masculinity crisis.
Confronting America: What Has to Change by Bill O'Reilly
Confronting America: What Has to Change
by Bill O'Reilly

In Confronting America, Bill O'Reilly argues that the answer is not nostalgia or another government program. It is a return to informed citizenship, strong families, honest education, meaningful work, generosity, self-respect, and a willingness to put country and community ahead of self. His central challenge is straightforward: "Americans need to wise up."
I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody Is a Celebrity by Bobby Finger
I Want to Be Famous: When Everybody and Nobody Is a Celebrity
by Bobby Finger

A sharp, funny examination of fame in the digital era and what makes our hunger for it equally alluring and embarrassing--from the podcasters behind Who? Weekly.
Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music by Chuck Klosterman
Rock*: A Mainstream Alternative History of Alternative Mainstream Music
by Chuck Klosterman

Kaleidoscopic culture critic Chuck Klosterman rewrites the history of reality in an "ingenious" ( Kirkus Reviews ) work of speculative fiction based on a question that has never been considered or (in all likelihood) even asked: What if The Beatles had only developed a cult following while the Velvet Underground emerged as the most popular band in the world?
Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best by Angela Duckworth
Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best
by Angela Duckworth

From the #1 bestselling author of Grit, a new book that reveals the hidden power of situations and how you can shape them to bring out your best.
Story Telling: A Writing Life by Isabel Allende
Story Telling: A Writing Life
by Isabel Allende

A profound exploration of the art and magic of writing by New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende. In this deeply personal and insightful book, Isabel Allende delves into her creative process, reflecting on nearly half a century of writing that has captivated millions of readers worldwide.
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell
Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise
by Katherine Rundell

A celebration, in a pocket-sized format, of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures.
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