Don’t miss the best new popular nonfiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! You’ll love this month’s popular nonfiction picks — which include a highly anticipated exploration of a NASA expedition, a fascinating account of the history of wind, and more!

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	‘To be a well-informed citizen of planet Earth, you need to read Elizabeth Kolbert’ (Rolling Stone) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: From a carbon-neutral island in Denmark to waterways with rights in Florida, these important stories paint a vivid picture of the climate crisis — and our response to it A collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction, who’s praised as “an essential voice” (Helen Macdonald) “[Kolbert] makes a page-turner out of even the most sober and scientifically demanding aspects of extinction” (New York Magazine) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An expert on digital literacy explores why we’re so addicted to our screens — and how we can reset WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “A candid, rigorous, and witty read on how to stop digital devices from wreaking havoc on our lives” (Adam Grant) Perfect for readers of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt “In a time of disconnection and isolation, this book is what the world needs” (New York Times bestselling author Dr. Dana Suskind) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Before Apollo, there was Gemini WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Discover the NASA program that ultimately led to the legendary 1969 moon landing — and how it succeeded against all odds “Jeffrey Kluger offers a front-row seat to the 20th century’s greatest adventure” (Bookpage starred review) One of Time’s most anticipated books of fall 2025 Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers What do you know about the history — and future — of wind? WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “With his signature entertaining erudition, [Winchester] explores a subject that has quite literally powered the human world since our inception” (The New York Times) From airplane travel to the energy industry, wind is everywhere — and it’s the center of countless devastating natural disasters “Readers will savor” (Publishers Weekly) this “splendidly written account” (Kirkus Reviews) by the New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A Time Best Book of 2025 from ‘a consummate and perpetual essayist’ (Booklist) WHY IT’S READWORTHY: This compelling collection from the author of Feel Free and The Fraud examines everything from visual art to current events to her own writing process “Smith delivers original insights couched in sly, artful prose… Unforgettable” (Publishers Weekly starred review) Fans of Joan Didion won’t want to miss this Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Has pop culture been stagnant for the last 25 years? WHY IT’S READWORTHY: Actor and author B.J. Novak says, “Reading Blank Space was the first time this century made any sense to me” One of NPR’s Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2025 “A wide-ranging, persuasive, readable treatise on a crucial component of modern life” (‎Kirkus Reviews starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers An epic, millennia-spanning exploration of Earth’s diverse family tree WHY IT’S READWORTHY: “Readers will be wowed” (Publishers Weekly) by this “extraordinary, adventurous book” (Times Literary Supplement) Beginning with how life sprang up on our planet and stretching to the evolution of modern humans, this read details the intricate connections between species Written by “one of our generation’s most brilliant biologists” (Pulitzer Prize finalist David George Haskell) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Highly anticipated by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more WHY IT’S READWORTHY: How do women survive sexual violence — and why does it endure in their minds and bodies? An “exquisitely rendered” look (Rachel Aviv) at “a little discussed aspect of women’s lived reality” (Publishers Weekly starred review) “What makes the book beautiful is its stalwart commitment to honesty and compassion” (The Boston Globe) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers How do our maps dictate the ways in which we see the world? WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A Yale professor of history argues for a reimagined set of values for mapmaking, embracing uncertainty, multiplicity, and subjectivity Explores how maps impact the way we think about colonialism, historically marginalized people, and more In a starred review, Publishers Weekly raves, “Lavishly illustrated with maps and photographs, this stuns” Learn more...