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This Month’s Best New Nonfiction
 
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Book cover for Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
The master of the legal thriller releases his first nonfiction book in almost 20 years
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • You won’t be able to look away from these deeply researched stories of innocent people who were wrongfully convicted
  • Already a #1 New York Times bestseller
  • “Packed with human drama, with acts of shocking villainy and breathtaking courage” (David Grann, author of Killers of the Flower Moon)
FEATURED IN:
PBS, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
A brand-new book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass!
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Named a Best Book of Fall by The New York Times, Oprah Daily, and Time
  • Discover what Indigenous wisdom and the natural world can teach us about community, reciprocity, and gratitude
  • “A welcome meditation on living in harmony with the earth and fostering deeper connections with one another” (Kirkus Reviews)
FEATURED IN:
Time Magazine, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Parade, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Didion and Babitz by Lili Anolik
Two iconic 20th-century women writers are revealed in intimate letters
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Witness a contentious friendship between two glamorous California authors — one that ultimately turned hostile
  • You’ll get swept up in what Oprah Daily calls “a love letter… that reads like a propulsive novel”
  • “A heady mix of biography, reporting, social critique, psychology, and literary criticism based on hundreds of interviews” (Booklist starred review)
FEATURED IN:
Time Magazine, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The Atlantic, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Bustle, Elle, Vulture, Nylon, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for A Certain Idea of America by Peggy Noonan
What does it mean to love America?
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • A Pulitzer Prize–winning Wall Street Journal columnist celebrates the United States while facing what could endanger it
  • Collected writings span US politics and culture, from Bob Dylan to Billy Graham to Joe Biden
  • Insightful analysis of how we can think about life in our country, from both personal and collective perspectives
FEATURED IN:
PBS, CBS Mornings, Next Big Idea Club
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Book cover for Vanishing Treasures by Katherine Rundell
Marvel at seahorses, lemurs, and other astonishing creatures facing extinction
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • “A rare and magical book” (Bill Bryson) from a #1 New York Times bestselling author
  • “The best writer you’re not reading (yet)” (Chicago Tribune) delivers a poignant call to protect what nature has given us
  • Highly anticipated by The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, and more
FEATURED IN:
The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, The Washington Post, Parade, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist
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Book cover for Tech Agnostic by Greg M. Epstein
Has modern technology become a religion?
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Discover how devotion to technology can mirror religious faith — and learn how to be a more discerning user of it
  • Explores our susceptibility to the promises made by tech companies, from social media to AI
  • “Epstein is not anti-technology… But he hopes the book will help people navigate and evaluate tech’s promises” (The Boston Globe)
  • Written by the Humanist Chaplain at Harvard and MIT
FEATURED IN:
Time Magazine, Next Big Idea Club, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Politico, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews
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Book cover for Box Office Poison by Tim Robey
See Hollywood in a new light: from the perspective of its biggest flops
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • From the 1984 Dune to Doctor Dolittle, you’ll learn why some movies just don’t work, and what it reveals about society
  • “A wild success” (Publishers Weekly) that’s “ruefully funny and richly insightful” (The New Yorker)
  • Entertaining for casual moviegoers, established film buffs, and everyone in between
FEATURED IN:
The New Yorker, Next Big Idea Club, The Guardian, The Times, New York Post, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery
The humble chicken has more in common with humans than you think
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • Penned by the bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus, “one of our finest chroniclers of the natural world” (The New York Times)
  • Captivating narrative nonfiction meets illuminating science writing
  • “Such affectionate interpretations of bird behavior are a pleasure to read” (The Boston Globe)
FEATURED IN:
Next Big Idea Club, Associated Press, Parade, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Dangerous Fictions by Lyta Gold
Why do people seek to ban books — and what are the consequences?
WHY IT’S READWORTHY:
  • This historical deep dive into censorship informs one of today’s most hotly contested social and political issues
  • “Incisive… thoughtful, often witty” (Kirkus Reviews)
  • Full of insights about the power of fiction and our access to it
FEATURED IN:
The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub