Adult Nonfiction Coming Soon

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Adult Fiction Coming Soon
Adult Bestsellers Coming Soon

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Hallemann, Caroline

Biography

Two iconic dynasties—the Kennedys and the Windsors—whose glamour and ambition defined an era.
 

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Onuf, Peter S

Biography

"Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?" ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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Pryor, Elizabeth Stordeur

Biography

Part memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor, part exploration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor and interrogates the most perplexing word in the American lexicon, a word he helped popularize.
 

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Wulf, Andrea

Biography

Step into the life and times of George Forster, the eighteenth-century naturalist who sailed the world and made waves with his revolutionary ideas about humanity and freedom—from the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature.
 

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Tabor, James M

Business

The thrilling story of the nineteenth century's Apollo moonshot: an Atlantic-spanning telegraph cable that created the global village and changed the world.

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Zepeda, Claudette

Cooking

A culinary journey along the Mexican American border, telling the story of its intertwined cultures and communities with more than 100 vibrant, flavor-packed recipes from Top Chef star, Iron Chef Mexico finalist, and Tijuana-San Diego border kid Claudette Zepeda.
 

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Alabanza, Lokelani

Cooking

An ode to Black joy and creativity with 100 wildly inventive ice cream, sorbet, and nondairy recipes.

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Ono, Tadashi

Cooking

Discover the secrets of Japanese comfort food with 100 cozy recipes for easy, flavorful dishes, from the bestselling authors of Japanese Soul Cooking.

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Hayden, Georgina

Cooking

From award-winning chef Georgina Hayden, more than 100 sunny, salty recipes to cook your way along the Mediterranean coast.

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Xavier, Benji

Cooking

The companion to the bestselling The Rebel Diet, with new recipes and nine meal prep plans to help you lose weight.
 

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Macfie, Sophie

Cooking

A must have cookbook for anyone looking to increase their plant protein and fibre intake without spending hours in the kitchen.
 

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Chia, Woonheng

Cooking

East Asian classics made vegan—from Dim Sum dumplings to Sichuan-style Dan Dan noodles—inspired by beloved creator WoonHeng’s life immersing herself in Asia’s bold, vibrant flavors
 

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Ahamed, Liaquat

Economics

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lords of Finance, a magnificent and timely reckoning with the first truly global financial calamity and the famous banking family at the center of the whirlwind
 

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Brown, Amena

Essays

A delightfully funny essay collection about growing up in the south, the pitfalls of date night, the things you wish you could say to your therapist, and why no one should ever tell a Black girl how to Black Girl.
 

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Bordo, Sara Hirsh

Health

The inspirational, deeply researched wellness journey by the award-winning filmmaker, activist, and founder of Women Rising, shining a light on how too many girls are trained to self-silence and serve others—and how we can heal.

 

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Dunsmoor-Su Rebecca

Health

From two leading physicians and perimenopause experts, a comprehensive guide to a critically misunderstood and under-researched phase of women’s lives
 

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Goddard Gillian

Health

Take charge of your hormonal health at every stage of your life—from your first period to post menopause—with this groundbreaking, definitive guide from the force behind the viral Hot Flash Substack.

 

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M D

Health

A geriatrician whose perspective on his specialty changed when his own father was diagnosed with dementia provides clear, calm guidance from the first moments of concern.
 

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Talty, Stephan

History

From the New York Times bestselling author, the incredible true story of the American archaeologists and classicists who went undercover as OSS spies during World War II to fight the Nazis and protect the world's most precious relics.
 

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Kiernan, Denise

History

The NYT bestselling author of The Girls of Atomic City challenges the traditional mythology of the American Revolution by bringing to light the essential role women played in the fight for independence.
 

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Jones, Brian Jay

History

An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories, surprising facts, and offering a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans, and how it’s endured.
 

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Dolin, Eric Jay

History

New York Times - "The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026" An astonishing true story--one of the most gripping maritime sagas of the nineteenth century--told by our era's "expert literary steersman" (Washington Post).

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Kelley, Blair LM

History

The first fully illustrated history of Juneteenth and other Emancipation Day celebrations, told through photographs, art, and an engrossing narrative from an award-winning historian.  
 

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Erdozain, Dominic

History

On the eve of America's 250th anniversary comes a groundbreaking history of patriotism and the question of how to love a country.
 

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Reynolds, David S

History

A revelatory history of American division through the prism of two ships once widely used as symbols in the war of ideas between North and South—a struggle whose echoes remain with us today
 

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Jackson, Greg

History

Professor Greg Jackson, podcast host of History That Doesn’t Suck, proves that while today’s political climate may be dark, these aren’t as unprecedented times as we may think.
 

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Allen, Danielle

History

An explosive, deeply revisionist work that reveals how a renegade English Duke and Thomas Paine, the firebrand polemicist, almost brought the American Revolution to Britain.
 

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Kelce, Jason

Humor

Brothers, Super Bowl Champions, and now, published authors. That’s right, authors. Look, we’re as surprised as you.

 

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Awdish, Rana

Memoirs

In this powerful follow-up to her bestselling memoir In Shock, a doctor asks: What does it truly mean to heal?
 

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Godwin, Gail

Memoirs

From the three-time National Book Award nominee and New York Times bestselling author Gail Godwin comes an incandescent reflection on past and present that speaks urgently to our current political moment.

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Lee, Opal

Memoirs

A Committee of One: How Faith + Action = A PurposeFULL Life is an inspirational memoir/self-help book from the Grandmother of Juneteenth that will be a testament to the transformative power of resilience, faith, and love.

 

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Chiao, Leroy

Memoirs

The inspiring memoir of Leroy Chiao, one of the first Asian American astronauts in history, elucidating his remarkable path into space as well as his experiences on Earth and beyond

 

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Chekowsky, Lu

Memoirs

Part memoir, part manifesto, this is the "fascinating, smart, and hilarious look" (Christie Tate) of a woman determined to go deep inside advertising so she could save the world—and herself. What could possibly go wrong?
 

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Branch, Phill

Memoirs

In this raw and lyrical memoir as rich and insightful as How to Say Babylon and as vulnerable and provocative as Heavy, an Emmy Award-winning director chronicles his struggle to break free from—and live outside of—the prescribed paradigms of Blackness and masculinity that shaped him.

 

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Choukalas, Christopher G, MD

Memoirs

Offering hope and illumination, the bone-raw story of a father’s failure to bond with his infant twin daughters, and his journey through paternal depression—an often undiagnosed condition that affects millions of new fathers.
 

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Mullaney, Thomas S

Memoirs

A brilliant foray into the nature of information, of history, and of making meaning in the face of death and decay.

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Murray, Hannah

Memoirs

A gripping, lyrical memoir by Skins and Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray, about the spiritual quest that turned into a mental breakdown—and the fight to reclaim her own mind
 

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Haaland, Deb

Memoirs

New Mexico 2026 gubernatorial frontrunner, organizer, congresswoman, and former cabinet secretary Deb Haaland shares her story, offering a powerful and personal look at what it means to be “the first.”
 

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Nabhan, Gary Paul

Memoirs

From acclaimed agrarian activist and ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan, a profoundly inspiring account of interspecies belonging, collaborative conservation, and the sacred work of caring for the earth.

 

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Gooch, Brad

Memoirs

The bestselling poet, novelist, and biographer focuses his keen eye inward in this luminous memoir about the decision to start a family later in life only to be surprised by revelations from his own childhood.

 

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Cox, Laverne

Memoirs

Four-time Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shares her journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood, confronting childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, body image issues, her search for romantic love, deep-seated feelings of unworthiness, and ultimately, healing.
 

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Baker, Rosebud

Memoirs

An astonishingly candid and funny memoir that will make you laugh and cry while it steals your heart, from a renowned stand-up comedian and veteran SNL writer who is “an expert in making light of life’s most devastating moments” (Rolling Stone).
 

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Roy, Anuradha

Memoirs

A book about building a home and a wild garden on the edge of a Himalayan forest, illuminated by the author’s own watercolors.

 

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Gaddini, Katie

Politics

How and why right-wing Christian women have risen to the forefront of American politics.

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McQuade, Barbara

Politics

The New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney  offers a piercing exposé on the escalating threat of far-right politics—and a clear roadmap for saving our democracy.
 

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Moyn, Samuel

Politics

A leading social critic identifies our least-discussed major crisis, and sets out to solve it.
 

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Pancevski, Bojan

Politics

A riveting inside look at the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline, the largest act of sabotage in modern history, told through unprecedented access and deep investigative reporting.
 

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Angwin, Julia

Politics

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and a former White House senior advisor, a deeply reported manual about how anyone can defy an authoritarian – based on original interviews with more than 100 dissidents, activists, and theorists across the world.

 

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Jackson, Sarah J

Politics

Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience—a “second sight”—that reveals the truth about the nation to itself. As renowned media scholar Sarah J. Jackson charts in this bold and daring masterwork, at the center of this effort has been an extraordinary cast of Black journalists, photographers, filmmakers, radio hosts, podcasters and other mediamakers who have drawn on the visionary tradition of second sight to advance democracy and broaden our most fundamental American values.

 

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Pence, Mike

Politics

What do conservatives actually believe?
 

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Moore, Andrew

Science & Nature

A fresh and fascinating portrait of the eastern wilds, The Beasts of the East is a celebration of the extraordinary lost natural wonder of the eastern U.S.—an astonishingly abundant landscape that was once the center of American wildness before its despoliation—and a revelatory journey through recent efforts to return elk, bison, wolves, and other creatures to their native landscapes

 

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MacFarlane, Robert

Science & Nature

From the best-selling authors of The Lost Words, a dazzling celebration of endangered birds.

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Jones, Owen D

Science & Nature

An eye-opening exploration of natural selection's power and how it can help human society flourish.

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Huling, Ryan

Science & Nature

An instant classic of nature writing and breathtaking blueprint for a more expansive view of animalkind, inspired by the profound sense of awe that accompanies an expedition into unknown lands
 

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Tougias, Michael J

Science & Nature

The terrifying true story of a fight for survival for 28 hours in shark-infested waters.
 

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Dunn, Elizabeth

Science & Nature

How to make an impact on climate change by taking actions that bring you joy.

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Allix, Stephane

Self Help

This provocative international bestseller follows the trail blazed by Raymond Moody's Life After Life, revealing what happens after we die, weaving first-hand experience with emerging scientific discoveries.

 

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Wilson, Sarah

Self Help

From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart
 

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Kleon, Austin

Self Help

Rediscover the joy of creating – with kid-inspired insights from the bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist
 

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Kamb, Steve

Self Help

Founder of Nerd Fitness Steve Kamb's How To Try Again, a guide to help readers transform their lives by giving up more often, failing faster, and mastering the art of starting over.
 

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Johnson, Shawn

Self Help

From former Olympic gymnast and gold medal winner Shawn Johnson East and former NFL pro Andrew East—the dynamic duo behind the chart-topping Couple Things podcast—a bold rebrand of commitment in an uncommitted world
 

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Mezrich, Ben

Sports & Rec

From the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House comes the cinematic true story about the biggest scandal in modern chess.
 

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Ballard, Chris

Sports & Rec

Born to Run meets Why We Swim and Breath in a globe-spanning work of immersive narrative nonfiction that dives into the hidden world of cold water plunging and swimming—and what it reveals about the human body, mind, and need for connection.
 

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Tenorio, Paul

Sports & Rec

In The Messi Effect, Paul Tenorio, national soccer writer for The Athletic, draws on coveted insider access to bring readers behind Lionel Messi's inner sanctum and chronicle his last act.
 

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Hough, Lauren

Travel

From The New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing comes an update of John Steinbeck’s trip in Travels with Charley, a cross-country journey exploring modern America with Lauren Hough’s signature observational wit, searing social commentary, and perspective as someone who knows what it’s like to truly exist on the margins in this country.
 

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Zu Beck, Eva

Travel

From the internationally beloved YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host, a singular and fearless new travel memoir packed with inspiration for leading a more vibrant, wild, and authentic life.
 

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Ryan, Brad

Travel

A heartrending, transformative true story following Brad Ryan and his grandmother Joy Ryan as they embark on a seven-year journey to visit every US National Park.
 

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Warnock, Raphael G

Social Science

From Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock, a sermon in the public square on the issues that plague us most.

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Ellis, Justin

Social Science

A revelatory look at one of America’s most progressive cities—Minneapolis—as journalist Justin Ellis returns to his hometown to grapple with the quiet history of white supremacy in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, uncover his family’s story of surviving “Minnesota nice,” and revisit the city years later as state violence again forces the question of what a real reckoning looks like.

 

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Saxbe, Darby, PhD

Social Science

A groundbreaking scientific exploration of fatherhood that explains the biology of caregiving and redefines what it means to be a “good dad”
 

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Valentine, Sarah

Social Science

As groundbreaking as Code Girls and Hidden Figures, this is the shocking true story of two segregated codebreaking units racing to unlock Stalin’s atomic secrets in the face of a rapidly expanding Soviet nuclear threat at the dawn of the Cold War.

 

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Clemmons, Zinzi

Social Science

A radically vulnerable and virtuosic inquiry into the pursuit of freedom and the interminable nature of struggle, from the award-winning author of What We Lose
 

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Wright, Robert

Social Science

From bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Robert Wright comes a sweeping new view of artificial intelligence—as an evolutionary force that will pose deep political and spiritual challenges and could, in the process, give our species a unifying sense of purpose.
 

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Dunn, Katherine

Social Science

The unexplored history of the GPS, a military technology turned daily necessity that impacts all matters economic, social, and cultural.

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Carr, Nicole

Social Science

From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who have long fought to heal their communities—while confronting a system built to exclude them.

 

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Stoermer, Tad

Social Science

Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance movements of American history to get a bold new understanding of how resistance shaped our past—and how its principles can change our future.
 

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Smalls, Chris

Social Science

From one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class.

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Olsen, Gregg

True Crime

The decades-long manhunt for a serial killer takes a stunning turn in a haunting and harrowing true crime shocker by Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell.

 

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Wolfe, Matthew

True Crime

The explosive true story of a secret group of radicals who launched a clandestine battle to save the planet—and what their legacy illuminates about the past, present, and future of the environmental movement
 

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Grandjean, Katherine

True Crime

The chilling true story of a brutal string of deaths on the post-Revolutionary frontier that reveal the violence at the heart of the young United States
 

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Campbell, Matthew

True Crime

From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the gilded halls of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, a tale of stolen treasures and the battle to reclaim a nation’s soul.
 

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Van Der Leun, Justine

True Crime

A groundbreaking account of how the legal system punishes those it purports to protect, told through the stories of three unforgettable women

 

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