Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
🥇 01
STRANGERS
🖋️ Belle Burden
🏢 Dial
Burden retraces her marriage of 20 years in search of clues to help shape her understanding about its demise and to find a way forward.
🥈 02
WHEN WE SEE YOU AGAIN
🖋️ Rachel Goldberg-Polin
🏢 Random House
A mother recounts the capture of her son, Hersh, from the Nova Music Festival and his subsequent execution.
🥉 03
FAMESICK
🖋️ Lena Dunham
🏢 Random House
The author of “Not That Kind of Girl” evaluates the effects that pursuing her creative endeavors had on her.
04
LONDON FALLING
🖋️ Patrick Radden Keefe
🏢 Doubleday
The author of “Say Nothing” details the efforts by the parents of a 19-year-old Londoner to uncover the truth about his mysterious death and secret life.
05
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE
🖋️ Bessel van der Kolk
🏢 Penguin
How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
06
THIS VAST ENTERPRISE
🖋️ Craig Fehrman
🏢 Avid Reader
A revisionist history of the Lewis and Clark expedition viewed from the perspectives of 10 people connected to it.
07
YOU WITH THE SAD EYES
🖋️ Christina Applegate
🏢 Little, Brown
The Emmy Award-winning actress, who received a multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2021, shares personal stories.
08
A WORLD APPEARS
🖋️ Michael Pollan
🏢 Penguin Press
The author of “This Is Your Mind on Plants” explores several perspectives on consciousness.
09
ALITO
🖋️ Mollie Hemingway
🏢 Basic Liberty
The editor in chief of The Federalist depicts Justice Samuel Alito’s judicial career and his impact on the Supreme Court.
10
THE ROLLING STONES
🖋️ Bob Spitz
🏢 Penguin Press
A biography of the rock band that delves into the relationships of its musicians and their output over more than six decades.
11
A WALK IN THE PARK
🖋️ Kevin Fedarko
🏢 Scribner
The author of “The Emerald Mile” goes with a friend on a journey to hike the Grand Canyon from end to end.
12
THE FUTURE IS PEACE
🖋️ Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon
🏢 Crown
A Palestinian and an Israeli share reflections from the journey they took together over the course of a week.
13
THE ANXIOUS GENERATION
🖋️ Jonathan Haidt
🏢 Penguin Press
A co-author of “The Coddling of the American Mind” looks at the mental health impacts that a phone-based life has on children.
14
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GRIND
🖋️ Sara Hall
🏢 St. Martin's
The professional runner describes overcoming obstacles she encountered and becoming a mother through adoption.
15
ON THE HIPPIE TRAIL
🖋️ Rick Steves
🏢 Avalon Travel
The travel writer and TV host recounts his journey from Istanbul to Kathmandu in the 1970s.