This gorgeously written set of fifty-two love letters to nature encourage reflection and urge the reader to pause to honor even the less...

Six Great Bossy Nonfiction Reads I promise that this is the last roundup list of 2023 favorites, which seems appropriate now that we have...

Atul Gawande writes clearly and poignantly about the search to achieve maximum well-being rather than prolonging diminished life at all...

Madame Restell is compelling nonfiction about an ambitious feminist in pre-Gilded Age New York and her profession as a surgeon offering...

In her memoir, Gupta explores the stressful, tragic disconnect between the "perfect minority" image her father demanded of the family and...

"Success here means knowing how the system works and who pays what and why. It is about figuring out what is worth paying extra for--and...

"Does a prestigious college make you successful? Or do you do that for yourself?" But for every person whose contentment and fulfillment...

Isabella Bird's nonfiction account of her 1873 travels through the rugged, wondrous American West is full of her irresistible...

Fascinating, sometimes infuriating firsthand peeks at admissions procedures and priorities; ways to evaluate buyer schools and seller...

In this narrative nonfiction, Egan explores the Klan's explosive growth and power in the 1920s in states like Indiana and beyond, while...

ICYMI: Poet Elizabeth Alexander writes a gorgeous account of her love affair with her husband and the trauma of his sudden death in a...

Six Bossy Favorite Nonfiction Reads Fridays are for highlighting books I've loved! I thought these titles were fascinating, surprised me,...

A former artist-in-residence at a hospice, MacNaughton distills the process of witnessing a loved one's end of life into a few elements...

Holes's account of the dogged determination and attention to detail--as well as the cost to his personal life--involved in discovering...

Poet and essayist Ross Gay explores the experiences and explorations that have offered him meaning, depth, connection, understanding, and...

Sex educator Nagoski offers a practical, science-based, informative, nonjudgmental exploration of various women's experiences with their...

Zamora's memoir of his grueling journey from El Salvador to the United States without family at age nine keeps the reader within each...

This is a funny, light, self-deprecating peek into Kaling's single motherhood, dabbling in Hinduism, love of brunch, life as a producer,...

Young offers a brutally honest behind-the-scenes look at the systematic abuse she suffered in The Children of God cult and a front-row...

Newman's recollections and insights are brutally honest and unforgiving. Interviews with family, friends, and coworkers shed light on the...