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Nonfiction 2025

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15 participants (178 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read 50 nonfiction books in the year of 2025! Any kind or length count so join me in challenging yourself this year. 

Challenge Books

All books added
Rise and Fall of the Borgias by William Landon

Rise and Fall of the Borgias

The Great Courses

William Landon

4 hours, 58 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative tense slow-paced
Homebody by Theo Parish

Homebody

Theo Parish

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir young adult emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

Amy Tan

314 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

10 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

Black Girl, Call Home

Jasmine Mans

1 hour, 52 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster

Stephen L. Carter

12 hours, 39 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms by Corrina Antrobus

I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms

Corrina Antrobus

224 pages • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism history memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears by Pepita Sandwich

The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears

Pepita Sandwich

201 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel self help emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Punic Wars by Adrian Goldsworthy

The Punic Wars

Cassell Military Paperbacks

Adrian Goldsworthy

412 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative tense slow-paced
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance by Simone Biles

Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance

Simone Biles

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced