Hardcover Nonfiction

by David Sedaris (Little, Brown and Company, ISBN: 9780316264839); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: 2 "In this new collection, David Sedaris reflects on what it means to be a foreigner, a brother, a lifelong friend, in essays that are “among the best of his career" (Publishers Weekly, starred review)."

by Belle Burden (The Dial Press, ISBN: 9780593733318); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 21 "A gorgeous memoir about the sudden end to a seemingly happy marriage--an aching, love-filled, and transcendent account of surviving betrayal and discovering joy."

by Lena Dunham (Random House, ISBN: 9780593129326); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 8 "In this rowdy, frank reflection on illness, fame, sex and everything in between, the remarkable mind behind the hit series Girls and the bestselling author of Not That Kind of Girl asks whether fulfilling her creative ambitions has been worth the pain."

by Patrick Radden Keefe (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385548533); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: 9 "From the bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family devastated by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old-son, only to discover that he had created a secret life which drew him into the dangerous criminal underworld that lies beneath London's glittering surface. An April 2026 Indie Next Pick."

by Jill Biden (Gallery Books, ISBN: 9781668222881); Weeks on List: 1 "Jill Biden became First Lady at a complicated moment in US history, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the shadow of the January 6 insurrection. In View from the East Wing, Jill shares her White House experiences for the first time, in her own words."

by Isabel Klee (William Morrow, ISBN: 9780063451070); Last week: 6; Weeks on List: 6 "From the social media superstar behind @SimonSits, Isabel Klee--known for her heartwarming tales of dog rescue--comes an utterly winning memoir about a twentysomething woman's search for true love in New York City and the dogs who helped her find it."

by Ben Rhodes (Random House, ISBN: 9780593595121); Last week: 8; Weeks on List: 2 "This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obama’s former speechwriters."

by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Simon Six, ISBN: 9781668249970); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 4 "America's favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with extraterrestrials."

by Mac Barnett (Little, Brown and Company, ISBN: 9780316601122); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 5 "Make Believe is bestselling children's author Mac Barnett's rallying cry for art and imagination, and a celebration of the power of storytelling in all our lives. It's an incisive, intimate, and timely invitation to approach children's literature not only as an art form worthy of deep study and criticism, but as a portal into the lives of the children. The #1 Indie Next Pick for May 2026."

by Robin Wall Kimmerer, John Burgoyne (Illus.) (Scribner, ISBN: 9781668072240); Last week: 10; Weeks on List: * "A bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world. The #1 Indie Next Pick for December 2024."