Hardcover Nonfiction

by Candice Millard (Doubleday, ISBN: 9780385543101); Weeks on List: 1 "Millard's new book tells the harrowing story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time and its complicated legacy."

by Brene Brown (Random House, ISBN: 9780399592553); Last week: 2; Weeks on List: 25 "Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human."

by Michelle Zauner (Knopf, ISBN: 9780525657743); Last week: 1; Weeks on List: * "From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. A May 2021 Indie Next Pick."

by Charlie Mackesy (HarperOne, ISBN: 9780062976581); Last week: 3; Weeks on List: * "Radiant with Mackesy's warmth and gentle wit, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse blends hand-written narrative with dozens of drawings."

by James Clear (Avery, ISBN: 9780735211292); Last week: 5; Weeks on List: 21 "James Clear reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results."

by Viola Davis (HarperOne, ISBN: 9780063037328); Last week: 4; Weeks on List: 4 "In Finding Me, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever."

by Selma Blair (Knopf, ISBN: 9780525659495); Weeks on List: 1 "In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Blair tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth."

by Susan Cain (Crown, ISBN: 9780451499783); Weeks on List: 5 "The author of the bestseller Quiet reveals the power of a bittersweet outlook on life, and why we've been so blind to its value."

by Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns (Simon & Schuster, ISBN: 9781982172480); Last week: 7; Weeks on List: 3 "An account of the 2020 election and the first year of the Biden presidency by two New York Times reporters, exposing the deep fissures within both parties as the country approaches a political breaking point."

by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine (One World, ISBN: 9780593230572); Last week: 9; Weeks on List: 27 "This is a book that speaks directly to our current moment, contextualizing the systems of race and caste within which we operate today. It reveals long-glossed-over truths around our nation's founding and construction--and the way that the legacy of slavery did not end with emancipation, but continues to shape contemporary American life."