This month’s best new popular nonfiction

Don't miss the best new popular nonfiction from the past month, hand-picked by our editors! Check out this month's popular nonfiction picks — which include a New York Times bestseller that's perfect for film buffs, an illuminating look at the US criminal court system, and more.

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	'A real-life Succession drama, in all its inglorious tawdriness' (Kirkus Reviews) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: With the inheritance of Rupert Murdoch's media empire at stake, a decades-long feud erupted, leaving the powerful family in tatters A "juicy melodrama… Readers will be riveted by this merciless battle for dynastic dominance" (Publishers Weekly) A New York Times bestselling author draws on interviews with more than 150 sources for this shocking read Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers How three legendary filmmakers transformed American cinema WHY IT'S READWORTHY: This propulsive New York Times bestseller traces the friendship, rivalry, and careers of Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg Oscar Award–winning director Steven Soderbergh says, "Drop everything and read this straight through. I did" "Fischer's tell-all will cause film history buffs to swoon and will assuredly entertain any nostalgic moviegoer" (Booklist) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers The latest from a #1 New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author WHY IT'S READWORTHY: This powerful anthology highlights pivotal moments in the United States's complex pursuit of a more perfect union "If there is a soul in American history, it emerges — indeed, explodes — from these pages" (David W. Blight) "A sweeping chronicle of American democracy's promises and betrayals" (Kirkus Reviews) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Want meaningful, lasting connections? Forget what you think you know about relationships WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "Riveting insights… on the idiosyncratic, contingent ways real relationships develop" (Science) Discover groundbreaking research about attraction and compatibility from the director of the UC Davis Attraction and Relationships Research Laboratory Based on insights from evolutionary biology, anthropology, and psychology Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Can American democracy endure in the 21st century? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A New York Times bestseller from a leading legal analyst and law professor hailed as "a thoughtful contrarian" (Kirkus Reviews) Explores how the United States's fight for freedom differed from other democratic movements — and why the revolution remains unfinished "A must-read on the 250th anniversary of our Declaration of Independence" (Nadine Strossen) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Witness the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires in this instant New York Times bestseller WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A senior correspondent for MSNBC who grew up in LA delivers "a cathartically heartbreaking account of the unique horror of watching one's community reduced to ash" (Publishers Weekly) A highly personal recounting of the author's experience reporting on the ground during the fires — and questioning how they happened to begin with "It's hard to find a sense of hope in this reportage, but Soboroff finds it, beautifully, in the small moments" (BookPage) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Can science teach us to build a fulfilling, joyful life? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: "At a time when we're surrounded by noise but starved for meaning, Daniel Coyle points us toward something richer" (Daniel H. Pink) Discover what thriving groups have in common, from making meaning to building community "An eye-opening book about why certain people, projects, and places make us feel alive" (Adam Grant) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers Fans of Just Mercy will appreciate this powerful inside look at US criminal courts WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A former public defender reveals all — including police tricks for earning overtime pay, the pressure for prosecutors to seek convictions, and what it takes to fix a broken system With praise from Clint Smith, Jane Mayer, and Michelle Alexander, the author of The New Jim Crow, who calls it "a searing, compassionate, and utterly necessary book" "An awesome labor of love for our country and all of the people who live here" (congressman and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jamie Raskin) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers What can the rest of the world teach us about treating mental health? WHY IT'S READWORTHY: A Rhodes Scholar and Harvard Medical School physician-anthropologist challenges the Western approach of medicating symptoms instead of improving exploitative systems Examines how history, culture, and politics all affect the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness "An impassioned plea to rethink what it means to feel well" (Publishers Weekly starred review) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers 'A revelatory encounter with the Nobel laureate's oeuvre' (The New York Times) WHY IT'S READWORTHY: Discover Toni Morrison's iconic work in a new light in this book from an acclaimed author and Harvard professor Highly anticipated by The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Today Show, and more "This is literary criticism at its finest" (Time) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A powerful account of a notorious crime that captured the nation's attention WHY IT'S READWORTHY: In 1984 New York City, Bernhard Goetz shot four Black teenagers — Barry Allen, Darrell Cabey, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur — at point-blank range. The ensuing trial divided the city and exposed long-standing tensions over race and class Named a most anticipated book of 2026 by The New York Times and The Washington Post "A haunting examination of our nation's complicated fascination with vigilantes and the politics of crime" (Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff) Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers A timely, profound examination of the true meaning of citizenship WHY IT'S READWORTHY: This "fascinating, urgently needed new book" (Chicago Tribune) interweaves personal memoir, history, and cultural criticism "Based on rigorous scholarship documented in exhaustive notes, this is an essential book for these contentious times" (Booklist starred review) With praise from Javier Zamora and Sandra Cisneros, who says, "Everyone needs to read this book" Learn more... MEDIA MENTIONS: GET EBOOK ON: Amazon Other formats and retailers
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