Read 12 Non-Fiction Books in 2025

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28 participants (244 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

This was originally meant to mean one non-fiction book a month but life got in the way. And what does it matter if I read one a month as long as I read 12 total? Join me if you’d like! 

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Manhattan Cult Story: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival by Spencer Schneider

Manhattan Cult Story: My Unbelievable True Story of Sex, Crimes, Chaos, and Survival

Spencer Schneider

288 pages • digital • 2022

nonfiction memoir true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way by Laozi

Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way

Laozi

162 pages • digital • -400

nonfiction classics philosophy poetry religion inspiring reflective fast-paced
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing

The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

Olivia Laing

304 pages • digital • 2016

nonfiction art memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Faith Unraveled: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions by Rachel Held Evans

Faith Unraveled: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions

Rachel Held Evans

240 pages • digital • 2010

nonfiction memoir religion emotional reflective fast-paced
The White Album by Joan Didion

The White Album

Joan Didion

223 pages • paperback • 1979

nonfiction essays history informative reflective medium-paced
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

112 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction economics essays nature science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth by Pam Bailey, Ahmed Alnaouq

We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza's Youth

Pam Bailey, Ahmed Alnaouq

368 pages • digital • 2025

nonfiction biography memoir politics challenging emotional sad medium-paced
You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip by Kelsey McKinney

You Didn't Hear This from Me: (Mostly) True Notes on Gossip

Kelsey McKinney

277 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction essays sociology funny informative reflective medium-paced
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Gretchen McCulloch

326 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction sociology technology funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis

How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing

K.C. Davis

151 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced