12 non fiction books in 12 months

tamtam3 Host

33 participants (266 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read twelve non fiction books by the end of the year, preferably one a month.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner

The Sound of Gravel

Ruth Wariner

352 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

Ned Blackhawk

596 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard by Douglas W. Tallamy

Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard

Douglas W. Tallamy

256 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction nature science informative reflective medium-paced
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

288 pages • paperback • 2005

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
From the Rez to the Runway: Forging My Path in Fashion by Christian Allaire

From the Rez to the Runway: Forging My Path in Fashion

Christian Allaire

272 pages • paperback • 2025

nonfiction autobiography hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change by Cristina Jiménez

Dreaming of Home: How We Turn Fear into Pride, Power, and Real Change

Cristina Jiménez

13 hours, 38 minutes • audio • 2025

nonfiction autobiography politics race challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary by Susannah Cahalan

The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary

Susannah Cahalan

352 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction biography medium-paced
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir by Shayla Lawson

How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir

Shayla Lawson

320 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir travel emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer by Rick Steves

On the Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer

Rick Steves

4 hours, 16 minutes • audio • 2025

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative inspiring fast-paced
The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic by Lindsey Stewart

The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women's Magic

Lindsey Stewart

352 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced