6 non fiction books for 2025

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71 participants (249 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read six non-fiction books this year, that's one every two months!

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The Glamour Boys. The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler by Chris Bryant

The Glamour Boys. The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler

Chris Bryant

448 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ emotional slow-paced
The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula by Alexandra West

The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula

Alexandra West

195 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction feminism horror dark slow-paced
Feminism in Play by

Feminism in Play

Palgrave Games in Context

271 pages • paperback

nonfiction art feminism gender medium-paced
Behind the Seams: My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure by Esme Young

Behind the Seams: My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure

Esme Young

320 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction art memoir funny informative inspiring medium-paced
Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language by Paul Baker

Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language

Paul Baker

320 pages • hardcover • 2019

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ funny informative medium-paced
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History and Science of Bisexuality

Julia Shaw

272 pages • digital • 2022

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ science informative reflective medium-paced
It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror by Joe Vallese

It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror

Joe Vallese

328 pages • paperback • 2022

nonfiction essays horror lgbtqia+ emotional informative reflective medium-paced
The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe by Kate Strasdin

The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe

Kate Strasdin

320 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
Jane Austen's Letters by Deirdre Le Faye, Jane Austen

Jane Austen's Letters

Deirdre Le Faye, Jane Austen

672 pages • hardcover • 1932

nonfiction classics literary emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Mancunians by David Scott

Mancunians

David Scott

239 pages • hardcover • 2023 user-added

nonfiction memoir