6 non fiction books for 2025

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73 participants (368 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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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 • 2019 • 4 editions

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 • 2022 • 22 editions

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 • 2022 • 11 editions

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 • 2023 • 14 editions

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 • 1932 • 15 editions

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

Mancunians

David Scott

239 pages • 2023 • 1 edition

user-added

nonfiction memoir
Berlin: Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World by Sinclair McKay

Berlin: Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World

Sinclair McKay

464 pages • 2022 • 15 editions

nonfiction history dark informative reflective medium-paced
Life on Earth by David Attenborough

Life Trilogy #1

Life on Earth

David Attenborough

352 pages • 1979 • 19 editions

nonfiction nature science informative slow-paced
Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter

Embroidering Her Truth: Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power

Clare Hunter

416 pages • 2022 • 6 editions

nonfiction biography history informative reflective medium-paced
Agatha Christie by Lucy Worsley

Agatha Christie

Lucy Worsley

498 pages • 2022 • 19 editions

nonfiction biography challenging informative reflective medium-paced