Read 12 Non Fiction Books in 2025

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28 participants (219 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Any and all non fiction! Just 12 of them over the course of the year. 

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King by Jonathan Eig

King

Jonathan Eig

688 pages • 2023 • 16 editions

nonfiction biography history politics race informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland by Scott Shane

Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery's Borderland

Scott Shane

352 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Open Book by Jessica Simpson

Open Book

Jessica Simpson

416 pages • 2020 • 12 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective fast-paced
The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science by Kate Zernike

The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science

Kate Zernike

416 pages • 2023 • 7 editions

nonfiction feminism science informative inspiring medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • 1965 • 162 editions

nonfiction classics true crime dark informative tense slow-paced
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson

The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

Walter Isaacson

536 pages • 2021 • 21 editions

nonfiction biography history science reflective medium-paced
Doppelganger by Naomi Klein

Doppelganger

Naomi Klein

399 pages • 2023 • 46 editions

nonfiction memoir politics sociology technology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians

Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

352 pages • 2024 • 15 editions

nonfiction biography lighthearted fast-paced
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

Robert M. Edsel

473 pages • 2009 • 41 editions

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced