Expanding Horizons: The Nonfiction Challenge

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9 participants (61 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Step out of your comfort zone and dive into the world of nonfiction with the Expanding Horizons: The 15 Nonfiction Challenge! This challenge is designed to inspire exploring new ideas, gaining fresh perspectives, and growing intellectually by reading a minimum of 15 nonfiction books in a year.

Whether you’re drawn to memoirs, self-help, science, history, or any other nonfiction genre, this challenge encourages you to broaden your horizons and discover the real-world stories and insights that can shape your life.

Set your own pace, track your progress, and let each book bring you one step closer to a year of growth and learning. Happy reading!

Challenge Books

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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

Nikole Hannah-Jones

624 pages • 2021 • 13 editions

nonfiction essays history poetry politics race challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness by Brya Hanan

Befriending Your Inner Child: A Catholic Approach to Healing and Wholeness

Brya Hanan

192 pages • 2024 • 1 edition

nonfiction psychology religion self help medium-paced
Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes by Sunita Sah

Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes

Sunita Sah

280 pages • 2025 • 3 editions

nonfiction health self help hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

6h 25m • 2022 • 100 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Mustafa Kemal - English: The Life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in English Language by Yilmaz Özdil

Mustafa Kemal - English: The Life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in English Language

Yilmaz Özdil

514 pages • 2019 • 1 edition

nonfiction autobiography reflective medium-paced
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

ReVisioning American History

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

296 pages • 2014 • 16 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence by Zeinab Badawi

An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Civilization to Independence

Zeinab Badawi

541 pages • 2024 • 22 editions

nonfiction history informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah by Brant James Pitre

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah

Brant James Pitre

240 pages • 2018 • 10 editions

nonfiction religion informative slow-paced
Ghosts of Panama by Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.

Ghosts of Panama

Mark Harmon, Leon Carroll Jr.

272 pages • 2024 • 4 editions

nonfiction history politics medium-paced
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America by Candacy Taylor

Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

Candacy Taylor

360 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

nonfiction history race challenging informative slow-paced