Nonfiction 2025

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19 participants (373 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read 50 nonfiction books in the year of 2025! Any kind or length count so join me in challenging yourself this year. 

Challenge Books

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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara

10 hours, 11 minutes • audio • 2018

nonfiction true crime dark informative mysterious medium-paced
Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

Black Girl, Call Home

Jasmine Mans

1 hour, 52 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster

Stephen L. Carter

12 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2017

nonfiction biography history true crime challenging informative reflective slow-paced
I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms by Corrina Antrobus

I Love Romcoms and I Am a Feminist: A Manifesto in 100 Romcoms

Corrina Antrobus

224 pages • hardcover • 2024 user-added

nonfiction feminism history memoir informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears by Pepita Sandwich

The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears

Pepita Sandwich

201 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction graphic novel self help emotional informative reflective fast-paced
The Punic Wars by Adrian Goldsworthy

The Punic Wars

Cassell Military Paperbacks

Adrian Goldsworthy

412 pages • hardcover • 2000

nonfiction history adventurous informative tense slow-paced
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance by Simone Biles

Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance

Simone Biles

256 pages • hardcover • 2016

nonfiction biography memoir sports emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Thicker Than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

Thicker Than Water: A Memoir

Kerry Washington

311 pages • hardcover • 2023

nonfiction memoir emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

Issa Rae

224 pages • hardcover • 2015

nonfiction essays memoir funny reflective medium-paced
What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey

What I Know for Sure

Oprah Winfrey

240 pages • hardcover • 2014

nonfiction self help inspiring reflective fast-paced