25 non fictions for 2025

hhm013 Host

12 participants (169 books)

01 Jan 2025—01 Jan 2026

Overview

Reading non fiction books for the current year 

Challenge Books

All books added
Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll by Maureen Mahon

Refiguring American Music

Black Diamond Queens: African American Women and Rock and Roll

Maureen Mahon

408 pages • 2020 • 1 edition

nonfiction history music informative reflective slow-paced
Hoop Roots by John Edgar Wideman

Hoop Roots

John Edgar Wideman

256 pages • 2001 • 3 editions

nonfiction memoir sports emotional reflective slow-paced
The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are by Tariq Trotter

The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are

Tariq Trotter

208 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

nonfiction art memoir medium-paced
The Book of Delights: Essays by Ross Gay

The Book of Delights: Essays

Ross Gay

288 pages • 2019 • 11 editions

nonfiction essays memoir emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday by Angela Y. Davis

Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday

Angela Y. Davis

464 pages • 1998 • 8 editions

nonfiction feminism history music informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Bluff: Poems by Danez Smith

Bluff: Poems

Danez Smith

146 pages • 2024 • 7 editions

nonfiction contemporary poetry race emotional reflective sad medium-paced
78 Acts of Liberation: Tarot to Transform Our World by Lane Smith

78 Acts of Liberation: Tarot to Transform Our World

Lane Smith

288 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction self help challenging hopeful inspiring fast-paced
You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies by Desiree Akhavan

You're Embarrassing Yourself: Stories of Love, Lust, and Movies

Desiree Akhavan

5h 30m • 2024 • 5 editions

nonfiction essays memoir emotional funny reflective fast-paced
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

Eckhart Tolle

340 pages • 1997 • 82 editions

nonfiction philosophy self help challenging informative reflective slow-paced