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Read 12 Non Fiction Books in 2025

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28 participants (98 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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The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

David Grann

357 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime adventurous dark informative medium-paced
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet by Catherine Friend

Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet

Catherine Friend

263 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir reflective fast-paced
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White

The Elements of Style

William Strunk Jr., E.B. White

147 pages • first pub 1918 (editions)

nonfiction reference challenging informative reflective medium-paced
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading by Charles Van Doren, Mortimer J. Adler

How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

Charles Van Doren, Mortimer J. Adler

437 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

nonfiction education reference informative slow-paced
Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball by Keith O'Brien

Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball

Keith O'Brien

14 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography emotional informative medium-paced
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

1 hour, 56 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke

The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

Shari Franke

320 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

nonfiction memoir religion emotional reflective sad fast-paced
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin

404 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction art philosophy self help inspiring reflective medium-paced
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

Matthew Walker

13 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction health science informative medium-paced
The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story by Pagan Kennedy

The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story

Pagan Kennedy

5 hours, 21 minutes • first pub 2025 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime medium-paced