12 non-fiction books in 2025

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19 participants (87 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

I want to get back in to reading more true crime and non fiction so my goal is to read at least one a month 

Challenge Books

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Inseparable: A Holocaust Survival Story by Faris Cassell

Inseparable: A Holocaust Survival Story

Faris Cassell

320 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction historical medium-paced
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science by William M. Bass

Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science

William M. Bass

306 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added

nonfiction crime science challenging informative fast-paced
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

63 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them by Jennifer Wright

Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them

Jennifer Wright

7 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history science funny informative slow-paced
The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place by Kate Summerscale

The Peepshow: The Murders at Rillington Place

Kate Summerscale

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark informative reflective medium-paced
By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

Rebecca Nagle

8 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history race true crime emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka by Clare Mulley

Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka

Clare Mulley

416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative inspiring medium-paced
The Covent Garden Ladies: The Extraordinary Story of Harris's List by Hallie Rubenhold

The Covent Garden Ladies: The Extraordinary Story of Harris's List

Hallie Rubenhold

10 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added

nonfiction feminism history
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

Patrick Radden Keefe

535 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography business health history true crime dark informative medium-paced
Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden by Martin Dugard, Bill O'Reilly

Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden

Martin Dugard, Bill O'Reilly

403 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction biography historical medium-paced