Read 20 Nonfiction Books!

mackmays Host

22 participants (95 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Can be anything nonfiction. The goal is to read 20 nonfiction books in 2025.

Challenge Books

All books added
A Walking Tour of the Gospels: Experience the Life and Lessons of Jesus by John A. Beck, John A. Beck

A Walking Tour of the Gospels: Experience the Life and Lessons of Jesus

John A. Beck, John A. Beck

336 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction challenging reflective medium-paced
The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens by Nicola Clark

The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens

Nicola Clark

400 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective medium-paced
The Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand

The Metaphysical Club

Louis Menand

560 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss

Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction

Gabrielle Moss

255 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth by Ingrid Robeyns

Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth

Ingrid Robeyns

336 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction economics politics hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains by Bethany Brookshire

Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains

Bethany Brookshire

348 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction nature science funny informative reflective medium-paced
Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation (Voice of Witness) by Cate Malek, Mateo Hoke

Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation (Voice of Witness)

Cate Malek, Mateo Hoke

320 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history politics emotional informative reflective slow-paced
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson

17 hours, 49 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative medium-paced
Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary by Timothy Snyder

Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary

Timothy Snyder

3 hours, 9 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

nonfiction health politics informative reflective medium-paced
The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi by Wright Thompson

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi

Wright Thompson

448 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark emotional informative medium-paced