12 non fiction books in 12 months

tamtam3 Host

32 participants (215 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

The goal is to read twelve non fiction books by the end of the year, preferably one a month.

Challenge Books

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You Lied to Me About God: A Memoir by Jamie Marich

You Lied to Me About God: A Memoir

Jamie Marich

296 pages • paperback • 2024

nonfiction lgbtqia+ memoir religion challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Code Name: Pale Horse by Scott Payne

Code Name: Pale Horse

Scott Payne

288 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction memoir politics dark informative reflective slow-paced
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Erik Larson

14 hours, 58 minutes • audio • 2003

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Garimara Pilkington

Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

Doris Garimara Pilkington

160 pages • paperback • 1996

nonfiction biography emotional reflective medium-paced
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony

The Elephant Whisperer

Lawrence Anthony

368 pages • hardcover • 2009

nonfiction memoir nature reflective slow-paced
My Beautiful Sisters by Khalida Popal

My Beautiful Sisters

Khalida Popal

210 pages • digital • 2024

nonfiction memoir sports challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion

Let Me Tell You What I Mean

Joan Didion

192 pages • digital • 2021

nonfiction essays memoir informative reflective medium-paced
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton

Raising Hare

Chloe Dalton

291 pages • hardcover • 2024

nonfiction memoir nature informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression by Robin D.G. Kelley

Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression

Fred W. Morrison Series in Southern Studies

Robin D.G. Kelley

392 pages • paperback • 1990

nonfiction history politics race challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World by Vincent Bevins

The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World

Vincent Bevins

320 pages • hardcover • 2020

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced