Readworthy by BookBub This Month’s Best New Most Readworthy Nonfiction Are you in the know about 2025’s biggest nonfiction releases? Here are the books that had readers and critics raving this year, including unforgettable memoirs, eye-opening popular science, and more. ---------------------------------- A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst This ‘triumph’ (<i>USA Today</i>) is one of <i>The New York Times</i>’s top 10 books of 2025 - After a year at sea, Maurice and Maralyn’s sailboat sank, and they spent months adrift together in a tiny raft. How did they manage to get along — and get out alive? - An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller with rave reviews from <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>The Boston Globe</i>, and more - “I was shocked it wasn’t fiction. How could a writer get so deeply into the minds of two real people in such extraordinary circumstances?” (<i>Elle</i>) Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Recommended by Barack Obama, The Atlantic, People, The Economist, The Washington Post, USA Today, Town & Country, Elle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6101?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/a-marriage-at-sea-by-sophie-elmhirs... Class Clown by Dave Barry A heartfelt, hilarious <i>New York Times</i> bestseller from America’s favorite humorist - Join Dave Barry as he looks back on nearly 80 rollicking years spent living up to his high school superlative of class clown! - Rave reviews from Steve Martin, Mitch Albom, <i>The Washington Post</i>, Mary Karr, and many more - “Barry is to humor what Stephen King is to horror” (<i>The Washington Post</i>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6103?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/class-clown-by-dave-barry?granted_a... Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks Readers and critics were captivated by a Pulitzer Prize winner’s powerful journey of mourning - “Warm and life-affirming, this brilliant book has its own restorative beauty” (<i>People</i>) - Geraldine Brooks takes readers to the remote Australian island where she wrestled with the grief of her husband’s sudden death - A moving <i>New York Times</i> bestseller written with “arresting precision, sensitivity, and candor” (<i>Booklist</i> starred review) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6104?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/memorial-days-by-geraldine-brooks?g... Mark Twain by Ron Chernow Get to know the father of American literature in this #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller - The celebrated, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of <i>Alexander Hamilton</i> delivers one of 2025’s best books, according to <i>Time</i>, <i>Bloomberg</i>, and many more - This “monumental achievement” (<i>Booklist</i> starred review) chronicles Mark Twain’s complex life as the nation’s first literary celebrity - “Stands as the new definitive biography of the revered author” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review) Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, Recommended by Barack Obama, The Atlantic, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6100?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean See, smell, and hear the past alongside ‘one of America’s smartest and most charming writers’ (NPR) - Discover how experimental archaeologists are experiencing the past for themselves — from firing medieval catapults to attempting ancient tattooing - Named one of 2025’s best books by <i>The New Yorker</i>, <i>Smithsonian</i> magazine, and more - “Very hard to put down… A fast-paced, vividly written tale that brings lost civilizations into sharp focus” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) - “No writer ranks higher than Sam Kean on the ‘You Will Learn Something New and Weird on Every Page’-o-meter” (Ken Jennings) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6108?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/dinner-with-king-tut-by-sam-kean?gr... Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams The #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling Facebook exposé that had everyone talking - Meta’s former director of global public policy weaves an alarming story of corporate dysfunction, misogyny, and greed - One of 2025’s best books, according to <i>Time</i>, <i>The New Yorker</i>, Associated Press, <i>The Economist</i>, and more - This blistering indictment of the social media giant is “darkly funny and genuinely shocking… Delivers the goods” (<i>The New York Times</i>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Financial Times, Wired, Slate, Vanity Fair, Vulture, Fast Company, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, New York Post, Rolling Stone, Kirkus Reviews Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6102?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/careless-people-by-sarah-wynn-willi... The CIA Book Club by Charlie English Don’t miss this gripping true story that ‘reads like a spy novel’ (<i>Financial Times</i>) - <i>The New York Times Book Review</i> calls this Indie Next Pick “riveting” and “as fascinating as it is undersung” - During the Cold War, the CIA smuggled works by George Orwell, Agatha Christie, and others into Soviet Europe - “Vibrant, beautifully researched, and exciting… A real pleasure to read” (<i>The Guardian</i>) Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6099?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-cia-book-club-by-charlie-englis... Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre The devastating, unforgettable memoir from Jeffrey Epstein’s chief accuser - An instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller hailed as “clear-eyed and necessary… courageous” (<i>The Guardian</i>) - In this posthumous release, Virginia Roberts Giuffre details how she was recruited into a world of wealth and unchecked abuse as a teenager — and how she escaped - “Illuminating and heartbreaking… A window into the mind of a young girl preyed upon by demons — and a woman who fought them to the end” (<i>CBS Mornings</i>) Media Praise: NPR, PBS, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Vanity Fair, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Times, New York Post Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6106?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/nobody-s-girl-by-virginia-roberts-g... The Mind Electric by Pria Anand One of 2025’s top science releases is a ‘superb’ look at the human brain (<i>The Telegraph</i>) - A neurologist shares strange, wondrous, yet somehow true stories of the mind’s mysteries, including neurological diseases, brain impairments, and mental illness - ”<i>The Mind Electric</i> transcends the limitations of the popular science genre and raises broader philosophical questions concerning what it means to be human” (<i>The Observer</i>) - Oliver Sacks fans will love this “engrossing exploration of the brain’s extraordinary powers and terrifying frailties” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) Media Praise: New Scientist, Next Big Idea Club, Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6107?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... Learn More: https://www.bookbub.com/readworthy/books/the-mind-electric-by-pria-anand-202... Miracles and Wonder by Elaine Pagels Uncover the mystery of Jesus alongside a National Book Award–winning historian - A thought-provoking <i>New York Times</i> bestseller for secular and religious readers alike, with praise from Jon Meacham and Tara Westover - “The depth of spirituality [Pagels] uncovers is profound” (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>) - This “illuminating and essential” read (<I>Los Angeles Times</i>) addresses persistent questions about the life, death, and miracles of Jesus Media Praise: The New Yorker, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub Buy Now: Amazon https://r.bookbub.com/et_active_check/6166?affiliate_variant=readworthy-emai... 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