[Ginga-argentina] This season’s best nonfiction releases

Thu Feb 5 23:23:34 CET 2026

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This Month’s Best New Top Nonfiction Picks

What were Readworthy’s biggest, buzziest nonfiction picks this season? Keep reading to discover the nonfiction titles everyone is talking about — and find your next unputdownable book.

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Strangers by Belle Burden

This instant #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller examines the dissolution of a decades-long marriage 

- “Emotionally evocative… [I] gobbled it up in about three sittings” (<i>Vogue</i>)

- Just like that, Belle Burden’s husband of 20 years announced he was leaving her. Here, she tells the story of how her unexpected divorce pulled the rug out from under her

- “Burden writes with piercing honesty about what happens when the life you trusted vanishes overnight” (Lori Gottlieb, author of <i>Maybe You Should Talk to Someone</i>)

Media Praise: Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Economist, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Town & Country, The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub

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Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn

A shocking true story that reads like a propulsive spy thriller

- After receiving a letter from a screenwriter, Christine Kuehn learned about her family’s involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies — and the role they played in the attack on Pearl Harbor

- “An amazing and gripping tale, full of suspenseful twists and cinematic details” (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>)

- This <i>New York Times</i> bestseller is perfect for readers of World War II history and riveting memoirs

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Mattering by Jennifer Breheny Wallace

Take it from Ina Garten: ‘<i>Mattering</i> should be required reading for everyone!’

- How can we build a life filled with meaning and purpose? Jennifer Wallace argues it starts with the core value of mattering: the feeling of being valued and adding value to the world around us

- “Beautifully written and deeply felt. Wallace gives readers the insights we need to understand each other, and the actions we can take to enhance each other’s lives” (Susan Cain)

- Recommended for readers of Brené Brown and Adam Grant

Media Praise: Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, Oprah Daily, People, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe

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Neptune’s Fortune by Julian Sancton

Uncover the riveting tale of one man’s quest to find a billion-dollar bounty

- Centuries after a shipwreck off Colombia’s coast, Roger Dooley embarked on an obsessive hunt for the Spanish galleon <i>San José</i> and its treasure

- A <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author delivers “a rollicking historical mystery and a beguiling human drama rolled into one” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review)

- “Full of heroism, greed, piracy, sunken treasure, and adventure on the high seas… It’s even more remarkable because it’s true” (<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Eric Schlosser)

Media Praise: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist

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The Typewriter and the Guillotine by Mark Braude

‘An absorbing, expertly paced work of narrative nonfiction’ (<i>The Wall Street Journal</i>)

- Discover the untold story of Janet Flanner, a pioneering Paris correspondent for <i>The New Yorker</i>, whose reporting exposed both a serial killer on the loose and the dangers of the Third Reich

- Paula McLain, author of <i>The Paris Wife</i> and <i>Skylark</i>, calls this “impeccably researched and elegantly written… both intimate and sweeping” 

- “Part biography, part true crime narrative,” this “significant work of nonfiction” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>) takes readers to Europe on the brink of World War II

Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub

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Queens at War by Alison Weir

Meet the five formidable queens who shaped 15th-century England

- Follows the triumphs and tragedies of Joan of Navarre, Katherine of Valois, Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Widville, and Anne Neville

- From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Six Wives of Henry VIII</i>, dubbed “the queen of history writing” (<i>Sunday Express</i>)

- Thorough scholarship meets vivid storytelling in a series that “strips away centuries of historical mythologizing to shed light on the genuine accomplishments and bravery of these fascinating female monarchs” (<i>Bookreporter</i>)

Media Praise: Parade, The Times

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Five Bullets by Elliot Williams

A powerful account of a notorious crime that captured the nation’s attention

- In 1984 New York City, Bernhard Goetz shot four Black teenagers — Barry Allen, Darrell Cabey, Troy Canty, and James Ramseur — at point-blank range. The ensuing trial divided the city and exposed long-standing tensions over race and class

- Named a most anticipated book of 2026 by <i>The New York Times</i> and <i>The Washington Post</i>

- “Deeply researched and carefully crafted, <i>Five Bullets</i> is a haunting examination of our nation’s complicated fascination with vigilantes and the politics of crime” (Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff)

Media Praise: The New Yorker, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub

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The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson

Unpack the Declaration of Independence’s most revolutionary sentence

- “In Isaacson’s expert hands, those 35 words, and the ones that come after them, gain a new level of clarity and relevance, and inspire deepened appreciation” (<i>Booklist</i> starred review)

- The highly anticipated latest release from a beloved National Humanities Medal winner

- This <i>New York Times</i> bestseller is “a short, smart analysis of perhaps the most famous passage in American history” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)

Media Praise: CBS Mornings, Next Big Idea Club, The Atlantic, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist

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When Trees Testify by Beronda L. Montgomery

How are trees intertwined with Black American history?

- “A beautiful journey through the imagination and intellect of one of our most important contemporary science writers” (National Book Award–winning author Imani Perry)

- Through a blend of science, history, and memoir, an award-winning plant biologist examines seven types of trees and how they have affected American culture

- This “poignant and singular retelling of Black American history” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>) was selected as January’s notable nonfiction pick by LibraryReads

Media Praise: People, The Boston Globe, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Electric Literature, Literary Hub

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Football by Chuck Klosterman

This instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller explores the lasting cultural impact of football

- One of NPR’s most anticipated books of 2026 is “a smart, rewarding consideration of football’s popularity — and eventual downfall” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)

- With his trademark humor and razor-sharp intellect, the author of <i>Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs</i> analyzes how the sport came to be so deeply ingrained in American culture

- “A great recommendation for the die-hard and casual fan alike” (<i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>), this is the perfect pick to read ahead of this weekend’s big game

Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub

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American Reich by Eric Lichtblau

A <i>New York Times Book Review</i> Editor’s Choice from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author

- What does a single murder in Orange County, California, reveal about the resurgence of white supremacy across the country?

- Through the life and death of Blaze Bernstein, the author of <i>The Nazis Next Door</i> offers a chilling look at racial hatred and violence in the US

- “Kaleidoscopic… A troubling window into the rage that animates America’s shadowy far-right networks” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)

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Every Day I Read by Hwang Bo-reum

Attention all booklovers: This celebration of reading is guaranteed to warm your heart

- Discover the joys of browsing a bookstore, the connection between reading and writing, and more with an internationally bestselling author

- A charming essay collection “filled with breathless pleasure” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)

- Penned by the internationally bestselling author of <i>Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop</i>

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