New Books 2025 Nonfiction 2025. We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2025. Listed in order of publication date with the most recently published titles at the beginning of the list.

Our pick of the most acclaimed and anticipated nonfiction released this summer (october 1, 2025 through december 31, 2025). Below we’ve gathered up and sorted the most popular nonfiction titles on goodreads since the beginning of the year.