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Best New Non-Fiction Books to Read in 2026

Great non-fiction reads like a story. These recent releases cover science, history, technology and culture, with the kind of writing that makes hard subjects easy to dive into.

Updated October 2026 · 8 hand-picked books

Cover of Life Beyond Measure by Ed Yong

Life Beyond Measure

by Ed Yong 2026

Ed Yong reveals how living things work at wildly different scales, from the tiniest creatures to whole ecosystems, in a follow-up to An Immense World.

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Cover of London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe

London Falling

by Patrick Radden Keefe 2026

A family is shattered by the sudden death of their nineteen-year-old son and discovers he had a secret life in London's criminal underworld.

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The Land and Its People

by David Sedaris 2026

David Sedaris's new essay collection looks at what it means to be a foreigner, a brother and a lifelong friend.

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When the Earth Was Green

by Riley Black 2026

Riley Black explores the long relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth, showing how fossil leaves and roots tell an evolutionary love story.

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Cover of Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Careless People

by Sarah Wynn-Williams 2025

A darkly funny and shocking insider account of life at Facebook from former executive Sarah Wynn-Williams.

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Cover of Empire of AI by Karen Hao

Empire of AI

by Karen Hao 2025

Karen Hao's investigation into Sam Altman's OpenAI draws on voices from Silicon Valley to Kenya and Chile. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction.

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Cover of Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green

Everything Is Tuberculosis

by John Green 2025

John Green tells the human story of the world's deadliest infectious disease and what it will take to fight it.

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Cover of Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert

Girl on Girl

by Sophie Gilbert 2025

Sophie Gilbert examines how the pop culture of the turn of the millennium shaped the way a generation of women see themselves.

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