NYTIMES (NYT > Top Stories) - 29 Nonfiction Books Coming This Fall
Memoirs, biographies, true crime, history and more.
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - Scoop: "Regime Change" sells 500,000 — on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26
"Regime Change ," the juicy exposé on President Trump's second term by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has passed the publishing milestone of 500,000 units sold (hardcover, audio, e-book) in just one month. - Publishing sources tell me the blockbuster is on track to be the bestselling nonfiction book of 2026. Simon & Schuster has ordered a seventh printing, bringing the total hardcovers in print to 460,000. - "Reports of the death of the nonfiction book have been greatly exaggerated," said Matt Latimer of the Javelin agency, which represents Haberman. But this is a rare feat. "This doesn't necessarily mean that Trump books are back," said Keith Urbahn , Latimer's co-founder at Javelin. "It's still uphill sledding for political…
NYTIMES - The Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This Summer
Memoirs, histories, true crime, investigations and much more.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Arthur Schaper) - Book Review: ‘The Lost Empire of Emanuel Nobel’ by Douglas Brunt
The latest historical/biographical epic written by New York Times best-selling author Douglas Brunt does not disappoint but takes an unknown subject, explores its impact, and […] Source
NYTIMES (The New York Times Books Staff) - The Best Books of 2026 So Far: ‘Kin,’ ‘London Falling’ and More
The nonfiction and novels we can’t stop thinking about.
NPR (Terry Gross) - A humorist faces life with Stage 4 lung cancer: 'The future disappeared for me'
In 2020, Annabelle Gurwitch went to urgent care for a COVID-19 test and learned she had cancer. She writes about life as a "cancer slacker" in her memoir, The End of My Life is Killing Me.
NYTIMES (Jonah E. Bromwich) - What Drives Patrick Radden Keefe?
Patrick Radden Keefe’s carefully applied ambition has propelled him to a rarefied perch.
NYTIMES (Veronica Chambers) - Toni Morrison’s Best Books: A Guide
Her novels reveal a deeply American desire for freedom and adventure, and one of her work’s great joys lies in always finding something new to discover. Here’s where to start.
WASHINGTONPOST (Theodoric Meyer) - John Kennedy’s book achieves a rare distinction for a senator: It’s selling
“How to Test Negative for Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will” has spent 15 weeks on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction bestseller list, including several weeks at No. 1.