New Nonfiction Roundup – October 2019

PEAK PICKS.
Two  memoirs from titans in the music industry join Peak Picks this “Rocktober”: The Beautiful Ones by Prince and Me by Elton John. Bill Bryson’s latest, a guide to The Body and comedian Ali Wong’s first book,  Dear Girls, will delight readers, while Rachel Maddow will infuriate news junkies with an expose on Big Oil in Blowout. Seattleite Timothy Egan embarks on A Pilgrimage to Eternity along the Via Francigena, and David Workman and Suquamish Tribe chairman Leonard Forsman honor the Salish Sea in We Are Puget Sound. 

New Nonfiction Roundup – September 2019

September marks the beginning of the fall publishing season, and you’ll see new releases from some big names: Malcolm Gladwell, Demi Moore, Patti Smith, Edward Snowden and Tegan & Sara, just to name a few. Happy reading!

Audience of One. James Poniewozik explains how Trump mastered television as a businessman, TV host and President.

A Beginner’s Guide to Japan. A ruminative guide to Japan, from Pico Iyer (The Art of Stillness). 

Call Sign Chaos. A guide to leadership from former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis. Will be at Temple de Hirsch Sinai September 16!

Creative Calling. Chase Jarvis argues that you don’t find fulfillment, you create it.  Will be at Town Hall September 23!

Coventry. Rachel Cusk dissects memoir, art and literary criticism through a feminist lens in her first essay collection.

New Nonfiction Roundup – August 2019

Three memoirs from adult children about a parent. Three books to challenge white readers about race. Two titles examine what works, and what doesn’t, in educating our children. And a quirky new guide to Seattle. All are coming your way this August!

America is Better Than This. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley’s manifesto against Trump’s war on migrant families is a timely polemic.

Eat More Plants. Desiree Nielsen presents more than 100 plant-based, anti-inflammatory recipes for optimal health.

New Nonfiction Roundup – July 2019

What’s new in nonfiction this July? Page-turning chronicles of crises close to home and abroad, women stepping out of the shadow of men, and a pair of graphic adaptations highlight the best this month has to offer.

Amazing Decisions. A graphic guide to making better decisions, from Dan Ariely (Predictably Irrational). 

America’s Reluctant Prince. Historian Steven M. Gillon looks at the life and legacy of John F. Kennedy Jr.

American Predator. Maureen Callahan delivers a gripping true crime tale of serial killer Israel Keyes.

New Nonfiction Roundup – June 2019

100 Side Hustles. Chris Guillebeau features 100 stories of regular people launching successful side businesses.

Broken Places & Outer Spaces. Nnedi Okorafor examines how limitation and hardship in the lives of artists fuel their work.

Cult of the Dead Cow. Explores how one of the first group of hackers came to lead the charge for cyber security from Joseph Menn.

Definitely Hispanic. A collection of comedic and introspective essays by social media influencer Lejuan James about growing up Hispanic in the US.

Dignity. Photographer Chris Arnade presents portraits of America’s poor, drug-addicted, and forgotten, both urban and rural, blue state and red state.