The Most Anticipated Nonfiction of Spring 2026

by Andy Beta

An invaluable life of a pioneering artist, only now beginning to be fully understood. Full review >

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by Howard Bryant

A first-rate look at the very public ideological quarrel between Black superstars. Full review >

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by Jung Chang

An essential, unexpectedly relevant account of a people divided and turned against themselves by politics. Full review >

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by Dan Chiasson

An observant, eloquent dual portrait of an uncommon public servant and his adopted home city. Full review >

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by Tom Junod

An enthralling family memoir and an unromantic commentary on manhood. Full review >

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by Patrick Radden Keefe

An exemplary account of naïveté, wealth, and menace, impeccably told by a top-notch journalist. Full review >

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by Ibram X. Kendi

A well-formed argument against the fashionably fascist thought that houses old wine in new skins. Full review >

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by Chuck Klosterman

A smart, rewarding consideration of football’s popularity—and eventual downfall. Full review >

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by Alison Lyn Miller

An observant study of small-time wrestling, a source of meaning for participants and fans. Full review >

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by Nicolas Niarchos

An eye-opening and sobering investigation that challenges us to consider the suffering embedded in our everyday devices. Full review >

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by Jayne Anne Phillips

West Virginia has no more eloquent and grateful daughter. Boy, can she write. Full review >

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by Michael Pollan

A fluent survey of what we know—or think we know—about the mind. Full review >

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by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

For readers put off by the overwhelmingly male, white, heteronormative world of physics, here is a warm, impassioned welcome. Full review >

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by Brian Raftery

A fascinating book, perhaps best enjoyed with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. Full review >

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by Namwali Serpell

An impressive, nuanced work of scholarship. Full review >

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