Nonfiction

1. HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND by Michael Pollan. A personal account of how psychedelics might help the mentally ill and people dealing with everyday challenges.

2. THE SOUL OF AMERICA by Jon Meacham. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer contextualizes the present political climate through the lens of difficult moments in American history.

3. A HIGHER LOYALTY by James Comey. The former FBI director recounts cases and personal events that shaped his outlook on justice, and analyzes the leadership styles of three presidents.

4. BARRACOON by Zora Neale Hurston. A previously unpublished first-person account of Cudjo Lewis, a man who was transported and enslaved 50 years after the slave trade was banned. 5. THREE DAYS IN MOSCOW by Bret Baier and Catherine Whitney. The Fox News anchor describes Ronald Reagan’s 1988 visit to the Soviet capital.

6. I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK by Michelle McNamara. The late true-crime journalist’s search for the serial murderer and rapist known as the Golden State Killer.

7. ROBIN by Dave Itzkoff. A New York Times journalist details the career and struggles of actor and comedian Robin Williams.

8. EDUCATED by Tara Westover. The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university. 9. WAR ON PEACE by Ronan Farrow. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the deterioration of American diplomacy.

10. I LOVE CAPITALISM! by Ken Langone. A memoir by a co-founder of Home Depot and a former director of the New York Stock Exchange.