Nonfiction

1. Humans

by Brandon Stanton. Photos and stories of people fromover 40 countries collected by the creator of “Humans of New York.”

2. Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey. The Academy Award-winning actor shares snippets from the diaries he kept over the past 35 years.

3. Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man

by Emmanuel Acho. A look at some questions and concepts needed to address systemic racism.

4. First Principles

by Thomas E. Ricks. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explains the influence of the ancient Greeks and Romans on the thinking of America’s

Founding Fathers.

5. Caste

by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines aspects of caste systems across civilizations and reveals a rigid hierarchy in America today.

6. Untamed

by Glennon Doyle. The activist and public speaker describes her journey of listening to her inner voice.

7. The Answer Is … by Alex Trebek. A memoir by the late host of the TV game show “Jeopardy!” from1984 to 2020.

8. Pappyland by Wright Thompson. How Julian Van Winkle III worked to preserve the legacy of his family’s brand of Kentucky bourbon.

9. The Best of Me

by David Sedaris. A collection of the humorist’s essays including “Me Talk Pretty One Day” and “A Guy Walks Into a Bar Car.”

10. Killing Crazy Horse

by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. The ninth book in the conservative commentator’s “Killing” series focuses on conflicts with Native Americans.