NONFICTION

1. By Bittersweet Susan Cain. The author of “Quiet” embrace suggests loss and ways suffering to within

2. Recessional ourselves and others. By David Mamet. Playwright lambastes liberal politics, cancel culture and other things he finds objectionable.

3. Nowhere for Very Long By Brianna Madia. A young woman and her companions travel the deserts of the American West in an orange van.

4. The Storyteller By Dave Grohl. A memoir by the musician known for his work with Foo Fighters and Nirvana.

5. Crying in H Mart By Michelle Zauner. The daughter of a Korean mother and Jewish American father, and leader of the indie rock project Japanese Breakfast, describes creating her own identity after losing her mother to cancer.

6. The 1619 Project Edited by Nikole HannahJones, Caitlin Roper, Ilena Silverman and Jake Silverstein. Viewing America’s entanglement with slavery and its legacy, in essays from The New York

7. Blood Times And Magazine. Ruins By Richard Overy. A reassessment of World War II as the “last imperial war” and a call for a more global perspective on the war.

8. One Damn Thing After Another By William P. Barr. The former attorney general for George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump gives his account of those two tenures.

9. Will By Will Smith with Mark Manson. The entertainer tells his life story and lessons he learned along the way.

10. From Strength to Strength By Arthur C. Brooks. A columnist for The Atlantic espouses ways to shift priorities and habits to overcome waning abilities in later life.