One Book Per Author I've Read (Non-Fiction)

One non-fiction book from every author I've read, whether I loved it or hated it! For authors with multiple books, I just picked my favorite. February of 2026.

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Wilson (A. Scott Berg)

Wilson

1

A. Scott Berg

Cuba: An American History (Ada Ferrer)

Cuba: An American History

2

Ada Ferrer

You Never Forget Your First (Alexis Coe)

You Never Forget Your First

3

Alexis Coe

Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)

Fun Home

4

Alison Bechdel

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Alison Weir)

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

5

Alison Weir

Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations (Alton Brown)

Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations

6

Alton Brown

The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Amy Tan)

The Backyard Bird Chronicles

7

Amy Tan

The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)

The Diary of a Young Girl

8

Anne Frank

The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl (Arthur Allen)

The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl

9

Arthur Allen

The Will to Change (Bell Hooks)

The Will to Change

10

Bell Hooks

Destiny of the Republic (Candace Millard)

Destiny of the Republic

11

Candace Millard

In the Dream House (Carmen Maria Machado)

In the Dream House

12

Carmen Maria Machado

Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for American's Independence (Carol Berkin)

Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for American's Independence

13

Carol Berkin

Invisible Women (Caroline Criado-Pérez)

Invisible Women

14

Caroline Criado-Pérez

Know My Name (Chanel Miller)

Know My Name

15

Chanel Miller

We Should All Be Feminists (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

We Should All Be Feminists

16

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

John Adams (David McCullough)

John Adams

17

David McCullough

Eleanor (David Michaelis)

Eleanor

18

David Michaelis

1920: The Year of Six Presidents (David Pietrusza)

1920: The Year of Six Presidents

19

David Pietrusza

Team of Rivals (Doris Kearns Goodwin)

Team of Rivals

20

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Du Mez, Kristin Kobes)

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

21

Du Mez, Kristin Kobes

Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America (Eduardo Bonilla-Silva)

Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America

22

Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Open Veins of Latin America (Eduardo Galeono)

Open Veins of Latin America

23

Eduardo Galeono

John Tyler, the Accidental President (Edward P. Crapol)

John Tyler, the Accidental President

24

Edward P. Crapol

Parallel Journeys (Eleanor Ayer)

Parallel Journeys

25

Eleanor Ayer

Night (Elie Wiesel)

Night

26

Elie Wiesel

The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)

The Devil in the White City

27

Erik Larson

The End of the European Era: 1890 to the Present (Felix Gilbert)

The End of the European Era: 1890 to the Present

28

Felix Gilbert

John Quincy Adams Militant Spirit (Fred Kaplan)

John Quincy Adams Militant Spirit

29

Fred Kaplan

Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson)

Three Cups of Tea

30

Greg Mortenson

Traitor to His Class (H.W. Brands)

Traitor to His Class

31

H.W. Brands

John Quincy Adams (Harlow Unger)

John Quincy Adams

32

Harlow Unger

The Story of My Life (Helen Keller)

The Story of My Life

33

Helen Keller

The Romanov Sisters (Helen Rapparport)

The Romanov Sisters

34

Helen Rapparport

Medieval Women (Henrietta Leyser)

Medieval Women

35

Henrietta Leyser

Walden (Henry David Thoreau)

Walden

36

Henry David Thoreau

A People's History of the United States (Howard Zinn)

A People's History of the United States

37

Howard Zinn

Notorious RBG (Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik)

Notorious RBG

38

Irin Carmon and Shana Knizhnik

Caste (Isabel Wilkerson)

Caste

39

Isabel Wilkerson

Female Masculinity (J. Jack Halberstam)

Female Masculinity

40

J. Jack Halberstam

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