New Nonfiction | March 2026 – Bloomfield Township Public Library

These nonfiction titles are being released this month. Use your Bloomfield Township Public Library card to place a hold by selecting the linked title.

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Adult Braces: Driving Myself Sane / Lindy West
Lindy shares the story of her rock bottom, and of the journey she took to claw her way out of it. With her trademark candor and sense of humor, she examines her post- Shrill emotional implosion, her shifting feelings about traditional marriage, and her search for her long-lost self.
The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change / Rebecca Solnit
Solnit draws upon myriad writers, thinkers, and activists to illustrate her points that the world is thoroughly interconnected and that “the past shows us how change works, how what once seemed impossible becomes actuality.”
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age / Ibram X Kendi
Offers an unsettling but indispensable global history of how great replacement theory brought humanity into this authoritarian age–and how we can free ourselves from it.
Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire / Simukai Chigudu
An exquisitely crafted memoir, sweeping from Zimbabwe to Oxford, that lays bare the violent, enduring legacy of colonialism on both a country and a family.
Cosmic Music: The Life, Art, and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane / Andy Beta
The first full-length biography of Alice Coltrane, the jazz musician and spiritual leader whose forward-thinking music was overshadowed by her more famous husband, even as she brilliantly laid the groundwork for the new age, ambient, and electronic music that would follow.
The Dangerous Shore: How a Motley Crew of Scientists, Mobsters, Double Agents, Retirees, Volunteer Pilots (and a Boy Scout) Stopped the Invasion of America / Sara Vladic
Reveals the gripping, untold history of the United States under attack during World War II and the improbable patriots who stepped up to defend their country in her hour of need.
Good Woman: A Reckoning / Savala Nolan
A raw and lyrical exploration of the confining expectations of womanhood and, if we dare, what lies beyond those limitations.
Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird / Keith O’Brien
From the New York Times bestselling author of Charlie Hustle and Fly Girls comes one of America’s greatest sports stories: the improbable rise of Larry Bird and the Indiana State Sycamores.
How Flowers Made Our World: The Story of Nature’s Revolutionaries / David George Haskell
An exquisite exploration of the power of flowers, placing them at the center of the story of how evolution created the world we know today.
Ohana Style: Food from Hawai’i, for Your Family / Sheldon Simeon
The author of Cook Real Hawai’i brings the essence of Hawai’ian cuisine to everyday cooking with over 100 unfussy and flavorful recipes featuring easy ingredient substitutions, clever new techniques, and creative (and often plant-based) spins on traditional dishes.
The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck / Jessica Riskin
The tumultuous life and radical science of a revolutionary thinker, and the history of an idea that changed the world.
The Supreme Gift: Love Is the Greatest Thing in the World / Paulo Coelho
Love is humankind’s supreme gift, our spiritual center and our guiding light. This inspiring essay by Paulo Coelho, the internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist, teaches us how to embrace it.
The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II / Daniela Gerson
An immigration journalist and her wife trace their family’s intertwined past to unearth a history of how hundreds of thousands of Polish Jews survived Hitler’s Holocaust at the brutal hands of Stalin — a story that sheds light on the enduring power of hope and love.
Who Needs Friends: An Unscientific Examination of Male Friendship Across America / Andrew McCarthy
A moving and provocative exploration of male friendship and loneliness, from New York Times bestselling author, filmmaker, and actor Andrew McCarthy as he crisscrosses the country to reconnect with his friends.
A Woman’s Work: Reclaiming the Radical History of Mothering / Elinor Cleghorn
From the author of Unwell Women comes a powerful and groundbreaking new narrative history of motherhood and mothering.
World Cup Fever: A Soccer Journey in Nine Tournaments / Simon Kuper
The story of how soccer has transformed the world–as seen through nine World Cups–by one of our most talented writers on the sport.