New Nonfiction | February 2026 – Bloomfield Township Public Library

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The AI Paradox: How to Make Sense of a Complex Future / Virginia Dignum
With thought-provoking examples and paradoxical insights, this powerful little book challenges us to reimagine the role of these technologies in our lives, advocating for a collaborative, transparent, and inclusive approach that keeps humanity at the core of AI innovation.
American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology / Jon Meacham
This rich and diverse collection covers a wide spectrum of history, from 1619 to the twenty-first century, with primary-source documents that take us back to critical moments in which Americans fought over the meaning and the direction of the national experiment.
Bonfire of the Murdochs: How the Epic Fight to Control the Last Great Media Dynasty Broke a Family — and the World / Gabriel Sherman
The real succession story of the Murdoch empire is more shocking than the fictional TV series.
Boss Lincoln: The Partisan Life of Abraham Lincoln / Matthew Pinsker
An eye-opening portrait of Lincoln behind the scenes: Here is the career-long party politician whose brilliant coalition-building during the Civil War set the political foundation for emancipation and Union victory.
The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving / Michelle A. Williams
Here is a dramatic, sweeping history with a galvanizing vision for how we can address new threats and complete the unfinished business of public health.
Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria / Loubna Mrie
The unforgettable account of one woman’s fight for freedom–against a father, a dictator, and the weight of inherited belief.
Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal History of America / Eugene Robinson
Tells our nation’s torturous racial history through his own family’s story, starting with his great-grandfather’s freedom from slavery and threading his way to his own narrative and reaching today’s Black Lives Matter movement, asking whether this time will be different.
I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month / Jarvis R. Givens
A call to remember, reimagine, and reclaim an intellectual tradition built by communities well before our time, and to take seriously what is politically at stake in its preservation. At a time when Black history is under attack, this book offers an inspiring vision for how it can still be a source of power, truth, and possibility.
The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema / Paul Fischer
The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries–Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg–revolutionized American cinema, creating the most iconic films in history while risking everything, redefining friendship, and shaping Hollywood as we know it.
Let’s Botanize: 101 Ways to Connect with Plants / Ben Goulet-Scott & Jacob S. Suissa
A guide to learning about and understanding the world of plants, a hobby that can ease stress, bring joy, and deepen your connection with the incredible diversity of life all around you.
Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food—and Our Future / Bruce Friedrich
Offers a hopeful and rigorously researched exploration of how science, policy, and industry can work together to satisfy the world’s soaring demand for meat, while building a healthier and more sustainable world.
The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family / Dorothy Roberts
A riveting memoir of growing up in an interracial family in 1960s Chicago and a daughter’s journey to understand her parents’ marriage–and her own identity.
Super Nintendo: The Game-Changing Company That Unlocked the Power of Play / Keza MacDonald
An exuberant, behind-the-scenes look at the designers and the company that brought us Mario, Zelda, Pokémon, and so much more.
Traversal / Maria Popova
By turns epic and intimate—as concerned with the physical laws binding atoms into molecules as with the psychic forces binding us to one other— Traversal explores the universe between cells and souls to reveal the world, and our lives, in a dazzling new light.
A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness / Michael Pollan
A panoptic exploration of consciousness—what it is, who has it, and why—and a meditation on the essence of our humanity.
Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery / Gavin Newsom
From California Governor Gavin Newsom comes an intimate and poignant account of identity, belonging, and the defining moments that inspired a life in politics.