Top Titles of 2025: Adult Non-Fiction


As 2025 draws to a close, it’s clear this has been an exceptional year for adult nonfiction. As we look back on a year filled with thought-provoking reads, these titles rose above the rest—based on what you checked out the most. These are the nonfiction books that informed us, moved us and kept our hold lists busy all year long. Which ones have you read?

Top 5 Adult Non-Fiction (as of December 4):

  1. The Let Them Theory, opens a new window by Mel Robbins (755 checkouts)
  2. The Anxious Generation, opens a new window by Jonathan Haidt (619 checkouts)
  3. Everything Is Tuberculosis, opens a new window by John Green (570 checkouts)
  4. Be Ready When the Luck Happens, opens a new window by Ina Garten (288 checkouts)
  5. Framed, opens a new window by John Grisham & Jim McCloskey (262 checkouts)