Warren D. Davis

Best Nonfiction Books 2025 Schrikkeljaar. We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2025. Nonfiction editor john mcmutrie highlights some noteworthy titles that made our list of the best nonfiction of the year.

Martínez’s excellent novel, which was translated from the spanish by sophie hughes and annie mcdermott, follows a woman and her mother. We have a new memoir from salman rushdie that tells of the harrowing experience.