If you ask any librarian, most would probably wish they had MORE time in the day to read. Yet, collectively, the staff at MCLS member libraries some how manage to find some time each day to read hundreds of books each year covering a wide variety of genres and topics, and we love sharing our favorites from the past year. Check out our list of titles we recommend you pick up in 2026, below you will find Adult Non-Fiction Titles

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Recommended Adult Non-Fiction Titles

This Fierce People

by Allen Pell Crawford

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Not Too Late: The Power of Pushing Limits

by Gwendolyn Bounds

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The Story of My Tits 

by Jennifer Hayden

A graphic novel about the author’s journey through life, her relationship with her body, and experiences with motherhood & breast cancer. Very funny, incredibly relatable, and a tear-jerker.

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The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year

by Margaret Renkl

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Hotshot: A Life on Fire

by River Selby

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A Bit Much: poems

by Lyndsay Rush

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Raising Hare: A Memoir

by Chloe Dalton

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Homestand : small town baseball and the fight for the soul of America

by Will Bardenwerper

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The Roma: A Traveling History

by Madeline Potter

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