Read 25 non fiction in 2025!

Hosted by shontellereads

19 participants, 134 books added

Starts: Wednesday, 01 January 2025

Ends: Wednesday, 31 December 2025

I like a quarter of my reads to be non fiction and usually read around 100-120 books a year, but you can use this challenge however suits you. Can be any sub genre, any format :)

All books added
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw

Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality

Julia Shaw

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ science informative reflective medium-paced
I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Delphine Minoui, Nojoud Ali

I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

Delphine Minoui, Nojoud Ali

188 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Women, Race, & Class by Angela Y. Davis

Women, Race, & Class

Angela Y. Davis

271 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history politics race sociology challenging informative medium-paced
Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More by Blair Imani

Read This to Get Smarter: about Race, Class, Gender, Disability, and More

Blair Imani

181 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ politics race self help challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges

Through My Eyes

Ruby Bridges

64 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional slow-paced
A Queer History of the United States by Michael Bronski

A Queer History of the United States

ReVisioning American History

Michael Bronski

312 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative medium-paced
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

11 hours, 11 minutes • first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction memoir race emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

A People's History of the United States

Howard Zinn

729 pages • first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction history politics reference challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe

Gender Queer: A Memoir

Maia Kobabe

242 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction gender graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Maya Angelou's Autobiography #1

Maya Angelou

289 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced