9 Best Nonfiction Books to Read in February 2025

9 Best Nonfiction Books to Read in February 2025

Curated by Storizen, this list of the Best Nonfiction  Books to Read in February 2025 offers stories that inform, inspire, and ignite curiosity.

1. Bibliophobia: A Memoir by Sarah Chihaya

In Bibliophobia, Sarah Chihaya delivers a raw, witty, and deeply personal memoir that explores the complicated relationship between reading, identity, and mental health. She reflects on the books that shaped her—what she calls “Life Ruiners”—stories so...

2. Source Code by Bill Gates

In Source Code, Bill Gates offers a candid and deeply personal look at his formative years, tracing his journey from a curious, rebellious kid in Seattle to the young entrepreneur who would change the world. He reflects on his childhood...

3. Reading the Waves: A Memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch

In Reading the Waves, Lidia Yuknavitch delivers a raw and thought-provoking memoir about the power of storytelling to heal and transform. Drawing from her own turbulent past—her father’s abuse, her fraught relationship with her mother, the devastating...

4. Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney

In Jane Austen’s Bookshelf, rare book dealer Rebecca Romney embarks on a literary detective journey to uncover the forgotten women writers who shaped Austen’s genius. It all began with a chance discovery—an emerald clothbound edition of Evelina...

5. One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad

In One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, Omar El Akkad delivers a searing reckoning with the ideals and contradictions of the West. As an immigrant, he once believed in its promise of freedom and justice, but after two decades of reporting...

6. 10 Dates to Your Soulmate by Christie Kederian

In 10 Dates to Your Soulmate, relationship therapist and celebrity matchmaker Dr. Christie Kederian provides a proven, research-backed roadmap to finding lasting love. With practical dating strategies and deep self-reflection...

7. The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

In The 5 Types of Wealth, Sahil Bloom challenges the conventional belief that financial success alone leads to fulfillment. Drawing from his own journey and the insights he shares in The Curiosity Chronicle, he offers a fresh perspective on what it truly...

8. Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover by Sarah Perry

In Sweet Nothings, award-winning author Sarah Perry crafts a delightful and thought-provoking exploration of candy, memory, and pleasure. Through 100 illustrated micro-essays organized by color—red Pop Rocks, purple Jelly Truffles—Perry dissects taste...

9. Talk to Me by Rich Benjamin

In Talk to Me, Rich Benjamin unearths a buried family history, tracing the seismic fallout of a CIA-backed coup that ousted his grandfather, Haitian president Daniel Fignolé, in 1957. Raised in silence about his family’s exile, Benjamin grapples with his...

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