Forthcoming Nonfiction

Look for these anticipated spring releases, coming soon to your library:

Rightful Heritage by Douglas Brinkley
The New York Times best-selling author of The Wilderness Warrior examines the environmental legacy of FDR and the New Deal, evaluating the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the dozens of State Park systems that were protected by his decisions.

The Lonely City by Olivia Laing
Following the success of 2014’s The Trip to Echo Spring, Laing returns with a trip to Manhattan to study the lives of six artists.

The Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan
The epic story of Thomas Meagher, an Irish rebel turned American hero and shaped history on a global scale, including as a fighter for slaves' freedom in all the iconic battles of the American Civil War

All the Single Ladies: unmarried women and the rise of an independent nation by Rebecca Traister
In a provocative, groundbreaking work, Traister traces the history of unmarried women in America who, through social, political, and economic means, have radically shaped our nation.


Seven Brief Lessons on Physics by Carlo Rovelli
A introduction to modern physics by a founder of the loop quantum gravity theory shares seven succinct lessons on topics ranging from general relativity and quantum mechanics to elementary particles and black holes.

Charlotte Bronte: a fiery heart by Claire Harman
Harman seizes on a crucial moment in the 1840's when Charlotte worked at a girls' school in Brussels and fell hopelessly in love with the husband of the school's headmistress. Her torment spawned her first attempts at writing for publication, and he haunts the pages of every one of her novels--he is Rochester in Jane Eyre, Paul Emanuel in Villette. Another unrequited love--for her publisher--paved the way for Charlotte to enter a marriage that ultimately made her happier than she ever imagined. Drawing on correspondence unavailable to previous biographers, Claire Harman establishes Bronte the heroine of her own story.

The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano and the story of an epic college basketball rivalry by John Feinstein
Documents the fierce 1980s rivalry among the coaching legends behind the University of North Carolina, Duke and North Carolina State, detailing Krzyzewski's controversial hire, the covert recruiting wars that shaped each team and the national pressure that complicated their leadership methods.

The Vanishing Velazquez: a 19th century bookseller's obsession with a lost masterpiece by Laura Cumming
Describes the true story of a provincial bookseller who discovered an incredible portrait of King Charles I at a liquidation auction and his lifelong quest to prove it was painted by Diego Velazquez.