This year brought me stories that stayed with me long after the final page. Here are my nonfiction books I’m looking forward to in 2025.
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Books I’m looking forward to in 2025 (Nonfiction)
*in no particular order*
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Laura Spinney
Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus by Elaine Pagels
Seven Rivers: A Journey Through the Currents of Human History by Vanessa Taylor
Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History, 1850-1950 by Eli Erlick
The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii by Gabriel Zuchtriegel
Mythica: A New History of Homer’s World, Through the Women Written Out of It by Emily Hauser
Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History by Moudhy Al-Rashid
Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire by Barry Strauss
Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome by Jane Draycott
Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of the World’s Afterlife Beliefs by Gregory Shushan
What do you think of these books?
What 2025 releases are you looking forward to?
Looks like an awesome bunch of books. I’m especially curious about Fulvia and Lost Gender😁
A great selection! I haven’t any of these on my list but I do have several others
I had so much luck with nonfiction in 2024, so I’m definitely excited for more in 2025!