I recently wrote and posted my full reading list for 2025. It was a lean year for me in terms of reading books, but I did manage to read some good books. In the next few weeks I will be writing out and posting my lists of top books I read in various categories. Let's start this week with my top seven in nonfiction. As I mentioned in my reading list, I read 37 nonfiction books, and today I am picking out my top seven. These are books that I rated 4 or 5 stars out of 5 stars, and they are books that stayed with me. This list is in no particular order. Links to my reviews are included.
As I wrote in my review: The book "affirms something I believe strongly: if only we could unite against the oligarchs and robber barons, truly unite, we could truly change things." This book also made my list of "recent reads that I rated 5 stars" I wrote back in July of 2025, so even back then I knew this book would be one of my top books for the year.
This is a book I really liked and one that is necessary in the Hard Times we live in.
From my review: "In this small book, the author explains how major Internet companies became the monopolistic behemoths they are now. He also explains how these large companies manage to hold us hostage, making us stay with them even as we hate them and perhaps hate ourselves for staying." Doctorow then goes on to provide advice on how take back control.
This Book is Yours and Free to Keep
As I wrote in my review: This book is "a powerful document of the human spirit. It is also an important book about the [Appalachian] region and the impact of the prison industrial complex in the region."
From my review: "If you are a horror fan, this is a must-read book. If you are curious about horror, this is a good book to learn about the genre and what motivates some of its current writers to keep on writing it. The book is truly a great sampling of modern voices in contemporary horror."
From my review: "If you want to learn more about how billionaires got where they are now, how they stay there, and what they do to keep their dynasties going, then you need to read this book."
Hekate: Goddess of Witches
As I note in my review: "If you feel the goddess may be calling you, if you are curious and interested, this can be a book for you." I will add this is a book that has stayed with me.
And this is my nonfiction list. Have you read any of these? Do you have any top nonfiction works you recommend? What are you currently reading in nonfiction? Feel free to leave a comment and let me know. Next week I will be looking at the fiction I read in 2025.
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