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Yes, you read that right: a book by Joan Didion, the brilliant writer (the National Book Award-winner _The_ _Year_ _of_ _Magical_ _Thinking_, for one) who passed away in 2021. This isn’t a

traditional memoir, however, but a journal “discovered in a portable filing cabinet next to Didion’s desk after her death,” according to her publisher, Alfred A. Knopf. It contains

descriptions of her sessions with her psychiatrist, beginning in 1999, that are addressed to her husband, John Gregory Dunne. “Everything we revere about Joan Didion is instantly apparent in

these pages — the precision, the fierce intelligence, the piercing insights, the withering interrogation of her own motives,” comments Jordan Pavlin, Knopf’s publisher and editor-in-chief,

in a press statement. The journal’s publication has been approved by the trustees of her estate. ALSO OF NOTE: _WAITING ON THE MOON: ARTISTS, POETS, DRIFTERS, GRIFTERS, AND GODDESSES _(MARCH

11) by Peter Wolf: The J. Geils Band frontman, 78, offers his life story, including his brief marriage to actress Faye Dunaway, 84. _UPTOWN_ _GIRL_ BY CHRISTIE BRINKLEY (APRIL 29):

Brinkley, 71, unspools details from her supermodel years, breakup with Billy Joel and more. Her publisher (Harper Influence) says it’s “at times tender, bubbling over with gob-smacking

intimacy, and illustrated with the author’s artwork.” _CLASS_ _CLOWN:_ _THE_ _MEMOIRS_ _OF_ _A_ _PROFESSIONAL_ _WISEASS:_ _HOW_ _I_ _WENT_ _77_ _YEARS_ _WITHOUT_ _GROWING_ _UP_ BY DAVE BARRY

(MAY 13): The hugely popular (and Pulitzer-winning) humor writer and syndicated columnist, 77, offers a funny and self-deprecating take on his life. “Mark Twain” by Ron Chernow, “Who Is

Government? The Untold Story of Public Service,” edited by Michael Lewis, and “The Scientist and the Serial Killer: The Search for Houston’s Lost Boys” by Lise Olsen are just a few examples

of fascinating upcoming non-fiction. (From left) Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House, Penguin Random House NONFICTION (HISTORY, CULTURE, BIOGRAPHY) _WHO_ _IS_ _GOVERNMENT?_ _THE_

_UNTOLD_ _STORY_ _OF_ _PUBLIC_ _SERVICE_, EDITED BY MICHAEL LEWIS (MARCH 18) The author behind books like _Moneyball_ and _The Big Short_ (both turned into films) now helms this project that

explores the seemingly mundane and now-shrinking world of government workers, including profiles of under-the-radar people such as a former coal miner who does lifesaving work to improve

mine safety and “an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller.” There are multiple writers in the book, including Geraldine Brooks and Dave Eggers, who details the experiences of workers at

California’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where they study robotic space exploration. _THE_ _SCIENTIST_ _AND_ _THE_ _SERIAL_ _KILLER:_ _THE_ _SEARCH_ _FOR_ _HOUSTON’S_ _LOST_ _BOYS _BY LISE

OLSEN (APRIL 1) This gripping true-crime tale — by the journalist behind _AARP_ _The_ _Magazine_’s award-winning 2022 Texas elder murders feature — centers on the remarkable forensic

anthropologist Sharon Derrick, who pieced together the identities of a group of teenage boys who were murdered in the 1970s by the Houston serial killer Dean Corll, a.k.a. The Candy Man, a

candy shop owner who lured young people to parties where they met their deaths. Their disappearances were first written off by police as runaways or draft dodgers. After years of effort,

Derrick was able to bring closure to scores of victims’ families. _MARK_ _TWAIN_ BY RON CHERNOW (MAY 13) The Pulitzer winner (for _Alexander_ _Hamilton_, inspiration for the Broadway

musical) now deftly tackles the iconic 19th-century humorist. No light read at 1,200 pages, it’s a fascinating portrait of this complicated, irreverent man who grew so famous, writes

Chernow, he “fairly invented our celebrity culture,” despite his dark view of society and human nature (he had “some mysterious anger, some pervasive melancholy” behind his humor).

Lin-Manuel Miranda, you up for this one?  ALSO OF NOTE: _YOKO_ BY DAVID SHEFF (MARCH 25): The author of the bestselling memoir _Beautiful_ _Boy_ interviewed John Lennon and Yoko Ono not long

before Lennon’s murder. In the aftermath, Sheff grew close with Ono, allowing him an insider’s view of her life. He details that here, from her early years in Tokyo to the modern day.

_CHANGE_ _THE_ _RECIPE:_ _BECAUSE_ _YOU_ _CAN’T_ _CHANGE_ _THE_ _WORLD_ _WITHOUT_ _BREAKING_ _SOME_ _EGGS_ BY JOSÉ ANDRÉS, WITH RICHARD WOLFE (APRIL 22): The famous chef and humanitarian

offers some life lessons from his years in the kitchen and, through his nonprofit World Central Kitchen, feeding people after natural and human-made disasters. _THE_ _FATE_ _OF_ _THE_ _DAY:_

_THE_ _WAR_ _FOR_ _AMERICA,_ _FORT_ _TICONDEROGA_ _TO_ _CHARLESTON,_ _1777–1780_ BY RICK ATKINSON (APRIL 29): This second book in the Pulitzer winner’s epic history of the American

Revolution focuses on the fight’s middle years. _LITTLE_ _BOSSES_ _EVERYWHERE:_ _HOW_ _THE_ _PYRAMID_ _SCHEME_ _SHAPED_ _AMERICA_ BY BRIDGET READ (MAY 6): Read, a _New_ _York_ _Magazine_

writer, dives into multilevel marketing, famous for its be-your-own-boss promises and the need to rope in ever more sellers to feed the moneymaking beast. _MURDER_ _IN_ _THE_ _DOLLHOUSE:_

_THE_ _JENNIFER_ _DULOS_ _STORY_ BY RICH COHEN (MAY 20): Cohen, author of _The_ _Sun_ _&_ _the_ _Moon_ _&_ _the_ _Rolling_ _Stones_, among other nonfiction works, explores the

strange case of Jennifer Dulos, a wealthy Connecticut woman who dropped her kids off at school and was never seen again. Standout health books for 2025 include“Secrets of the Icewomen: Cold

and Breathwork to Balance Hormones, Bolster Health, and Unlock Inner Potential” by Isabelle and Laura Hof, and “Valley of Forgetting: Alzheimer’s Families and the Search for a Cure” by

Jennie Erin Smith. (From left) Harper Collins, Penguin Random House HEALTH _VALLEY_ _OF_ _FORGETTING:_ _ALZHEIMER’S_ _FAMILIES_ _AND_ _THE_ _SEARCH_ _FOR_ _A_ _CURE_ BY JENNIE ERIN SMITH

(APRIL 1) The author tells the dramatic story of a remote community in Colombia that for centuries was known to have an unusually high percentage of people with early-onset memory loss (in

more recent years, they were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s). In the 1980s, this mysterious phenomenon spurred a neurologist, Francisco Lopera, to investigate, studying why so many residents

experienced memory issues when they hit middle age and often died in their 50s. Smith describes the challenges Lopera faced during the 40 years he devoted to his research and how it’s helped

scientists solve some puzzles about the disease. _SECRETS OF THE ICEWOMEN: COLD AND BREATHWORK TO BALANCE HORMONES, BOLSTER HEALTH, AND UNLOCK INNER POTENTIAL_ BY ISABELLE AND LAURA HOF

(APRIL 29) Just thinking about this one is enough to give you the shivers. The daughters of Wim Hof, creator of the famed Wim Hof Method — centered on using cold-water therapy to supercharge

one’s health — look at the practice from a female perspective. They argue that the practice centered on breathing, cold therapy and mindset can boost your immune system and improve your

sleep, among other benefits. ALSO OF NOTE: _THE AGELESS BRAIN: HOW TO SHARPEN AND PROTECT YOUR MIND FOR A LIFETIME_ BY DALE BREDESEN (MARCH 25): The neurodegenerative researcher and author

of _The End of Alzheimer’s_ (2017) details his science-backed advice for staving off cognitive decline. _THE AGE OF DIAGNOSIS: HOW OUR OBSESSION WITH MEDICAL LABELS IS MAKING US SICKER_ BY

SUZANNE O’SULLIVAN (MARCH 18): An Irish neurologist working in Britain, O’Sullivan argues that seeking answers is not always great for our health.