Book Group Nonfiction
Looking for good books for discussion? These recently released nonfiction titles cover a variety of topics and viewpoints, and are sure to spark lively discussion in your book group! Created by librarians at The Seattle Public Library. Annotations by staff or from review sources as noted. (Created April 2025)
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Ginseng Roots
In this graphic-format memoir, cartoonist Thompson recounts his childhood working on ginseng farms in rural Wisconsin and dives deep into the global history of ginseng, in a work Library Journal called a "visually rich, emotionally resonant work of true ambition and sophistication from one of the most sensitive storytellers currently working in any medium or genre."
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: All copies in use
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Fire Weather
A look at how wildfires have become increasingly destructive in the 21st century, through a case study of the 2016 fire in Fort McMurray, home of Alberta's bituminous oil sands.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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An award-winning tech journalist and editor illuminates how technological capitalism is both shaping and exploiting human existence, while proposing that by harnessing the collective creativity that makes humans unique, we might imagine a freer, more empowered relationship with our machines and with one another. (NoveList)
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