- Write to me, letters from Japanese American children to the Librarian they left behind, Cynthia Grady ; illustrated by Amiko Hirao
- The best of me, David Sedaris
- Darkness visible, a memoir of madness, William Styron
- The Moth presents All these wonders, true stories about facing the unknown, edited by Catherine Burns
- As good as dead, [the daring escape of American POWs from a Japanese death camp], Stephen L. Moore
- A soldier's sketchbook, the illustrated First World War diary of R.H. Rabjohn, John Wilson
- The women's war in the South, recollections and reflections of the American Civil War, edited by Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg ; [introduction by Catherine Clinton]
- The checklist manifesto, how to get things right, Atul Gawande
- The movement made us, a father, a son, and the legacy of a freedom ride, David J. Dennis Jr. in collaboration with David J. Dennis Sr
- The light of days, the untold story of women resistance fighters in Hitler's ghettos, Judy Batalion ; with Winifred Conkling
- Wild blueberries, tales of nuns, rabbits & discovery in rural Michigan, Peter Damm
- Lily's promise, holding on to hope through Auschwitz and beyond--a story for all generations, Lily Ebert and Dov Forman
- Going solo, Roald Dahl
- American sniper, the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history, Chris Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice
- Guts, Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb
- Finding refuge, real-life immigration stories from young people, Victorya Rouse
- Pumpkinflowers, a soldier's story, Matti Friedman
- Bravo company, an Afghanistan deployment and its aftermath, Ben Kesling
- Together we rise, behind the scenes at the protest heard round the world, the Women's March organizers and Condé Nast
- Hear my voice, the testimonies of children detained at the southern border of the United States, compiled by Warren Binford for Project Amplify ; foreword by Michael Garcia Bochenek of Human Rights Watch = Escucha mi voz : los testimonios de niños detenidos en la frontera sur de los Estados Unidos / recopilado por Warren Binford para Project Amplify ; prefacio por Michael Garcia Bochenek
- All the gallant men, an American sailor's firsthand account of Pearl Harbor, Donald Stratton with Ken Gire
- Once a warrior, how one veteran found a new mission closer to home, Jake Wood
- A most beautiful thing, the true story of America's first all-black high school rowing team, Arshay Cooper
- Torpedoed, the true story of the World War II sinking of "The Children's Ship", Deborah Heiligman
- Smile, Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Stephanie Yue
- The mirror test, America at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, J. Kael Weston
- Warrior dog, by Will Chesney, with Joe Layden