New non‑fiction out now
March 24 released a slate of non‑fiction debuts and big names — books from Cory Booker and David Streitfeld joined nine other new non‑fiction titles highlighted in industry roundups (lunch.publishersmarketplace.com). Book Riot also pulled six standout releases from the week for quick reads and audio roundups if you prefer listening on the go ( ).
Cory Booker’s Stand is a 272‑page trade hardcover from St. Martin’s Press that hit shelves March 24, 2026. (morgensternbooks.com) The author narrates the Macmillan Audio edition and the title was listed as a top seller in Amazon’s Civics & Citizenship category ahead of and on release day. (audible.com) David Streitfeld’s Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry is a 464‑page biography published by Mariner/HarperCollins and released March 24, 2026. (prairielights.com) Streitfeld, a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and longtime friend of McMurtry, frames the book with newly unearthed archival material and has drawn advance praise from historians such as Douglas Brinkley. (mcnallyrobinson.com) Publishers Lunch’s March 24 roundup directed readers to Bookshop lists for the week’s new titles and flagged 19 fiction and 9 nonfiction releases on that weekly list while noting March’s broader totals of 142 fiction and 61 nonfiction forthcoming titles. (lunch.publishersmarketplace.com) Book Riot’s coverage split into a written “6 of the Best” and its All the Books! audio roundup; the podcast discussed Seasons of Glass & Iron, Wolf Worm, Black Out Loud, Python’s Kiss, Colored People Time, and The Beheading Game this week. (bookriot.com) Other industry roundups published March 24 — including Literary Hub and Locus — ran day‑of lists that highlighted Louise Erdrich, Han Kang and other high‑profile March 24 releases alongside the nonfiction debuts. (lithub.com)
