27 Smart Books to Read This June

The best new nonfiction coming out this month, handpicked for curious minds.

Welcome to June! I’m pleased to share what I consider the most promising, must-read nonfiction titles scheduled for release this month.

These titles will be included in our longlist of potential titles for Season 27 of the Next Big Idea Club. In a couple of months, our curators—Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, and Daniel Pink—will review all of my monthly selections, narrow the list down to a handful of finalists and, ultimately, choose our two official season titles, which we will send the members. If you’d like to get the winning books mailed to you (or to a friend), join us here, and use the code GRADUATION for 20% off.

And now, the June 2025 titles are…