The Next Big Idea Club’s July 2026 Must-Read Books
Check out the non-fiction heating up the shelves this month.
I’m excited to introduce a new batch of standout nonfiction, the most compelling and thought-provoking titles scheduled for release in July 2026.
As always, we invite longlisted authors to create a “Book Bite”—a fifteen-minute audio recording where they share five big ideas from their book. Picture striking up a conversation with someone at a neighborhood block party…only they happen to be a brilliant nonfiction author.
So, without further ado, here are the July 2026 must-reads…
Psychology & Health
Head in the Clouds: How the Weather Affects Our Minds and Mental Health by Trevor Harley. View on Amazon
The 12 Levers: The Complete Psychological Toolkit For Improving Your Life by Spencer Greenberg & Jeremy Stevenson. View on Amazon
The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life by Ian Bogost. View on Amazon
Think Less, Sleep More: From Panic & Perfectionism to Stress-Free Sleep by Stephanie Romiszewski. View on Amazon
Why We Fight: A Transformative Road Map to Healing Conflict in Any Relationship by Kim Polinder. View on Amazon
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Career & Motivation
You Can Just Do Things: How High-Agency People Get What They Want Out of Life by Cate Hall. View on Amazon
Easy Discipline: An Unconventional Way to Achieve Ambitious Things by Jia Jiang. View on Amazon
The Price of Becoming: The Compounding Practices of High Performance by Ryan Hawk. View on Amazon
Tryhard: A Cautionary Tale of Clocking In and Spinning Out by Laura Mayer. View on Amazon
Memoir & Culture
The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness by Cal Flyn. View on Amazon
The Frenchmen: Or, My Life in Theory by Emily Eakin. View on Amazon
The Cure at Walden Pond: A Guide to Recovering Our Humanity by Thomas Moore. View on Amazon
Unsayable: A Life in Writing by Michael Cunningham. View on Amazon
