Democracy Dies in Darkness

50 notable works of nonfiction from 2025

The year’s best memoirs, biographies, history and more, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World

18 min
(Liveright; Seven Stories; Penguin Press; Scribner; Doubleday; Crown; Crown; Princeton University Press)
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‘Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company’ by Patrick McGee

(Scribner)
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