Curated category · 2006—2025
Best nonfiction
Award-winning and editorially recommended nonfiction across twenty years, organized for discovery rather than sales ranking.
- Selections
- 1591
- Authors
- 1442
- Lists & prizes
- 4
Showing 1249–1296 of 1591
The Gene: An Intimate History
NPR Books We Love
The Godfather Notebook
NPR Books We Love
The Gustav Sonata: A Novel
NPR Books We Love
The Indian Cooking Course
NPR Books We Love
The Latter Days: A Memoir
NPR Books We Love
The Lonely City: Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone
NPR Books We Love
The Red Parts: Autobiography Of A Trial
NPR Books We Love
The Red Rooster Cookbook: The Story Of Food And Hustle In Harlem
NPR Books We Love
The Return
The New York Times — 10 Best Books
The Return: Fathers, Sons And The Land In Between
NPR Books We Love
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
NPR Books We Love
The Theoretical Foot
NPR Books We Love
Thomas Jefferson Dreams Of Sally Hemings: A Novel
NPR Books We Love
Trouble Boys: The True Story Of The Replacements
NPR Books We Love
When Breath Becomes Air
NPR Books We Love
Where Am I Now?: True Stories Of Girlhood And Accidental Fame
NPR Books We Love
White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History Of Class In America
NPR Books We Love
Yashim Cooks Istanbul
NPR Books We Love
A Bird In The Hand: Chicken Recipes For Every Day And Every Mood
NPR Books We Love
A God In Ruins: A Novel
NPR Books We Love
A Tour Of Bones: Facing Fear And Looking For Life
NPR Books We Love
Accidental Saints: Finding God In All The Wrong People
NPR Books We Love
Baklava To Tarte Tatin: A World Tour In 110 Dessert Recipes
NPR Books We Love
Bettyville: A Memoir
NPR Books We Love
Between the World and Me
On 3 lists: National Book Award for Nonfiction, NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books
Between You & Me: Confessions Of A Comma Queen
NPR Books We Love
Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget
NPR Books We Love
Don’t Suck, Don’t Die: Giving Up Vic Chesnutt
NPR Books We Love
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, And The Quest For A Fantastic Future
NPR Books We Love
Empire of Cotton
The New York Times — 10 Best Books