#Nonfiction

News on new nonfiction books and recommendations for the best nonfiction books, including historical books, biographies, nonfiction books for kids, and more, from Book Riot.

4 Recent Politically Relevant Graphic Memoirs

These politically relevant graphic memoirs cover topics including Japanese internment, the struggle for freedom in South Korea, and new parenthood.

What is With All of the Self-Help Books With Swear Words in the Title?

You've seen them everywhere. But who writes all these self-help books with swear words? Where did they come from? Are they here to stay?

12 Books to Use to Learn a Skill While at Home

These books to use to learn a skill, include cooking, yoga, gardening, writing, crafting, baking bread, drawing comics, brewing kombucha, and more!

5 Autobiographies of U.S. Olympians To Tide You Over Until 2021

These Olympian autobiographies can help tide you over until the 2021 games.

Where to Start with Books on Personality Types

If you want to understand yourself and other people better, give these nine books on personality types a try!

5 Great New Works of Innovative Nonfiction

Add some new and innovative nonfiction to your reading list.

8 Historical Books to Understand Current Social Justice Movements

These books take a long look back in history to help readers unpack current social justice movements around race, the environment, and more.

6 Nonfiction Books About Revolutions and Uprisings

These nonfiction books about revolutions and uprisings focus on people and movements fueled by the need for a more just world and a better future.

Look for the Helpers: 11 Picture Book Biographies of Social Justice Leaders

Gather the kids and get to know some trailblazers in civil rights, education, disability, and more through these picture books about social justice leaders.

8 Nonfiction Reads About Social Justice

From segregation to prejudice in the prison system to voter suppression, broaden your perspective with these nonfiction books about social justice.