#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.

10 Things You Need to Know about the Sarajevo Haggadah

10 Things You Need to Know about the Sarajevo Haggadah, a magnificent medieval book that has survived persecution, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, and the Yugoslavian Civil War.

7 Makeup Books for Cosmetics Geeks

From practical how-to manuals to love letters to iconic brands to appreciations of make-up as art, these makeup books are sure to please.

Foundational And Inspiring Books for A Budding Yoga Teacher

Curious about the practice of yoga or considering learning how to teach it? These yoga teacher books should be on your essential reading list.

10 Stunt Memoirs That Shook Up Their Authors’ Lives for Just One Year

Memoirs from authors who changed their whole lives for one year, and then wrote about it. AKA: the stunt memoir.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the Writer and Activist Who Changed the World

Marjory Stoneman Douglas (1890–1998), freelance journalist, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist whose work helped save the Everglades of Florida, after whom the Parkland high school is names.

Celebrate The Life of Prolific Youth Nonfiction Writer Russell Freedman With His Books

Celebrate the life of prolific youth nonfiction writer Russell Freedman with this selection of his biographies and explorations of history.

10 Cookbooks for People with Chronic Illness

Cookbooks designed to help people with chronic illness eat better, more healthy foods.

11 Quotes from Roland Barthes’ A LOVER’S DISCOURSE About Love

It's not often literary theory and love collide, but A LOVER'S DISCOURSE does it with style. Here are eleven of its best quotes.

Hungering for Grass and Leaves: Books About Nature and Wildness

One reader's list of must-read books about nature, including works about African safaris, birding and hawking, urban wildlife and much more

4 Books to Get You Started on Contemporary International Politics

Whether you're just looking to get a foot into politics, or a politically savvy reader who wants to broaden your horizons beyond West-centric systems of governance, this list of books will provide fresh insight and critique on contemporary international politics around the world.