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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.

Spring Gardening: How-To Plant and Garden Books

How-to garden books.

What’s Wrong with Chick Nonfiction?

Readers and writers who are upset by real and perceived sexism in book reviews in The New York Times got ...

The Ideal Bookshelf

via The Ideal Bookshelf New AWESOME book alert: An author (Thessaly La Force) and an artist (Jane Mount) are collaborating ...

Valentine Desserts: Chocolate, Candy, and Cake Cookbooks

Chocolate, cupcake, candy, and cake cookbook suggestions for Valentine desserts:

An Easy Introduction to Nonfiction: The Essay

One of my reading goals for this year was to read an essay every single day. Reading essays — both ...

16 Things Calvin and Hobbes Said Better Than Anyone Else

here, in no particular order, is a selection of Calvin and Hobbes quotes that nail everything from the meaning of life to special underwear, like "You know, Hobbes, some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help." Enjoy.

Super Novel for the Super Bowl

This is a guest post by David Abrams. David is a novelist, short story writer, reviewer, and book evangelist. His novel ...

Super Bowl Sunday Alternatives: The Best Football Books That Aren’t Really About Football

If you’re like an estimated 160 million people around the world, then you’ll be tuning in tonight to watch the ...

Kindness Is My Religion: Three Books About Not Being Mean

“Kindness is my religion,” the Dalai Lama has said, and how many of us couldn’t use some reminding about how ...

Reading About the Dead

One of the most common resolutions made by readers in the new year is to make more time for non-fiction. ...