#Nonfiction

Sink into a story of someone else's life with 20 must-read memoirs of the last decade, including a range of styles, voices, and settings.

In preparation for National Park Week, pick up some of these books about the ongoing legacy of America’s National Parks, including The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America’s National Parks by Terry Tempest Williams.

Whether you’re a fan of genre bending nonfiction or more traditional memoirs, you’re sure to find something interesting within this list, like Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson.

Whether you’re looking for the best adult memoirs for teens or are a YA reader looking for great adult nonfiction, look no further. These titles, including Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James, will be right up your alley.

If you’re looking for your next great disability-related read, whether you like comics, memoirs, or theory, there’s something here for you!

Responses to COVID-19 have made obvious the eugenicist logic that still influences U.S. medical and political policy, and books like Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts provide vital background.

If you love music, pick up one of these nonfiction books that cover different genres, like Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres by Kelefa Sanneh.

If you love interior design — whether it’s because you love creating your space or just imagining creating your space — enjoy these books, including Jungalow.

True dat: You *can* handle the truth and get a true attitude with these 10 exciting upcoming 2022 nonfiction books, like Requiem for the Massacre: A Black History on the Conflict, Hope, and Fallout of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by RJ Young.

From rulers and scientists to activists, artists, and journalists, add these books about women who made history to your TBR pile, including Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen.