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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 49–96 of 114
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Listen To The Moon
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Little Labors
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Louisa: The Extraordinary Life Of Mrs. Adams
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Madonnaland: And Other Detours Into Fame And Fandom
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Mastering The Art Of Japanese Home Cooking
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Moonglow: A Novel
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My Marathon: Reflections On A Gold Medal Life
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Native: Dispatches From An Israeli-Palestinian Life
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Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World
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Party Of One: A Memoir In 21 Songs
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Patient H.M.: A Story Of Memory, Madness, And Family Secrets
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Pit Bull: The Battle Over An American Icon
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Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk
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Secondhand Time: The Last Of The Soviets
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Seven Brief Lessons On Physics
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Sex Object: A Memoir
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Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life
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Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman
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Sous Vide At Home: The Modern Technique For Perfectly Cooked Meals
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
National Book Award for Nonfiction
Sweetbitter: A Novel
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The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old And New
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The Bitch Is Back: Older, Wiser, And (Getting) Happier
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The Book Of Magic: From Antiquity To The Enlightenment
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The Gene: An Intimate History
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The Godfather Notebook
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The Gustav Sonata: A Novel
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The Indian Cooking Course
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The Latter Days: A Memoir
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The Lonely City: Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone
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