Curated category · 2006—2025

Best nonfiction

Award-winning and editorially recommended nonfiction across twenty years, organized for discovery rather than sales ranking.

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2015Nonfiction

Between the World and Me

Ta-Nehisi Coates

On 3 lists: National Book Award for Nonfiction, NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books

2015Nonfiction

H Is For Hawk

Helen Macdonald

On 2 lists: NPR Books We Love, The New York Times — 10 Best Books

2015Nonfiction

M Train

Patti Smith

NPR Books We Love