Summer of Nonfiction

madampince85 Host

20 participants (40 books)

27 May 2025—19 Jul 2025

Overview

Spend time learning new things by reading any nonfiction book!

Challenge Books

All books added
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

14h 27m • 1965 • 162 editions

nonfiction classics true crime dark informative tense slow-paced
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama

The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times

Michelle Obama

336 pages • 2022 • 45 editions

nonfiction memoir self help hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher

Lists of Note: An Eclectic Collection Deserving of a Wider Audience

Shaun Usher

327 pages • 2014 • 9 editions

nonfiction history informative reflective fast-paced
The Book of English Magic by Philip Carr-Gomm, Richard Heygate

The Book of English Magic

Philip Carr-Gomm, Richard Heygate

576 pages • 2009 • 6 editions

nonfiction history informative lighthearted medium-paced
Jane Austen's Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney

Jane Austen's Bookshelf

Rebecca Romney

455 pages • 2025 • 7 editions

nonfiction biography informative inspiring medium-paced
The Fox and the Flies: The Secret Life of a Grotesque Master Criminal by Charles van Onselen

The Fox and the Flies: The Secret Life of a Grotesque Master Criminal

Charles van Onselen

672 pages • 2007 • 2 editions

nonfiction crime history true crime informative medium-paced
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Dashka Slater

5h 44m • 2017 • 14 editions

nonfiction gender lgbtqia+ race true crime young adult challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

7h 23m • 2021 • 76 editions

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Forgotten Man: a New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes

The Forgotten Man: a New History of the Great Depression

Amity Shlaes

500 pages • 2007 • 1 edition

nonfiction history
Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities by Jos Twist, Kat Gupta, Meg-John Barker, Ben Vincent

Non-Binary Lives: An Anthology of Intersecting Identities

Jos Twist, Kat Gupta, Meg-John Barker, Ben Vincent

244 pages • 2020 • 5 editions

nonfiction essays gender lgbtqia+ informative inspiring reflective medium-paced