Produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey. New childrens nonfiction being published in 2015 score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. This curated list covers the gamut of nonfiction, from compelling war stories to key. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book critic alan cheuse. From being nixon to negroland, these are the best nonfiction books of 2015 in our annual series of yearend lists, time surveys the highs and lows, the good and the bad. Here are a few of our recent favorite nonfiction books for book clubs. The 20 best nonfiction books of 2015 business insider. Its a book about using the writings of smart, even difficult writers to help us find. Our nonfiction list of required reading includes aziz ansaris hilarious. Books published between november 16, 2015, and december 31, 2015. To compile the list, goodreads editors nominated titles frequently. A local book, or one less talkedabout but just as in tune with the american zeitgeist.
The follow up to his first bestselling book, this new collection dives even. What makes this book entertaining and ultimately an important addition to the limited canon on guns is that somerset is a gun guy. From being nixon to negroland, these are the best nonfiction books of 2015. Nprs book concierge our guide to 2015 s great reads. The top one or two books in each category are listed at the beginning of each page.
Similiar to our list of 100 fiction books to read in a lifetime, this list of 50 nonfiction books contains recommendations you might actually read if you havent already. Scifi, memoir, magical realism, short fiction, very very long novels, and genrebending masterpieces have taken us on a constant adventure through everchanging literary scenery. The book recently won the national book award for nonfiction and toni morrison calls it required reading. In other words, wed all be much better off if every single person in america read this. More often than not, book clubs tend to skew toward fiction in their selections, but there is a rich and incredibly entertaining world lingering on those nonfiction shelves. Electric literatures best nonfiction books of 2015 electric literature. The followup to his first bestselling book, this new collection dives even. In addition to the top 10 nonfiction books listed above, i have put together more specific book recommendations by category. An intertwined exploration of falconry and bereavement, the book. In 2015, we were overwhelmed by the thoroughly kickass roster of new books on offer. There is no tidy ending for the book, or for reality, but perhaps coates.
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