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Non-Fiction for Fiction-Lovers
16 items
By
Kiersten Hardy
Non-fiction doesn’t have to be dry. This is the one stop shop for non-fiction so insane you might mistake it for fiction.
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Biographies
moving stories about people’s lives - main character energy
reading this feels similar to a taylor jenkins reid book…
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir by Kelly Bishop, Hardcover
beautiful prose and storytelling. a heartbreaking look into the intricacies of a complex mother-daughter relationship
Crying in H Mart (B&N Exclusive Edition) by Michelle Zauner, ...
shockingly funny amidst the tragedies.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy, Hardcover
i felt every emotion reading this book. if you’ve seen viola in anything, you know how talented she is at storytelling and this book is no outlier
Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis, Paperback
i truly could not put this down after i started
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke, ...
there’s a reason why this book is so popular - incredibly emotional and inspiring
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, Paperback
shocking and fascinating. i was so sucked in and i felt as if i knew all of these people personally
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Paperback
i’m actually not sure if this is classified as 100% non-fiction due to some genre bending. but it’s good and you should read it
Poison for Breakfast by Lemony Snicket, Hardcover
a tell-all about hollywood glamour in the 80s… need i say more?
Black Swans by Eve Babitz, Paperback
History
don’t be fooled - there’s nothing dry or boring about this history books
feels like a horror story that just happens to be entirely true!
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
even though this is technically about tuberculosis, it’s really about humanity. a tear-jerker for real though you’ve been warned.
Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest ...
more dramatic than your typical mystery novel
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth ...
she is THAT GIRL!!!! a true page turner and definitely rage inducing
The Woman They Could Not Silence: The Shocking Story of a Woman Who Dared ...
this book is broken into short stories - i highly recommend sitting with one a week or month. great for people who love nature and science !!
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the ...
can be a tad slow at times HOWEVER! if you are interested in architecture and/or serial killers you must read this
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed ...
a great entryway to reading essays! and you’ll feel smarter after reading it too
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino, Paperback
