5 Nonfiction Books That’ll Reassure You This Isn’t the Craziest Election on Record
No one said politics was painless, but no one said it had to be quite this painful, either. We’re still…
Nonfiction
Memoir. Manifesto. Playbook.
There was a time not so long ago when going online was synonymous with America Online, largely because of the…
Feminist Book Club: Rebecca Traister’s All the Single Ladies
Welcome to Feminist Book Club! FBC is a monthly column in which we explore written works through a feminist lens.…
10 Must-Read Biographies of Black Americans
Black History Month is an ideal moment to read biographies of some of the most influential and important—yet often overlooked—black Americans, men…
William Shatner’s Leonard Illuminates a Famous Friendship
There was great fanfare when Leonard Nimoy visited Barack Obama in the White House. Here, finally, was Spock himself meeting a president…
6 Critical Reads for Black History Month
February once again rings in Black History Month, and while ideally we’re all reading diversely year round, now is the perfect…
Understanding Transgenderism with Becoming Nicole’s Amy Ellis Nutt
Culturally and politically, this is a very important moment for transgender people, and is therefore an important opportunity for all of us to better understand…
The Road to Little Dribbling Chronicles the Further Adventures of Bill Bryson in Britain
With his wry sense of humor, keen observations, and ability to connect a place’s history with its present, Bill Bryson…
How Do You Convince an Avowed Fiction Reader to Read Nonfiction?
Dear Literary Lady, I’m trying to convince an avowed fiction reader to try nonfiction, to no avail. What do I…
Stacy Schiff’s Chilling The Witches Lays Bare a Frightening Chapter in Early American History
The Salem witch trials are often discussed as a quintessentially American phenomenon. Oh, those New England Puritans! So repressed, so…
5 Books To Help You Step Up Your Beauty and Style Routine
I’m constantly looking for ways to step up my beauty and style routine, and I’m a sucker for a flashy…
8 Nonfiction Recommendations for Fiction Fans
We’ve all been there: You finish a book that stole a piece of your soul. Even after consuming sequels, prequels,…
The Forceful, Vital Lessons Of Between The World And Me
When a patron saint of American literature like Toni Morrison calls a book “required reading,” you pick up a copy with one…
5 Perfect Pairings of History and Historical Fiction
One of the best things about reading historical fiction is its potential to educate while it entertains, showing us glimpses…
5 Things I Learned from The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Marie Kondo
If you’re like me, when you saw that slim book with the dreamy cover sitting on the front table of Barnes &…
8 Lessons We Learned from How to Be a Heroine
Jane Eyre or Catherine Earnshaw? When a friend of Samantha Ellis’s argues that Jane is the better choice for a…
5 Reasons Melissa Rivers’ The Book of Joan Is on Our Must-Read List
There is not, nor will there ever be, another comedian like Joan Rivers. A pioneer, a truth-teller, and an unapologetically…
5 Reasons We Can’t Wait To Read Jon Krakauer’s Missoula
Jon Krakauer is one of contemporary America’s most artful writers of narrative nonfiction. Like Laura Hillenbrand and Mary Roach, he…
This Book Will Make You a Little Bit Happier
Five million people were watching when Dan Harris had an on-air breakdown. He was filling in for Robin Roberts as…