NPR staff share recommendations for non-fiction reading from our Books We Love list: "The War of Art," "Shattered Lands," "Toni at Random" and "Patchwork." ...

This month, several great non-fiction books have come out. The most popular so far is Apple in China, which interviewed 500 people within the company and focuses on its manufacturing in China. Apple ...

While we love the information, advice and factual accuracy of a nonfiction book, certain reads can be a little hard to get through—especially if you’re a fiction lover. However, there are a plethora ...

Books offer a richer, deeper way to understand our ever-changing world. Instead of relying on quick searches, consider diving into the wisdom of experts through well-crafted nonfiction. Whether you're ...

‘The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America’s Invasion of Iraq’ by Steve Coll Coll’s book presents Hussein as a human being, not a caricature. Relying in part on newly ...

Every book club has that moment where the conversation gets deeper than expected. These nonfiction reads create exactly that. They challenge assumptions, spark debates and invite personal stories to ...

A gorgeous book, structured around the days and months of the year. It comes from Katy Hessel, she of The Story of Art ...

Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn’t is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

A posthumous collection of Joan Didion’s diaries, biographies of Yoko Ono and Mark Twain, a history of The Onion — and plenty more. By Miguel Salazar and Laura Thompson March Dalton, a political ...

A deep dive on gossip. Revolutionary history. A meditation on muscle. A graphic ode to NYC. A closer look at the color blue. And memoirs galore. We asked our newsroom colleagues to share the ...