Summer of Nonfiction

madampince85 Host

20 participants (62 books)

27 May 2025—01 Aug 2025

Overview

Spend time learning new things by reading any nonfiction book!

Challenge Books

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The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West by Chris Wimmer

The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West

Chris Wimmer

320 pages • hardcover

nonfiction historical history emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness

Kristen Radtke

352 pages • hardcover • 2021

nonfiction graphic novel psychology sociology emotional informative reflective medium-paced
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

14 hours, 27 minutes • audio • 1965

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 • hardcover • 2022

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 • hardcover • 2014

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 • paperback • 2009

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

Jane Austen's Bookshelf

Rebecca Romney

455 pages • hardcover • 2025

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 • hardcover • 2007

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

5 hours, 44 minutes • audio • 2017

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

7 hours, 23 minutes • audio • 2021

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced