In our weekend reading: revisiting Flannery O’Connor, thoughts on the latest from Julia Elliott, new nonfiction from Mark de Silva, and more.
Morning Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates Interviewed, Pies and History, Christopher Hitchens, and More
In our morning reading: new nonfiction from Tanwi Nandini Islam, Jason Diamond interviewed Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jillian Mapes wrote about Adele, and more.
Morning Bites: Kiese Laymon on Outkast, Literary Award Speeches, Culinary Sports, Jeff VanderMeer Nonfiction, and More
In our morning reading: new essays from Kiese Laymon and Jeff VanderMeer; award speeches from Ta-Nehisi Coates, Roxane Gay, and Karl Ove Knausgaard; and more.
Morning Bites: National Book Award Winners, Rebecca Solnit, Molly Crabapple’s Memoir, and More
In our morning reading: the National Book Award winners; new writing from A.N. Devers and Rebecca Solnit; and more.
Afternoon Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates Book Recommendations, Susana Moreira Marques, Nikesh Shukla’s Playlist, Haunted Houses, and More
In our afternoon reading: literary haunted houses, book recommendations from Ta-Nehisi Coates, fiction from Elizabeth Hand and Lincoln Michel, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Karolina Waclawiak Interviewed, Joy Williams, Talking César Aira, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Ta-Nehisi Coates and Karolina Waclawiak, new poetry from Natalie Eilbert, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Matt Bell, Ta-Nehisi Coates Interviewed, Kate Beaton’s Latest, Can Xue, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Matt Bell and Ta-Nehisi Coates, a look at the Brooklyn Book Festival, Can Xue on craft, and more.
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2015 So Far
To date, 2015 has been a good year for nonfiction. If your penchant is for works that deal with complex issues in our society, you’ll have plenty to read; if you prefer books that explore the substance of a life through inventive narratives, you’ll find plenty to enjoy as well. What follows is a selection of some of the nonfiction that’s been released this year that’s impressed us the most.