10 Nonfiction Books to Read This July

10 Nonfiction Books to Read This July

John McPhee, Terrance Hayes, Richard Wagamese, and More

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2023

The Making of a Bad Woman (2,000 Years Ago)

The Making of a Bad Woman (2,000 Years Ago)

Honor Cargill-Martin on the Historical Construction of the Scandalous Roman Empress Messalina

By Honor Cargill-Martin | June 29, 2023

Ada Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure

Ada Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure

The Author of Also a Poet in Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | June 29, 2023

How Queen Elizabeth I Remembered and Honored Her Mother, Anne Boleyn

How Queen Elizabeth I Remembered and Honored Her Mother, Anne Boleyn

Tracy Borman on Two of British History’s Most Famous Monarchs

By Tracy Borman | June 28, 2023

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Jackson Lears on the American Pursuit of Vitality From Walt Whitman to Donald Trump

Jackson Lears on the American Pursuit of Vitality From Walt Whitman to Donald Trump

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 26, 2023

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More Than A Children’s Story: The Velveteen Rabbit At 100

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How Audrey Clare Farley Rewrote the Story of the Genain Quadruplets

By Audrey Clare Farley | June 22, 2023

“Born in Sin.” Patrick Radden Keefe Talks Narrative Nonfiction

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"A Race Problem." Jolene Hubbs on Class, Whiteness, and Southern Literature

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 20, 2023

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

Happy Bloomsday! Turn off your wifi and read some Joyce.

By Jonny Diamond | June 16, 2023

Santi Elijah Holley on the Shakurs: From the Black Panthers to Tupac

Santi Elijah Holley on the Shakurs: From the Black Panthers to Tupac

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 14, 2023

Literary Friends to Enemies: Why Graham Greene Hated Anthony Burgess

Literary Friends to Enemies: Why Graham Greene Hated Anthony Burgess

Michael Mewshaw on the Animosity Between Two Giants of 20th-Century British Literature

By Michael Mewshaw | June 9, 2023

<em>Parting Glances</em>: Mourning the Work We Didn’t Get from Queer Director Bill Sherwood

Parting Glances: Mourning the Work We Didn’t Get from Queer Director Bill Sherwood

His Debut Was One of the Best Independent Films of the 1980s. He Died Four Years Later.

By Paul Morton | June 8, 2023

Chad Williams on W.E.B. Du Bois and the First World World

Chad Williams on W.E.B. Du Bois and the First World World

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 7, 2023

Is Shakespeare the Ultimate Dead White Male?

Is Shakespeare the Ultimate Dead White Male?

James Shapiro on the Read Smart Podcast, Presented by the Baillie Gifford Prize

By Read Smart | June 6, 2023

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