From MLMs to Nuclear War: <br>10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

From MLMs to Nuclear War:
10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

Featuring Work by Bridget Read, Amanda Hess, Robert Macfarlane, and More

By Literary Hub | May 2, 2025

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

On Being a Parent and a Memoirist

By Arianna Rebolini | May 2, 2025

Just Another Cat Lady: On Navigating Casual Misogyny in Animal Rescue

Just Another Cat Lady: On Navigating Casual Misogyny in Animal Rescue

Courtney Gustafson Explores the Crude Gendered Expectations Projected Onto Humans and Felines Alike

By Courtney Gustafson | April 30, 2025

Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

The Author of “Son of a Bird” Tells the Story of a Family of Facades

By Nin Andrews | April 29, 2025

A New York Moment: Harry Bliss on His Close Encounters With Sy Hersh

A New York Moment: Harry Bliss on His Close Encounters With Sy Hersh

“Every now and again when I receive one of his emails, I’m always amazed at how brilliant and hilarious he is.”

By Harry Bliss | April 28, 2025

What Community Means as a Queer Black Writer

What Community Means as a Queer Black Writer

Doug Jones Explores Acting Up in an Age of Tribalism

By Doug Jones | April 25, 2025

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Matthew Specktor Remembers His Mother as a Young Woman Struggling to Find Her Place in Los Angeles

By Matthew Specktor | April 24, 2025

Simple, Not Shallow: In Praise of Seemingly Surface Friendships

By Annie B. Jones | April 23, 2025

Before It’s Too Late: Crossing the Northwest Passage in the Era of Climate Change

By Mark Synnott | April 18, 2025

Not One Vietnam, But Many: Vinh Nguyen on Capturing a Multifarious Country in Memoir

Not One Vietnam, But Many: Vinh Nguyen on Capturing a Multifarious Country in Memoir

The Author of “The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse” Explores Memory, Audience, and Floating Signifiers

By Vinh Nguyen | April 17, 2025

The Body Made Metaphoric: Heather Christle on Losing a Rib and Writing a Memoir

The Body Made Metaphoric: Heather Christle on Losing a Rib and Writing a Memoir

The Author of "In the Rhododendrons" Reflects on Illness, Virginia Woolf, and a Fairytale Deal

By Heather Christle | April 15, 2025

How <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

How Buffy the Vampire Slayer Continues to Inspire Generations of Fans

Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs on Their Shared Love For the TV Cult Favorite

By Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs | April 11, 2025

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

The Second Life: On Translating Literature Into Farsi and Life into English

Moeen Farrokhi Considers the Spaces Between Language and Experience

By Moeen Farrokhi | April 11, 2025

Following the “Mom Rule.” On Writing Sci-Fi My Mother Could Get Behind

Following the “Mom Rule.” On Writing Sci-Fi My Mother Could Get Behind

Daryl Gregory Remembers the Reader Who Transformed His Storytelling

By Daryl Gregory | April 11, 2025

Viet Thanh Nguyen on Finding the Foreign in Ourselves and Those Most Like Us

Viet Thanh Nguyen on Finding the Foreign in Ourselves and Those Most Like Us

“That is the joy of otherness, an awareness that even seeing oneself face to face means that the very notion of otherness is present.”

By Viet Thanh Nguyen | April 10, 2025

“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe

“The Past is Another Country.” On Fate, Grief and the Slow Disintegration of a Family in Zimbabwe

Peter Godwin Explores the Known and Unknown Sides of Those Closest To Him

By Peter Godwin | April 7, 2025

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