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15 of the Best Nonfiction Books in 2021

"It was really difficult to choose only 15 titles, but below I have a wide range of top nonfiction books of 2021 including true crime, sociology, memoir, history, and even a deep dive into the history of food. Let's get started."
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Somebody's Daughter (Ashley C. Ford)
Somebody's Daughter
1
Ashley C. Ford
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Amanda Montell)
Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
2
Amanda Montell
Hola Papi! (John Paul Brammer)
Hola Papi!
3
John Paul Brammer
The Unfit Heiress: The Tragic Life and Scandalous Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt (Audrey Clare Farley)
The Unfit Heiress: The Tragic Life and Scandalous Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt
4
Audrey Clare Farley
Last Call (Elon Green)
Last Call
5
Elon Green
My Broken Language: A Memoir (Quiara Alegría Hudes)
My Broken Language: A Memoir
6
Quiara Alegría Hudes
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance (Hanif Abdurraqib)
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
7
Hanif Abdurraqib
People Love Dead Jews: Reports From a Haunted Present (Dara Horn)
People Love Dead Jews: Reports From a Haunted Present
8
Dara Horn
White Magic (Elissa Washuta)
White Magic
9
Elissa Washuta
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir (Michelle Zauner)
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
10
Michelle Zauner
Animal, Vegetable, Junk (Mark Bittman)
Animal, Vegetable, Junk
11
Mark Bittman
You Are Your Best Thing (Tarana)
You Are Your Best Thing
12
Tarana
Four Hundred Souls (Ibram X. Kendi)
Four Hundred Souls
13
Ibram X. Kendi
Please Don't Sit on My Bed, in Your Outside Clothes: Essays (Phoebe Robinson)
Please Don't Sit on My Bed, in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
14
Phoebe Robinson
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
15
Patrick Radden Keefe
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