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Literary Journalism

I plan on using this category for the reading challenge I host. Also called Narrative Nonfiction, here are some standout examples.
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Killers of the Flower Moon (Grann)
Killers of the Flower Moon
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Grann
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
2
Erik Larson
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
3
Jon Krakauer
Krakauer, Jon: Into Thin Air
Krakauer, Jon: Into Thin Air
4
Behind the Beautiful Forevers (Katherine Boo)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
5
Katherine Boo
The Dancing Girls of Lahore (Louise Brown)
The Dancing Girls of Lahore
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Louise Brown
Journey to the West: A Long March From Eastern Dream to Western Reality (Biao Wang)
Journey to the West: A Long March From Eastern Dream to Western Reality
7
Biao Wang
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
8
Truman Capote
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
9
Matthew Desmond
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
10
Rebecca Skloot
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War (Tim Butcher)
The Trigger: Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
11
Tim Butcher
Dead Wake (Erik Larson)
Dead Wake
12
Erik Larson
The Hot Zone (Richard Preston)
The Hot Zone
13
Richard Preston
Isaac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Isaac's Storm
14
Erik Larson
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
15
John Berendt
In the Heart of the Sea (Nathaniel Philbrick)
In the Heart of the Sea
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Nathaniel Philbrick
Mayflower (Nathaniel Philbrick)
Mayflower
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Nathaniel Philbrick
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
18
Laura Hillenbrand
From Beirut to Jerusalem
From Beirut to Jerusalem
19
The Professor and the Madman (Simon Winchester)
The Professor and the Madman
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Simon Winchester
Ghosts of the Tsunami (Richard Lloyd Parry)
Ghosts of the Tsunami
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Richard Lloyd Parry
A Night to Remember (Walter Lord)
A Night to Remember
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Walter Lord
People Who Eat Darkness (Richard Lloyd Parry)
People Who Eat Darkness
23
Richard Lloyd Parry
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
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John Hersey
102 Minutes (Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn)
102 Minutes
25
Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Anne Fadiman)
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
26
Anne Fadiman
A Voyage Long and Strange (Tony Horwitz)
A Voyage Long and Strange
27
Tony Horwitz
Amity and Prosperity (Eliza Griswold)
Amity and Prosperity
28
Eliza Griswold
The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care (Nina Bernstein)
The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care
29
Nina Bernstein
The Tiger (John Vaillant)
The Tiger
30
John Vaillant
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Dee Brown)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
31
Dee Brown
A Civil Action (Johathan Harr)
A Civil Action
32
Johathan Harr
What It Takes: The Way to the White House
What It Takes: The Way to the White House
33
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families (Philip Gourevitch)
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
34
Philip Gourevitch
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age (Greg King)
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy, and the End of the Edwardian Age
35
Greg King
Nickel and Dimed (Barbara Ehrenreich)
Nickel and Dimed
36
Barbara Ehrenreich
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in Urban America (Alex Kotlowitz)
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in Urban America
37
Alex Kotlowitz
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx (Adrian Nicole Leblanc)
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx
38
Adrian Nicole Leblanc
Poor People (William T. Vollmann)
Poor People
39
William T. Vollmann
Three Roads to the Alamo (Davis)
Three Roads to the Alamo
40
Davis
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