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Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction (Reddit 2025) - Page 6

In February 2025, on the Reddit sub r/suggestmeabook someone posted a call for "Non fiction books that read like fiction. I love reading nonfiction books, but hate when they feel like I'm reading a textbook. I love mystery, history, health, autobiographies, and anything else you throw at me! Please send me your recs!"
And the sub provided. This is a list of the responses- deduped and curated to only include nonfiction - as classified. The variety of opinions and recommendations is what makes this a great list.
I did not include books: where someone said "anything by" a specific author; an entire series; or an author was not given and I could not reasonably verify.
If I missed anything else, I apologize, I'm human and I make mistakes and things could have been added since I looked at the list.
I see many new books to add to my list! Enjoy!
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The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox (Jennifer Lee Carrell)
The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox
201
Jennifer Lee Carrell
Hons and Rebels (Jessica Mitford)
Hons and Rebels
202
Jessica Mitford
My Stroke of Insight (Jill Bolte Taylor)
My Stroke of Insight
203
Jill Bolte Taylor
Into the Planet (Jill Heinerth)
Into the Planet
204
Jill Heinerth
The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Jill Lepore)
The Secret History of Wonder Woman
205
Jill Lepore
These Truths (Jill Lepore)
These Truths
206
Jill Lepore
102 Minutes (Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn)
102 Minutes
207
Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn
Bully (Jim Schutze)
Bully
208
Jim Schutze
Island of the Lost (Joan Druett)
Island of the Lost
209
Joan Druett
Promise Me, Dad (Joe Biden)
Promise Me, Dad
210
Joe Biden
Touching the Void (Joe Simpson)
Touching the Void
211
Joe Simpson
The Darkness Manifesto (Johan Eklöf)
The Darkness Manifesto
212
Johan Eklöf
A Civil Action (Johathan Harr)
A Civil Action
213
Johathan Harr
A Speck in the Sea (John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski)
A Speck in the Sea
214
John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (John Berendt)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
215
John Berendt
Evidence of Love (John Bloom & Jim Atkinson)
Evidence of Love
216
John Bloom & Jim Atkinson
Bad Blood (John Carreyrou)
Bad Blood
217
John Carreyrou
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed
218
John Green
Sooley (John Grisham)
Sooley
219
John Grisham
The Log From the Sea of Cortez (John Steinbeck)
The Log From the Sea of Cortez
220
John Steinbeck
Travels With Charley (John Steinbeck)
Travels With Charley
221
John Steinbeck
Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World (John Vaillant)
Fire Weather: A True Story From a Hotter World
222
John Vaillant
The Golden Spruce (John Vaillant)
The Golden Spruce
223
John Vaillant
American Warlord (Johnny Dwyer)
American Warlord
224
Johnny Dwyer
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
225
Jon Krakauer
Into Thin Air (Jon Krakauer)
Into Thin Air
226
Jon Krakauer
Under the Banner of Heaven (Jon Krakauer)
Under the Banner of Heaven
227
Jon Krakauer
Psychopath Test (Jon Ronson)
Psychopath Test
228
Jon Ronson
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis (Jonathan Blitzer)
Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here : The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
229
Jonathan Blitzer
The Escape Artist (Jonathan Freedland)
The Escape Artist
230
Jonathan Freedland
The Bronx Is Burning (Jonathan Mahler)
The Bronx Is Burning
231
Jonathan Mahler
Joe Gould's Secret (Joseph Mitchell)
Joe Gould's Secret
232
Joseph Mitchell
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
233
Jostein Gaarder
Down the Drain (Julia Fox)
Down the Drain
234
Julia Fox
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again (Julia Phillips)
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
235
Julia Phillips
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber (Julian Rubinstein)
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber
236
Julian Rubinstein
Madhouse at the End of the Earth (Julian Sancton)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth
237
Julian Sancton
Sickened (Julie Gregory)
Sickened
238
Julie Gregory
Wild Swans (Jung Chang)
Wild Swans
239
Jung Chang
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
240
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
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