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Readers' Best New Nonfiction of 2023 (So Far)

"Perhaps you're curious: Hey, Goodreads, what are the most popular new nonfiction books of the year so far?

Well, as it happens, we've compiled a list here that answers that specific question. Below are the most popular nonfiction books on Goodreads from the first half of 2023, from January through June. The list is determined by which titles are getting the most reviews, and perhaps more importantly, which books are ending up on readers' Want to Read shelves. We've added an additional check by only including books that have an average overall rating of 3.5 stars and up.

You know what they say about truth, fiction, and strangeness, right? There's plenty here to back up that old nugget."
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Spare (Prince Harry)
Spare
1
Prince Harry
The Wager (David Grann)
The Wager
2
David Grann
Poverty, by America (Matthew Desmond)
Poverty, by America
3
Matthew Desmond
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Th (Timothy Egan)
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Th
4
Timothy Egan
The Creative Act (Rick Rubin)
The Creative Act
5
Rick Rubin
You Could Make This Place Beautiful (Maggie Smith)
You Could Make This Place Beautiful
6
Maggie Smith
8 Rules of Love (Jay Shetty)
8 Rules of Love
7
Jay Shetty
Quietly Hostile (Samantha Irby)
Quietly Hostile
8
Samantha Irby
King (Jonathan Eig)
King
9
Jonathan Eig
All My Knotted-Up Life (Beth Moore)
All My Knotted-Up Life
10
Beth Moore
Sink: A Memoir (Joseph Earl Thomas)
Sink: A Memoir
11
Joseph Earl Thomas
Paris (Paris Hilton)
Paris
12
Paris Hilton
Drinking Games (Sarah Levy)
Drinking Games
13
Sarah Levy
A Living Remedy (Nicole Chung)
A Living Remedy
14
Nicole Chung
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir (Lamya H)
Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir
15
Lamya H
Outlive (Peter Attia)
Outlive
16
Peter Attia
Love, Pamela (Pamela Anderson)
Love, Pamela
17
Pamela Anderson
The Good Life (Robert Waldinger)
The Good Life
18
Robert Waldinger
Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation (Camonghne Felix)
Dyscalculia: A Love Story of Epic Miscalculation
19
Camonghne Felix
"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People (Aubrey Gordon)
"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People
20
Aubrey Gordon
Master Slave Husband Wife (Ilyon Woo)
Master Slave Husband Wife
21
Ilyon Woo
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill (Brad Meltzer)
The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill
22
Brad Meltzer
The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America (Christopher C. Gorham)
The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
23
Christopher C. Gorham
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World (Lauren Fleshman)
Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World
24
Lauren Fleshman
The Book of Charlie (David Von Drehle)
The Book of Charlie
25
David Von Drehle
Life in Five Senses (Gretchen Rubin)
Life in Five Senses
26
Gretchen Rubin
Strong Female Character (Fern Brady)
Strong Female Character
27
Fern Brady
It.Goes.So.Fast (Mary Louise Kelly)
It.Goes.So.Fast
28
Mary Louise Kelly
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