Most Page-Turning Nonfiction of 2017

by Jack E. Davis

An elegant narrative braced by a fierce, sobering environmental conviction. Full review >

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by Patricia Lockwood

A linguistically dexterous, eloquently satisfying narrative debut. Full review >

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by Kristen Radtke illustrated by Kristen Radtke

Powerfully illustrated and incisively written—a subtle dazzler of a debut. Full review >

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by James Macdonald Lockhart

This illuminating book serves as homage to a brilliant naturalist and extraordinary birds. If you loved H Is for Hawk, put... Full review >

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by David Grann

Dogged original research and superb narrative skills come together in this gripping account of pitiless evil. Full review >

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by Matt Taibbi

Sure to be a fixture on any reading list or curriculum regarding the woeful state of the American criminal justice system. Full review >

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by Jen Agg

An inspiring, graphic, and funny memoir from an entrepreneur unafraid to tell it like it is. Full review >

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by Julia Wertz illustrated by the author

A delight for New York aficionados. Every city needs a version of this artist and her book. Full review >

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by Zack McDermott

If the Joads were tanked up on Bud Light and Haldol and Steinbeck were under Hunter S. Thompson’s influence, this might be... Full review >

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by Alexis Okeowo

Cleareyed, lyrical, observant, and compassionate—reportage at its finest. Full review >

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by Jessica Bruder

Engaging, highly relevant immersion journalism. Full review >

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by Kapka Kassabova

A dreamlike account that subtly draws readers into the author’s ambivalent experience of a homeland that has changed almost... Full review >

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by Valeria Luiselli translated by Lizzie Davis

A powerful call to action and to empathy. Full review >

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by Edward Dolnick

The best sort of science history, explaining not only how great men made great discoveries, but why equally great men,... Full review >

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by Sherman Alexie

Despite some repetition, this is a powerful, brutally honest memoir about a mother and the son who loved her. Full review >

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