Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While we love the information, advice and factual accuracy of a nonfiction book, certain reads can be a little hard to get through ...

Memoirs from Liza Minnelli and Arsenio Hall; essays from David Sedaris and Jesmyn Ward; plus histories, true crime, ...

A deep dive on gossip. Revolutionary history. A meditation on muscle. A graphic ode to NYC. A closer look at the color blue. And memoirs galore. We asked our newsroom colleagues to share the ...

Every year, bookstore shelves swell with new non-fiction works by authors who are all writing in response to their inner and outer lives, their surroundings, and their yearning for a better world.

This month, several great non-fiction books have come out. The most popular so far is Apple in China, which interviewed 500 people within the company and focuses on its manufacturing in China. Apple ...

The best nonfiction books of the year tackle undeniably difficult topics. Many are personal stories about surviving the unthinkable. Salman Rushdie describes the violent attack that nearly killed him.

Times — and The Times — have changed since the first Festival of Books was held in 1996. What hasn’t is our commitment to this vibrant community of readers and writers, with the annual spring ritual ...

Ann Patchett is known for her sweeping literary tales. Her most recent, "Tom Lake," was a pivotal moment in one mother's life, told for her daughters. Most recently, the New York Times bestseller and ...

In a world where our feeds decide what we see, think, and even believe, books still hold the power to surprise us in ways no algorithm can. Non-fiction does more than inform; it awakens. These books ...