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Best Nonfiction Books of the Century So Far
Here are our picks for the best nonfiction of the century so far.
Book Riot · 7 days ago
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R.K. Narayan · 1958
His first novel was going nowhere in London until a friend at Oxford put it in front of Graham Greene — who found him a publisher and told him to shorten his name.
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Hawking by Graham Farmelo review – the dark side of genius
A biography of the physicist recognises his achievements, but also reveals the selfish narcissist underneath When I wrote an unadoring review of Stephen Hawking’s final book, a collection of essays published posthumously in 2018, New Scientist suppressed some of my criticisms on the grounds that it was “too early” to voice anything other than praise for the physicist who died, aged 76, that March.…
The Guardian · 9 days ago
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Sonia Gandhi memoir | Authors and publishers weigh in on dispute over ‘Belonging’
Last week, Penguin India pulled out of publishing the Congress leader’s memoir after the two sides could not resolve a “particular issue”
The Hindu · 12 days ago
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HarperCollins to publish Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging’
HarperCollins India announced that the “surprising, richly told memoir seamlessly weaves the personal with the political to tell a riveting story”
The Hindu · 12 days ago
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Sonia Gandhi memoir: PRHI denies external pressure, cites ‘a particular issue’
The publisher didn't disclose the contentious issue, citing "agreement and author confidentiality"
The Hindu · 16 days ago
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Penguin drops Sonia Gandhi memoir; Congress alleges publisher caved to the Centre
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging has been dropped by Penguin India just two months before its scheduled release. While the publisher says it remained willing to publish the book, Congress has alleged that it caved to pressure from the BJP over sections on Narendra Modi, the RSS and India-China relations.
The Hindu · 18 days ago
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Penguin India drops Sonia Gandhi’s memoir over comments on PM, RSS and India-China ties
Indian publisher says it was its responsibility to ‘fact-check’; sources say Penguin’s legal team required changes that Ms. Gandhi refused to make; it is learnt that the international edition will include the contested sections
The Hindu · 19 days ago
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August’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction
Claire Stapleton’s Don’t Be Evil, Kimon de Greef’s The Ego Trip, and Dave Ziren’s The People’s Historian all feature among the best reviewed nonfiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. *
Literary Hub · 19 days ago
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When Fact is Scarier Than Fiction: 8 Terrifying Nonfiction Books
From serial killers next door, plagues, and climate disasters, the call is coming from inside the house in these terrifying nonfiction books.
Book Riot · 21 days ago
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From Booker-listed Marlon James to a memoir by Michael Douglas – the biggest books this autumn
Midlife meditations from Barbara Kingsolver; musical portraits by Jonathan Coe and Yiyun Li; plus memoirs from Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench – all among the coming season’s highlights The Disappearers by Marlon James Hamish Hamilton, 3 September After a detour into mythic fantasy, the author of the Booker-winning A Brief History of Seven Killings returns to Jamaica. This account of a brutal homoph…
The Guardian · 25 days ago
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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed, and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. * 1. Braiding Sweetgrass:
Literary Hub · 27 days ago
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On Women and The Water Cure: Nine Memoirs About Wild Swimming
“Wild swimming” is a term coined by British nature writer Roger Deakin in his cult classic Waterlog: A Swimmer’s Journey Through Britain (1999), about his year swimming outdoors all over the UK. A paean to the joys of daily, year-round
Literary Hub · 28 days ago
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Nonfiction Books That I Keep Revisiting
Here are 3 of the most worthwhile nonfiction books to revisit. They center disabled people's perspectives, defy genres, and watch snails.
Book Riot · 28 days ago
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Sonia Gandhi’s memoir to revisit love, loss and her decision to decline India’s top job
‘It was heartbreak and loss that threw me into the public world of politics. Up till then I had guarded my privacy fiercely,’ Sonia Gandhi said in her statement
The Hindu · 29 days ago
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‘Salt: A World History’ and seven other food history books you should read
Mark Kurlansky’s books on food and civilisation have gone viral on Instagram. If that sounds like something you enjoy, here is our list of food history books that you can sink your teeth into
The Hindu · 33 days ago
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John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic
This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing The cultural critic John Berger was still alive and kicking when he donated his literary archive – heaped boxes of letters and notepads, sketches and scripts – to the British Library in 2009. From his home in the Alps, he proceeded to liaise with the collection’s curator, Tom Overton, sorting each item and recounting…
The Guardian · 37 days ago
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Review | The Man Who Made Plants Write: Jagadish Chandra Bose’s essays rediscovered
Sumana Roy’s translation reveals J.C. Bose’s audacious experiments and the limits of his dream
The Hindu · 39 days ago