12 Nonfiction Books That Read Like Novels

by Craig Mod

Elegant and inspired: just the thing to read along with Basho and other pilgrims into Japan’s back country. Full review >

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by Ariane Bankes

A captivating dual biography. Full review >

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by Suzanne Cope

An inspiring, illuminating group biography. Full review >

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by Susannah Cahalan

A well-wrought narrative that brings deserved attention to a lost figure in the counterculture. Full review >

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by Matthew Specktor

A memoir that joins Peter Biskind, Joan Didion, William Goldman, and other top-shelf chroniclers of the L.A. film scene. Full review >

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by Nan Shepherd

Long shelved by its author, an ode to a mountain range’s mysteries proves timeless. Full review >

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by Chloe Dalton

A soulful and gracefully written book about an animal’s power to rekindle curiosity. Full review >

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by Mayumi Inaba ; translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori

A striking evocation of the way we meld our lives and hearts with a beloved creature. Full review >

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by Hanif Kureishi

Refashioning his life after an accident—with grace, dignity, and black humor. Full review >

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by Edmund White

An irreverent and unapologetically provocative scrapbook of an aging author’s sex life. Full review >

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by Julian Borger

Intriguing and humane, a worthwhile addition to Holocaust studies. Full review >

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by Matthew Pearl

A realistic castaway account. Full review >

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