Guy Delisle, Jeff Lemire, Kay Sohini, Joanna Rubin Dranger, Chris Thompson and more have compelling graphic novels based in ...

Whoever may have told you that nonfiction is boring was either A) reading the wrong books or B) just plain wrong. Autobiographies and memoirs, for instance, are some of the most captivating reads—and ...

There were many times I wished for my father’s death,' Tina Makereti confesses in a stunning new book of essays ...

A deep dive on gossip. Revolutionary history. A meditation on muscle. A closer look at the color blue. And memoirs galore.

If your first reader is someone close to you and you are writing non-fiction in the form of memoir or personal essay, you may hit the second topic quite quickly.

Read more from our Graphic Nonfiction feature. Comics That Call Readers to Action A version of this article appeared in the 05/26/2025 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Misery Loves ...

Gornick's remarkable memoir about her relationship with her mother, Fierce Attachments (1987), begins: "I’m eight years old." What weight those four words can hold.

For example, one subchapter titled “A tale of two managers” comprises events that relate to a number of interactions with NHS medical managers over 30 years. The managers I wrote about represent a ...

These distinctions were encapsulated by the magazine “Creative Nonfiction,” which noted that there are presently two threads of creative nonfiction rapidly developing. One thread continues to devote ...

Here are the nonfiction books and memoirs we’re most looking forward to in 2025. You’ll Never Believe Me: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Things I Should Only Tell My Therapist by Kari Ferrell ...

Rushdie’s memoir “ Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder “ is among 12 books on the long list for the 50,000 pound ($66,000) Baillie Gifford Prize. The 77-year-old […] ...

While this style naturally lends itself to nonfiction genres like creative nonfiction and memoirs, it can also be used in less obvious choices like how-to manuals and guidebooks. After all, a good ...