52 Books in 52 Weeks (2022) (52 Book Club) - hosted by alexanderclamilton

A non-fiction bestseller
We like to include a broad variety of prompts on our challenge, in order to push ourselves to try new genres and new authors.

What is a non-fiction bestseller? Books that are based on facts and true events, such as biographies and history are called non-fiction. Bestsellers are books that are top sellers! These are usually published on a bestseller list like The New York Times or Publishers Weekly.

Where do I find them? Google is your friend here! The Booklist Queen has also put together a fabulous list of all the non-fiction reads appearing on the New York Times Bestselling List in 2021. Your local bookstore or library may also have a section or display with recent bestsellers. As well, publishers websites often have a page listing bestsellers. Or, as always, check out the link below to our Goodreads list for this prompt. You’ll be able to see what our other 52 Book Club members have read and/or recommend!

Goodreads List: A non-fiction bestseller.
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

In Cold Blood

Truman Capote

343 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)

nonfiction classics true crime dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard, Clint Howard

The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

Ron Howard, Clint Howard

416 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson

Shout

Laurie Halse Anderson

3 hours, 48 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

316 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative sad medium-paced
Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy by Jamie Raskin

Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy

Jamie Raskin

448 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction memoir politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Haruki Murakami

192 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir inspiring reflective medium-paced
Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Patrick Radden Keefe

368 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime informative medium-paced
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Malibu Rising

Taylor Jenkins Reid

512 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced
From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home by Tembi Locke

From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home

Tembi Locke

352 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane

The Lost Words

Robert Macfarlane

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction art nature poetry inspiring reflective fast-paced