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Kirkus Best Nonfiction Books of the 21st Century (so far)

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

Just Kids by Patti Smith

Just Kids

Patti Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith

How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America

Clint Smith

Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays) by Rebecca Solnit

Call Them by Their True Names: American Crises (and Essays)

Rebecca Solnit

Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity by Andrew Solomon

Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity

Andrew Solomon

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

Bryan Stevenson

Wild by Cheryl Strayed

Wild

Cheryl Strayed

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” by Héctor Tobar

Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”

Héctor Tobar

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion

Jia Tolentino

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present

David Treuer

The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea

The Devil's Highway

Luis Alberto Urrea

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls