nonfictionresources wiki / A Rich Collection of Nonfiction Booklists on the Internet

“Personal Narratives: Recent Autobiographies, Memoirs and Diaries” (Boston Public Library, Massachusetts) http://www.bpl.org/research/AdultBooklists/personalnarratives.htm

“Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies” (Ficton_L Booklist)

http://www.webrary.org/rs/flbklists/Bio.html

“Something to Hide: The Unauthorized biography of…” (Boston Public Library, Massachusetts)

http://www.bpl.org/research/AdultBooklists/something.htm

“The Way We Were” (Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Missouri)

http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/bibliographies/thewaywewere.asp

“A Woman’s Place Is…” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/wmnplace.html

Food and Foodies

“Chocolate” (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)

http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/chocolate.html

“Choice Cuts” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=1789

“Culinary Memoirs” (Harris County Public Library, Texas)

http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/culinarymemoirs.htm

“Food for Thought” (Hennepin County Library, Minnesota)

http://www.hclib.org/pub/bookspace/BooklistAction.cfm?list_num=195&Genre=Nonfiction

“Food for Thought—Culinary Memoirs” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/foodforthought.html

“Food in Nonfiction” (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)

http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/foodnf.html

“Food Memoirs” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-foodmemoirs.htm

Humour

“Humor & Satire” (BookBrowse)

http://www.bookbrowse.com/browse/index.cfm?category_number=31

“Humorous Non-Fiction” (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)

http://www.bcpl.org/nonfictionreads.html

“If You Like David Sedaris…” (Wake County Public Libraries, North Carolina)

http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/readersservices/lists/nonfiction/dsedaris.htm

“If You Like David Sedaris, You Might Enjoy…” (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)

http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/sedaris.html

“Laugh a Little – or a Lot” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=2065

“Nutty Nonfiction” (Wake County Public Libraries, North Carolina)

http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/readersservices/lists/nonfiction/nuttynonfiction.htm

“The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humor” (The Stephen Leacock Association)

http://www.leacock.ca

Microhistories

“Micro-histories” (Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, New York)

http://www.cphlibrary.org/advisory/bookmarks/microhistories.shtml

“Microhistories” (Harris County Public Library, Texas)

http://www.hcpl.net/booklists/microhistories.htm

“Microhistories” (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)

http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/microhistories.html

“Microhistories” (Waterboro Public Library, Maine)

http://www.waterborolibrary.org/bklistnonf.htm

“Microhistories: In-Depth Explanations of the Mundane” (Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, Kansas)

http://www.tscpl.org/reviews/corner/anmviewer.asp?a=429&z=30

“Non-Fiction Reading – Micro Histories” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-microhistories.htm

“The Pages of History Writ Small” (Business Week)

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2002/nf2002114_8500.htm

“Shards of History – Small Pieces, Big Impact” (Saint Paul Public Library, Minnesota)

http://www.stpaul.lib.mn.us/reading/shards-of-history.html

“Surprising Histories – How Small Things Have Changed the World (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)

http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/surprising.html

“The Unique…The Unusual…The Bizarre…” (Lake County Public Library, Indiana)

http://www.lakeco.lib.in.us/unique.htm

“Zeroing in” (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/zero.htm

Miscellaneous Topics

“Animals of Inspiration” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=1865

“Beyond the World We Know” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=1888

“Medical Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)

http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/medicalnonfiction.html

“Mysteries of the Unknown” (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)

http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/mysteriesoftheunknown.html

Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction

“Beyond Bestsellers Fiction and Nonfiction” (Madison Public Library)

http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/beyondbestsellers.html

“Get Real – Nonfiction for Fiction Lovers” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/getreal.html

“Get Real2 – Nonfiction for Fiction Lovers” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/getreal2.html

“Great Nonfiction for Fiction Lovers” (Weber County Library, Utah)

http://www.weberpl.lib.ut.us/content/booklists/sort/t/43

“Nancy Pearl’s Nonfiction Recommendations” (Northbrook Library, Illinois)

http://northbrook.info/lib_nonfiction_recommended.php

“Nonfiction Books That Read Like Fiction” (Westmount Public Library, Quebec)

http://www.westlib.org/pdf/biblio/Nonficreadslikefic.pdf

“Nonfiction Staff Favorites – Part I” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/staffnonfiction.html

“Nonfiction Staff Favorites – Part II” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/nonfictfaves.html

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)

http://www.bcpl.org/nonfictionreads.html

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, Washington)

http://www.fvrl.org/findabook/booklists/nonfiction_like_fiction.htm

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Madison Public Library, Wisconsin)

http://www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/booklists/nonfictionreads.html

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Maryland Library Association)

http://www.mdlib.org/divisions/raig/nonfiction/index.html

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center, Illinois)

http://www.mitbc.org/Bibliographies/nonfiction.htm

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Overbooked)

http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/nonfictionlikefiction.html

“Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Wake County Public Libraries, North Carolina)

http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/readersservices/lists/nonfiction/readlikefiction.htm

“Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Waterboro Public Library, Maine)

http://www.waterborolibrary.org/bklistnonf.htm#gennon -

“Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Wilmette Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.wilmette.lib.il.us/readersservices/bibliographies/nonfiction.php

“Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction—Part II” (Wilmette Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.wilmette.lib.il.us/readersservices/bibliographies/nonfictiontwo.php

“Reader’s Corner: Nonfiction That Reads Like Fiction” (Santa Monica Public Library, California)

http://www.smpl.org/reading/nonfiction.htm

“Reading Suggestions: Nonfiction” (Salina Public Library, Kansas)

http://www.salpublib.org/Books/Subject/Nonfiction.htm

“Wise Guys and Stiffs, Viruses and Chimps…” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=2066

Travel

“Armchair Adventures #5” (Salt Lake City Public Library, Utah)

http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/good_reads.jsp?parent_id=270&page_id=444

“Armchair Journeys” (Multnomah County Library, Oregon)

http://www.multcolib.org/books/lists/armchairjourneys.pdf

“Armchair Travel” (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)

http://www.bcpl.org/nonfictionreads.html

“Armchair Travel” (Fort Vancouver Regional Library District, Washington)

http://www.fvrl.org/findabook/booklists/armchair_travel.htm

“Great Escapes” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=1706

“Non-Fiction Reading – Travel America” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-travelamerica.htm

“Non-Fiction Reading – World Travel” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-worldtravel.htm

“Travel & Adventure” (BookBrowse)

http://www.bookbrowse.com/browse/index.cfm?category_number=36

“Travel Books” (El Dorado County Library, California)

http://www.eldoradolibrary.org/travel.htm

“Travel Narratives” (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/travnarr.htm

“Travel Tales” (Overbooked)

http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/traveltales.html

“The View from Abroad” (St. Charles Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.st-charles.lib.il.us/arl/booklists/view.htm

“World Travelers” (Wake County Public Libraries, North Carolina)

http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/readersservices/lists/nonfiction/worldtravelers.htm

True Adventure

“Adventures” (Fairfax County Public Library, Virginia)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/reading/adult/adventure.htm

“Non-Fiction Reading – Outdoor Adventure” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-outdooradventures.htm

“Survival Stories” (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)

http://www.bcpl.org/nonfictionreads.html#Survival%20Stories

“Taking on the World: More Real Women and Their Adventures” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/takingonworld.html

“True Adventure” (El Dorado County Library, California)

http://www.eldoradolibrary.org/trueadv.htm

“True Survival Stories” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=1702

True Crime

“If You Like Ann Rule…” (Wake County Public Libraries, North Carolina)

http://www.wakegov.com/libraries/readersservices/lists/nonfiction/annrule.htm

“Murder and Mayhem” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/mrdrmayhem.html

“Murder Most Foul” (Downers Grove Public Library, Illinois)

http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/pages/murdermostfoul.html

“True Crime” (Boone County Public Library, Kentucky)

http://www.bcpl.org/nonfictionreads.html

“True Crime” (Springfield-Greene County Library, Missouri)

http://thelibrary.org/booklist/titles_jackets.cfm?catid=389

“True Crime Duos: The Listing for the Fiction/Nonfiction Pairings of Titles Based on Real Crimes” (Fiction_L Booklist)

http://www.webrary.org/rs/flbklists/Duos.html

“True Crime in Kansas” (Johnson County Library, Kansas)

http://www.jocolibrary.org/index.asp?DisplayPageID=1743

“True Crime Stars” (Overbooked)

http://www.overbooked.org/booklists/nf/truecrime.html

“Page Turners: True Crime: A Cut Above” (Tucson-Pima Public Library, Arizona)

http://www.tppl.org/books/pageturners/truecrime.cfm

War

“Non-Fiction Reading – Modern War Stories” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-modernwarstories.htm

“Non-Fiction Reading – World War Two Stories” (Palm Beach County Library, Florida)

http://www.pbclibrary.org/rl-worldwartwo.htm

Maureen O'Connor

WordsWorthy

Connecting Books and Readers

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