Best Nonfiction Books of 2015
Posted on December 30, 2015
by April S
As 2015 comes to a close, you may be looking back and wondering what were some of the best things from this year. Perhaps you’ve seen “best of” lists popping up all over the web and thought to yourself what constitutes the best anyway? How are the titles selected for these lists? Well, it mostly depends on the source. After all, anyone can start a blog and what they include on their blog can be a matter of opinion.
The books featured in this “best of the year” post were pulled from trusted sources like:
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Atlantic
- Forbes
- Kirkus Reviews
- NPR
- The New Yorker
- Publisher’s Weekly
- Rolling Stone
- Library Journal
If that’s not enough, many were featured as the “best of 2015″ on multiple lists. We hope you’ll discover something great!
If you’re a fan of fiction, then you may enjoy our last blog post: Best Fiction Books of 2015
Biography & Memoir
Hold Still by Sally MannNamed one of the best books of 2015 by: Amazon |
More “Best of 2015″ Biography books you may enjoy:
Business and Leadership
Unfinished Business by Anne-Marie SlaughterNamed one of the best books of 2015 by: Business Insider “Slaughter should be applauded for devising a ‘new vocabulary’ to identify a broad, misclassified social phenomenon. And she is razor-sharp on outlining the cultural shifts necessary to give caregiving its due … By putting these issues on the agenda, Slaughter has already taken an essential first step.” – “The Economist” “An eye-opening call to action from someone who rethought the whole notion of ‘having it all,’ Unfinished Business could change how many of us approach our most important business: living.” – “People” |
More “Best of 2015″ Business books you may enjoy:
General History
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesNamed one of the best books of 2015 by: Amazon Critical Praise: “The powerful story of a father’s past and a son’s future Coates offers this eloquent memoir as a letter to his teenage son, bearing witness to his own experiences and conveying passionate hopes for his son’s life.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Immense, multifaceted . . . This is a poet’s book, revealing the sensibility of a writer to whom words—exact words—matter. . . . As a meditation on race in America, haunted by the bodies of black men, women, and children, Coates’s compelling, indeed stunning, work is rare in its power to make you want to slow down and read every word. This is a book that will be hailed as a classic of our time.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Powerful and passionate . . . profoundly moving . . . a searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today.” –Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times |
More “Best of 2015″ History books you may enjoy:
Poetry
Voyage of the Sable Venus by Robin Coste LewisNamed one of the best books of 2015 by: Flavorwire It also won the National Book Award! Critical Praise:
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More “Best of 2015″ Poetry collections you may enjoy:
General Nonfiction
H is for Hawk by Helen MacdonaldNamed one of the best books of 2015 by: Amazon “Had there been an award for the best new book that defies every genre, I imagine it would have won that too. . . . Coherent, complete, and riveting, perhaps the finest nonfiction I read in the past year.” – Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker “Captivating and beautifully written, it’s a meditation on the bond between beasts and humans and the pain and beauty of being alive.” – People “To categorize this work as merely memoir, nature writing or spiritual writing would understate [Macdonald’s] achievement . . . her prose glows and burns.” – Karin Altenberg, Wall Street Journal |
More “Best of 2015″ General Nonfiction books you may enjoy:
Best of 2015 – Books Lists
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