20 Nonfiction Books Getting Major Awards Buzz

by Abdelrahman ElGendy

Fearless and elegant—an uncompromising work from a new author with a mighty voice. Full review >

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by Rozina Ali

An evenhanded view of the lives of people who are all too often branded as terrorists by virtue of religion. Full review >

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by Colin Asher

A rich history of prisons and music, though light on analysis. Full review >

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by Ben Macintyre

As ever, Macintyre delivers an improbable but impeccable tale of true espionage. Full review >

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by Nicholas Boggs

A dynamic portrait that deepens our understanding of a complex artist. Full review >

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by Ian Buruma

Richly complex, if often painful. Full review >

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by Jonathan Cheng

Fascinating insight into the birth of the moral equivalent of a totalitarian theocracy. Full review >

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by Zayd Ayers Dohrn

A unique family memoir that doubles as social history. Full review >

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by Camonghne Felix

An impassioned manifesto. Full review >

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by Anand Gopal

Brave, inventive reporting yields an important account of an uprising that shook the Middle East. Full review >

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by Wil Haygood

A searing history of the Black experience in Vietnam. Full review >

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by Kevin Sack

A sobering, expertly told history of the struggle for equality as waged from pulpit and pew. Full review >

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by Jill Lepore

With the Constitution under daily threat, Lepore’s outstanding book makes for urgent reading. Full review >

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by Sara Nović

A fine work of advocacy and memoir that persuasively asks for greater attention to “the wellbeing of disabled folks.” Full review >

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by Joseph Osmundson

A narrative of queer parenthood that doesn’t quite cohere. Full review >

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