Best Nonfiction Collections of 2018

by Wendell Berry ; edited by Paul Kingsnorth

A great place to start for those who are not familiar with Berry’s work; for those who are, it will be a nostalgic stroll... Full review >

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by Philip Pullman edited by Simon Mason

A collection of pieces infused with abundant wisdom, provocative notions, and illuminating insights. Full review >

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by Sarah Ruhl & Max Ritvo

A captivating celebration of life and love. Full review >

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by Sylvia Plath ; edited by Peter K. Steinberg & Karen V. Kukil

An exemplary edition offering a textured portrait of an iconic poet. Full review >

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by Camille Paglia

Your mileage, as they say, may vary where this shrewd cultural historian—and shallow contemporary observer—is concerned.... Full review >

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by Ulysses S. Grant ; edited by Elizabeth D. Samet

This is the edition that serious students of the Civil War, and Grant’s role in it, will want. Indispensable. Full review >

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by Rebecca Solnit

Solnit is careful with her words (she always is) but never so much that she mutes the infuriated spirit that drives these... Full review >

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