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Editors' Fall Preview Nonfiction Picks [showing slide 6 of 10]

After the dog days of summer, the book industry is ready to wow readers with some of the best books of the year. We've culled through our starred reviews to choose ten in nonfiction to pay special attention to and present them here.

LIFE AFTER DEATH by Damien Echols
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by Damien Echols
"Essential reading for anyone interested in justice or memoir."
Exceptional memoir by the most famous of the West Memphis Three. Read full book review >
EVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY by D.T. Max FAR FROM THE TREE by Andrew Solomon FIRE IN THE ASHES by Jonathan Kozol KURT VONNEGUT by Kurt Vonnegut LEONARDO AND THE LAST SUPPER by Ross King LIFE AFTER DEATH by Damien Echols MORTALITY by Christopher Hitchens SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER by Timothy Egan THOMAS JEFFERSON by Jon Meacham WHEN AMERICA FIRST MET CHINA by Eric Jay Dolin