{"id":45785,"count":177,"description":"Across our site, we have thousands of nonfiction book recommendations, on a vast array of topics. Below, you'll find some general recommendations, useful if you're in the mood for nonfiction, want to read a really, really good book, but don't mind what it's about.\r\n\r\nThere are vast numbers of new books published every year, which makes choosing some of the best ones seem somewhat random and subjective. Fortunately, in the UK, we have the Baillie Gifford Prize<\/a>. Judges scour hundreds of books\u2014many of them lengthy tomes\u2014to find the best books of the year. Our editor, Sophie Roell, also provides regular roundups of new nonfiction being published.\r\n\r\nBest Nonfiction of 2024<\/a> | History books<\/a> | True Crime Books<\/a> | Best Nonfiction of 2023<\/a> | Best Biographies<\/a> | Memoirs & Autobiography<\/a> | Short Nonfiction<\/a> | Nonfiction Series<\/a>| Science books<\/a> | Philosophy books<\/a> | Psychology books<\/a> | Art History books<\/a> | Economics books<\/a> | Business Books<\/a> | Religion books<\/a> | Critical Thinking Books<\/a> |\u00a0Neuroscience Books<\/a> | Conspiracy Theory Books<\/a> | Historical Nonfiction<\/a> |","link":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/category\/nonfiction-books\/","name":"Nonfiction Books","slug":"nonfiction-books","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/45785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=45785"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/book?categories=45785"},{"href":"https:\/\/fivebooks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/books_like_this?categories=45785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}