Non-Fiction & Essays
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Non-Fiction Genres: Narrative, Expository, and Persuasive
Explore non-fiction genres — narrative non-fiction, expository writing, persuasive essays, memoir, biography, and …
Writing Personal Essays: Voice, Vulnerability, and Truth
Learn writing personal essays — finding your voice, crafting narrative arcs, using vulnerability, and turning personal …
Biography and Memoir: The Art of Telling True Lives
Explore biography and memoir writing — research techniques, narrative structure, ethical considerations, memory, and …
Narrative Journalism: True Stories with Literary Style
Explore narrative journalism — Truman Capote, Joan Didion, immersion reporting, and writing true stories with novelistic …
Nature Writing: Exploring the Natural World Through Words
Explore nature writing — Thoreau, John Muir, Annie Dillard, and the tradition of writing about the natural world.
Travel Writing: Capturing Places, People, and Cultures
Learn travel writing — describing places, cultural observation, travel memoir, pitching to publications, and ethical …
Science Writing: Making Complex Ideas Clear
Learn science writing — explaining complex concepts, science journalism, popular science books, analogy and metaphor, …
Food Writing: Memoirs, Reviews, and Culinary Journalism
Explore food writing — restaurant reviews, food memoirs, culinary history, and writing about food with passion and …
Creative Nonfiction: Blending Fact with Literary Art
Learn creative nonfiction — scene-building, dialogue, character development, and using fiction techniques to tell true …
Great Essayists: Montaigne, Orwell, Didion, and Baldwin
Explore the great essayists — Michel de Montaigne, George Orwell, Joan Didion, James Baldwin, and the art of the essay.
Essential Non-Fiction Books: A Reading List
Explore essential non-fiction books — Sapiens, The Sixth Extinction, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, and transformative …
Writing Memoir: Turning Your Life into a Story
Learn writing memoir — selecting pivotal moments, narrative structure, handling trauma, ethical considerations for …
Literary Journalism: Essential Works and Techniques
Guide to literary journalism — essential works from Capote, Wolfe, Didion, and Talese, plus narrative techniques and …
Publishing Essays: Contests, Magazines, and Venues
Practical guide to publishing essays — literary contests, magazine submissions, anthologies, and strategies for getting …
Immersion Journalism: Living the Story You Write
Guide to immersion journalism — undercover reporting, participant observation, embedded reporting, and the ethics of …
Essay Anthologies: Curated Collections of Great Nonfiction
Guide to essay anthologies — the Best American series, themed collections, single-author collections, and how to build a …
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari — Review
A detailed review of Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens — the Cognitive Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution, the …
Educated by Tara Westover — Memoir Review
A detailed review of Tara Westover's Educated — a memoir of survival, self-invention, and the transformative power of …