Ooh yes! Some of my favorites include: anything and everything by Sy Montgomery (especially The Soul of An Octopus), Rolling Warrior: ,Listified! A book of, anything Allie Brosh (Hyperbole and a Half, a book and the name of her blog, Solutions and Other Problems, the other book. Just be warned that while she's ridiculously funny and stuff, she tends to be a bit more mature, and says "bad words" (in quotes bc aren't they just strong/powerful words?) a lot)

Also good were The Who Was/other books, Dumpling Days, The Year of the Dog, The Year of the Rat, How to Swallow A Pig

And, idk if these are nonfiction or reference or science books or whatever but let's assume they are: some favorites: Spilling Ink, What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions, Music Is My Life

Been wanting to read: Everything Sad is Untrue, When the World Stops Shopping, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Philosophy for Teens: Core Concepts and Life's Biggest Questions Examined by Mark Linsenmayer (thx Peri!)

and I'll be back with more (but very much later)! 

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One of my favorite nonfiction books is Letters to Juliet, by Lise Friedman. It recounts the history of the tradition of writing letters to Juliet, Shakespeare's famous heroine, about one's love troubles. Fascinatingly, all these letters are answered by "Juliet's secretaries," of the Club di Giuletta. The book also describes parts of Verona, such as the building that is supposed to be Juliet's house, and includes actual letters that have been written to Juliet by people all over the world. The letters are funny, beautiful, and heartbreaking by turns, and I think they're the best part of the book.

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-Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year that Changed Everything, edited by Katherine Schulten. A collection of poetry, writing, and artwork by teenagers from across the United States, reflecting on what 2020 was like from their perspective. It's fascinating because you can get a feel for what actual young people are saying and thinking, rather than what the media says they're saying. I find it a very hopeful book, since it shows the humor and resilience and friendliness of our generation.

I'm not a big fan of nonfiction usually, but there are some that I just really love. Right now I'm reading Poisoned Water and I highly recommend it.

right now i'm reading Party of One: The Loners' Manifesto by Anneli Rufus. it's pretty interesting, and while i don't necessarily relate to everything that's been said in the book, there's definitely a lot that i do feel very strongly. especially since a lot of the people on the cb are introverts, i thought i'd recommend this!

i don't read a ton of non-fiction (i'm only reading this because i can't read fiction during novel-writing month--it messes up my writing style), but if i come across anything else, i'll definitely recommend it!

Love non-fiction books! Just read the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot for AP Lang, which was pretty good and super interesting (even if the author was sometimes a little annoying). How to Be Perfect by Michael Shur is a great book on moral philosophy and a blast to read. If you like the Good Place- he's the guy who made it! Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, of course, is a favorite of mine, can't reccomend it enough. The movie was okay but really not nearly as good as the book is. I'm sure there's some that I'm forgetting but I'll come back as I remember any more :)

The Urban Garden, by Jeremy N. Smith, is a fascinating book about how a group of Montanans decided to revolutionize their city by growing and providing food for people who wouldn't normally be able to afford high-quality produce. They organized community gardens, housing, and set up a farm which, aside from providing food, serves as a way to find community, friends, and healing for people from all walks of life. It tells the stories of fifteen people who are connected in one way or another to this movement - from one of the chefs who serves the farm's food at a soup kitchen, to a teenager who found the hope and friendship she'd never known before. It's incredibly moving and interesting to see how something as simple as growing food can transform so many lives. The photos of the farm and people are really interesting too, providing extra glimpses of this new way of life. It makes me want to go out there and do something similar; I think so many of the United States' social problems could be fixed just by giving people a guaranteed way of getting fresh, healthy food, and a strong, supportive in-person community. I honestly am pretty sure that small-scale farming is the future for a lot of countries, especially given the way climate change is making industry and global infrastructure look less and less practical.