Recs if you like The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession...
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Nonfiction that's actually fun to read
These are some of my favorites and books I want to read--nonfiction that reads like fiction or is otherwise compelling. If you're intimidated by books on history, science, memoir, or other subgenres in nonfiction, start here.
The Art of Stealing
Nonfiction books about real cases of art theft, forgery, looting, and disappearance. Done either by individuals, by organizations, or by entire countries (cough cough Britain).
Niche Crime
True stories of frauds, scams, and thievery. Little to no murder here! Inclusion on this list is not necessarily a recommendation.
How to Hide a Body
Do you listen to True Crime Poscasts on a Friday night with your cat? Think you could solve the Unsolved?
Books featuring True Crimes of the Past and Present.
Nonfiction or “inspired by” allowed, but no straight up fiction. Suggestions welcome!
Books that Feel Like a Good Heist Movie
recently gotten really obsessed with heists/heist movies (if anyone can find anything that scratches the same itch “The Sting” does I would be forever grateful) and I’m trying to collect books with similar feels/themes. very very open to suggestions.
Hyperfixating on Niche Facts
Let's learn a little bit about a lot. Nonfiction in the niche, unique, or not-commonly-discussed topics.
Bloodless true crime
Nonfiction true crime books where no blood was spilt.If the ethical issues surrounding true crime give you pause, this list is for you!
Be More Interesting At Parties
Books that focus on “fun fact” histories, people, concepts, crimes, developments and snapshots from human history.
Fiction-like nonfiction
Nonfiction (mostly 😺) that read like fiction
True Crime
Nonfiction true crime books I feel are well researched and respectful of their victims.
Noteworthy Nonfiction
Books to help me (and hopefully you) read more nonfiction
bring back heists
art heists, forging, provenance, art crimes galore!
Scarier Than Fiction
True Crime and novels at least partly based on real crimes.
Armchair Investigations 🕵️♀️
True crime and related nonfiction picks that make you rethink everything.
Dark Academia
yeah it’s cliche but i do like a lot of these books. both books that fit the dark academia genre and books dark academics would read.
It's a Heist! (Non-fiction)
A collection of illegal collectors. What's the obsession? Thieving or what's thieved?
(Also I think if they had like Smiskis or Labubus things might have been different)
Suggestions welcome!
Non-Fiction that Feels Like Fiction
Non-fiction can seem dry or intimidating but these books have been selected to be reads you can’t put down.
Size doesn’t matter (in books)
Stranger Than Fiction
A collection of true crime books that tackle infamous cases, strange people, and those who are caught up in the mix.
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