Recs if you like Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street...

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

This list was a winner of the Q2 2026 Community Voting event - if you'd like to participate in the Quest, a link is pinned in the comments.

Do you want to be hot and smart but are tired of trying to find a nonfiction book that appeals to you? Why don't you try finding a fun subject and become the life of the party at your next gathering👀 everyone will stand up and give you a round of applause when you share these cool facts🙂‍↕️

This list is made possible by all the 🫛🐝’ers who came through for me during a terrible breakup. I asked the club for joyful nonfiction recs because fiction is too emotionally fraught for what I’m going through.

I hope these books can bring you some hope, relief, or perspective. Together, we can get through this 😊

Non-Fiction about film and tv productions.

Suggestions welcome

Books to help me (and hopefully you) read more nonfiction

for Caitlin 💜 to be further refined self-help, manifestos, memiors, and general learning forget podcasts and random background shows, it's time for audiobooks! (I haven't read most of these so, sorry if they're bad!!)