Recs if you like The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People's History of Afghanistan...

Books We Love from NPR began in 2013, always boasting over 200 books (almost 400 in recent years) featuring genres from memoirs, to cookbooks, to graphic novels, to children’s literature, to nonfiction, to novels. Check out NPR’s website to filter this massive list.

The list is in reverse alphabetical order directly from NPR.

Nonfiction about historical events, people, and places outside of North America & Europe (both contemporary and ancient history).

This list can include nonwestern perspectives within/analyzing western cultures or countries as well (as long as it’s in a historical context).

Note: check content warnings; books in this list may cover triggering subjects

Culture and history outside of the "western world". Recommendations welcome! :)

a collection of nonfiction works either not written by americans or not concerning america. from memoirs to more traditional historical/factual nonfiction, this list ties the world together through the lens of non-american stories.

recommendations welcome!

16 books that make up the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist. A hopeful longlist that reflects the belief that every woman’s voice has the power to elicit and inspire change, the sixteen captivating titles span politics, memoir, science, history, biography, art and more, in an extraordinary, international celebration of women’s writing. - womensprize.com

these are books that your white english middle-aged history-buff dad will LOVE (bc mine did)

Starting with CBC's list of Canadian authors to read this fall, adding some other non-fiction books I have enjoyed/look good.