Recs if you like Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919...

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

For when you want something more ominous, macabre, or mysterious in taste that also centers on a deeply specific subject. Ranging from the occult to the supernatural to just plain weird and interesting. Expand your knowledge by reading these narrow glimpses into the past.

Nonfiction about strange, outlandish, and/or macabre subjects (books that make you more or less go “wtf?!”)

“Hey do you remember [insert horrible event here]? I should read a book about that.”

Books on disasters, horrible events, and scientific blunders.

Did I miss one? Let me know in the comments!