@chrisreadsbooks: MUST READ narrative nonfiction books for readers who love fiction! Books mentioned: Eichmann In Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe Challenger by Adam Higginbotham Storm of Steel by Ernst Unger London Falling by Patrick Radden Keefe #BookTok #nonfictionbooks #MustRead #nonfiction #booktoker
Say Nothing by PRK is one of the best I’ve ever read. I liked London Falling too. I’ll need to check out Empire of pain asap
2026-07-27 23:21:47
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hansyyy :
I really enjoyed The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown. it's about the Doner party
2026-07-28 00:41:20
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cucina_kristina :
I read Empire of Pain in 2021 and I still think about it every few months and want to rage scream. 10000000/10. That book is perfection.
2026-07-28 00:04:45
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Opal :
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larsen.
2026-07-28 03:35:31
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sistinechapelroan :
I looooved reading Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer, would love to read more like that
2026-07-29 00:54:32
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Chelz I :
I’d like to add Endurance by Alfred Lansing to this list. It’s an account of a harrowing journey to Antarctica based on the journals of the men in Shackleton’s crew
2026-07-28 11:49:17
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bushbaby123 :
you may as well add Say Nothing as honorable mention 😭
2026-07-28 04:25:04
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Yes :
Dead Wake by Erik Larsen is one of my favorites
2026-07-28 12:29:11
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Lesley Harrys :
I read Empire of Pain last year because of your video. It got me hooked on narrative non fiction and I’ve read a few dozen in the months since (including Challenger and London Falling), but Empire of Pain is still probably my favorite. Patrick Radden Keefe is such a master storyteller.
2026-07-28 13:41:04
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victoria :) :
patrick radden keefe is the goat - i just tore thru say nothing
2026-07-28 14:59:31
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AllNatesAreBastards :
Eichmann in Jerusalem is easily one of the best books I've ever read. It's nearly as relevant today as back then.
2026-07-28 01:13:07
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💫✨❤️🔥🪭❤️🔥✨💫 :
I will read anything that Patrick Radden Keefe writes, he is an incredibly gifted writer. Say Nothing is one of my favourite books of all time.
2026-07-28 05:17:33
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blah blahhhh ❤️🔥 :
If anyone here is a law lover, A Civil Action is great.
2026-07-28 05:04:56
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trainplain4815 :
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe changed my life I’m not kidding
2026-07-28 18:21:38
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Catnip :
PRK is a generational talent, and he could make ANYTHING sound interesting. Truly one of my favorite authors!!
2026-07-28 02:14:47
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R a c h e l :
Half of the people in the UK on the train are reading London Falling right now.
2026-07-28 19:56:12
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Jimmy :
The Wager by David Grann (killers of the flower moon) was also insanely good!
2026-07-29 01:32:22
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nikiverse :
Don’t sleep on Laura Hillenbrand
2026-07-29 00:33:38
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accidental cat lady :
I’m listening to Empire of Pain rn and I drive down the road with my mouth open in shock
2026-07-28 03:30:03
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M✡️ :
Ravensbrück: Life and Death Inside Hitler’s Concentration Camp for Women by Sarah Helm is one of my favorite nonfiction books of all time and I personally think everyone should read it. It’s weaves together so many stories from survivors so perfectly. It’s also a story that’s largely overlooked in the overall narrative of the KL system and the Holocaust.
2026-07-28 22:32:01
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Pigeonparty :
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean!
2026-07-28 17:56:20
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Caden :
For those interested in Slavery, I recommend “A Plausible Man” by Susanna Ashton and “The Life and Times of Hannah Craftsman” by Gregg Hechimovich
2026-07-28 01:32:30
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charlie :
the collected schizophrenias by esme weijun wang is one i keep coming back to again and again and again. mental illness, chronic illness, media, parenting, so many good threads all woven together
2026-07-28 05:39:35
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Gerg 📚 :
I’m criminally early for once. Half of these I have on my TBR and the other half I will be adding! Getting through 1776 by David McCullough currently
2026-07-27 22:45:39
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