nonfiction
noun
non·fic·tion
ˌnän-ˈfik-shən 
: writing or cinema that is about facts and real events
He prefers to read nonfiction rather than novels.
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He reads a lot of nonfiction.
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The group, led by Andrea Susan Glass, nonfiction book coach, author, and UCSD instructor, gives constructive feedback on nonfiction writing.
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Matthew Gavin Frank is the author of the nonfiction books Flight of the Diamond Smugglers, The Mad Feast, Preparing the Ghost, Pot Farm, and Barolo, as well as the poetry books The Morrow Plots, Warranty in Zulu, and Sagittarius Agitprop.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The feature, which debuts on Hulu later this month, is the latest from Imagine Documentaries, the enormously successful nonfiction division of the production company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Last year in an interview with IndieWire, when discussing his philosophy as a storyteller, Oppenheim paraphrased legendary nonfiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
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Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Matthew Gavin Frank is the author of the nonfiction books Flight of the Diamond Smugglers, The Mad Feast, Preparing the Ghost, Pot Farm, and Barolo, as well as the poetry books The Morrow Plots, Warranty in Zulu, and Sagittarius Agitprop.
—Matthew Gavin Frank
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
The feature, which debuts on Hulu later this month, is the latest from Imagine Documentaries, the enormously successful nonfiction division of the production company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Last year in an interview with IndieWire, when discussing his philosophy as a storyteller, Oppenheim paraphrased legendary nonfiction filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonfiction
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“Nonfiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfiction. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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