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.
Examples of nonfiction in a Sentence
He reads a lot of nonfiction.
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For the week ending March 8, 2026 Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for nonfiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The nonfiction unit will be folded into Sony Pictures TV Studios president Katherine Pope’s portfolio, SPT chairman Keith Le Goy wrote in a memo to staff Wednesday.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman are exiting Sony Pictures TV after four years running the company’s nonfiction division.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Capote called the book a nonfiction novel.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
The nonfiction unit will be folded into Sony Pictures TV Studios president Katherine Pope’s portfolio, SPT chairman Keith Le Goy wrote in a memo to staff Wednesday.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman are exiting Sony Pictures TV after four years running the company’s nonfiction division.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Capote called the book a nonfiction novel.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Nonfiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfiction. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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