nonfiction

noun

non·fic·tion | \ ˌnän-ˈfik-shən

Definition of nonfiction

: 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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Books help us learn more about each other, whether through fiction or nonfiction. ... — Danielle Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Danielle's Report: U-T to host second annual San Diego Festival of Books," 5 July 2018 White has written 27 previous books, both fiction and nonfiction. — New York Times, "What Edmund White Thinks You Should Read," 3 July 2018 Her fiction and nonfiction alike have found a home in the hearts of American intellectuals like Barack Obama as well on best-seller lists. — Sarah Begley, Time, "Marilynne Robinson on What It Means to Be a Christian in Trump's America," 1 Mar. 2018 Written by Kirsten Hall, this lively work of nonfiction has a buoyant, enthusiastic tone. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Tales of Bravery and Brilliance," 8 Nov. 2018 But the duo senses a hunger among comics fans for this style of historical nonfiction — one that reminds readers of the subtle contributions of unsung, ordinary people. — Anya Van Wagtendonk, Philly.com, "Meet the artists behind 'Declaration,' a queer Revolutionary love story," 12 June 2018 Since then, she's earned a Ph.D. in creative nonfiction from Ohio University and is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same university. — Kelly Sundberg, Good Housekeeping, "I Had No Idea My Husband Was Abusing Me," 1 June 2018 If story is the motor of fiction, than the motor of nonfiction is thought. — Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, "What Richard Pryor’s Stand-Up Can Teach Writers," 31 May 2018 This essay first appeared in Brick, the biannual print journal of nonfiction based in Canada and read throughout the world. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "‘Choose Marriage or Education’," 29 May 2018

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