By Arianna Rebolini. After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has concluded his selection of the 100 greatest nonfiction books of all time. We look to nonfiction to comprehend the world around us, and in a year like 2018, there’s a lot we need to understand. It's a difficult task: to identify the very best nonfiction books of the year. But the Baillie Gifford Prize aims to do just that. From glossy interiors books that will inspire you to revamp your home to moving memoirs and biographies, we’ve rounded up some of the best non-fiction books published in 2018. The chair of the prize's 2018 judging panel Fiammetta Rocco talks to us about the six fascinating titles that made the shortlist.. Interview by Cal Flyn In this list I narrowed down the topic a bit by focusing on books within the last 100 years or so, including some very contemporary ones, and I kept just a few genres: biography, memoir, history, social sciences, culture, science, and nature. This book is meticulously researched, as McNamara spent years putting together the pieces of this tragic, true-crime puzzle that ultimately eluded her grasp. Posted on December 17, 2018, at 10:20 a.m. Take a quick look back at five centuries of great writing 7 Political/Other (Some of these non-fiction categories overlap) You can listen to a longer discussion about some of my favorite books of 2018 on Episode #38 of the podcast Smartest Person in the Room. The editors of The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year. The 10 Best Books of 2018. Here are the best nonfiction books and memoirs of 2018 so far By looking at the real world around us, we're better equipped to understand ourselves. For all the horrible, terrible, no good, very bad things to come out of 2018, there was also a lot worth celebrating. Here are the best nonfiction books and memoirs of 2018 so far By looking at the real world around us, we're better equipped to understand ourselves. Arianna Rebolini BuzzFeed News Reporter. Is it possible to pick 50 of the best nonfiction books ever? 12 of the best non-fiction books of 2018 (updated) By looking at the real world around us, we're better equipped to understand ourselves. So instead of trying to reinvent yourself, why not read some nonfiction books to help yourself be the smartest, most interesting, well- Here are TIME's picks for the best nonfiction books of 2018, from Zora Neale Hurston’s 'Barracoon' to Tara Westover’s 'Educated.' Of course not! This is a list of adult non-fiction books that topped The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2018, in the Combined Print & E-books Non-Fiction category. It’s 2018, and we’ve all heard the phrase "New Year, New You"…but here’s the thing: being you is actually the best, because you’re the only you there could ever be! So instead of trying to reinvent yourself, why not read some nonfiction books to help yourself be the smartest, most interesting, well- Our favorite memoirs, essay collections, and reporting from the year, presented in no particular order. 2018; These Are The Best Nonfiction Books Of 2018. 14 March 2018… March 14, 2018. 15 Self-Help/Business. Credit... Stephen Doyle. Published posthumously, I'll Be Gone in the Dark is Michelle McNamara's nonfiction account of her journey to unmask The Golden State Killer—a serial killer who wreaked havoc in California in the 1970s and '80s. Search But I’ve given it a try. Tyler Coates. Search Of the Non-Fiction: 14 Memoir. It’s 2018, and we’ve all heard the phrase "New Year, New You"…but here’s the thing: being you is actually the best, because you’re the only you there could ever be!