nonfiction
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I have received many fan letters over the years that note my fiction can read like nonfiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Maybe not, if you consider that of the 10 Emmy nominees for documentary or nonfiction special or series this year, seven are celebrity-oriented.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
He recommended she take a personal essay class taught by Pollan, author of nonfiction books including “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and this year’s “A World Appears.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The book debuted this January at No. 1 on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction list, and Netflix acquired the rights for a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He pulled a book off a nonfiction shelf at random—it was something about tax codes.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing nonfiction
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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National Librarian Day
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Literary Terms, Grade 8, Unit 1
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