nonfiction

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Most known and loved for 1984’s “Paris, Texas,” the filmmaker has more recently devoted his work to nonfiction storytelling.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

I know when I’m writing nonfiction, because my desk is full of books and documents and everything on earth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Horning said he grew up in a strict Seventh-day Adventist household in Northern California, forbidden from reading anything other than the Bible and approved nonfiction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Mr. Ireland’s “The Death of Trotsky” is an exciting and propulsive nonfiction account that reads like an Alan Furst novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

She adjusts her glasses and asks, “All finished reshelving in the nonfiction section?”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day