The Greatest Nonfiction by Genre
When readers and publishers speak of "genres", they're usually referring to fictional genres, like mysteries or science fiction. But the term can also refer to kinds of nonfiction.
Nonfiction genres are most often set by subject matter. Biographies are about people's life stories. Histories deal with people and events in history. Science writing delves into scientific theory and discovery. And so on.
Each of these genres can also be broken into more specialized categories—or subgenres. Under science, we may consider groupings of works on biology, chemistry or physics, for example, and studies on the history or philosophy of science.
Nonfictional genres can also overlap, so you may find a nonfiction title on multiple lists.
So far, Greatest lists have been launched for the following genres of nonfiction literature:
Biographies—featuring the greatest third-person biographies of all time and place
History—featuring the greatest historical works of all time and place
Memoirs—featuring the greatest autobiographies and memoirs of all time and place
Philosophy—featuring the greatest philosophical works of all time and place
Science—featuring the greatest science writing of all time and place
Travel—featuring the greatest travel writing of all time and place
