Tips for deciding which non-fiction book to pick up

There’s nothing like feeling of getting lost in a great fiction story. It can a form of escapism and help you get away from daily chore of everyday life. However, if you prefer stories more rooted in reality, then you are the sort of person who is always on the lookout for a good non-fiction read.

You may have a specific area of non-fiction you always go for, be it business, history, medical or biographies, but whatever you are into it’s important to remember a few key points when selecting a non-fiction book to read.

What are the author’s credentials?

Ok, so anyone can write a book and when it comes to fiction, you can pretty much make up anything as long as it fits with the story. However, when someone is writing about a real-life topic such as medicine for example, you’ll need to check out their credentials. Are they a doctor or medical professional? Have they studied medicine? You need to know that what you are reading something from a credible source.

Be careful of books that oversell themselves

It can be so tempting to pick up books that make bold claims about revealing huge secrets you didn’t know or giving you the inside scoop on something, but, on the whole, these books usually struggle to live up to their own hype.

Dip your toe in a new topic

You may have your favorite topics, but it does no harm once in a while to get out of your comfort zone. If a non-fiction book is well researched and well written, the subject matter can be made to be interesting to anyone.

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Nonfiction books to excite and entertain you

While brilliantly written fiction can elicit a range of different range of emotions from readers, there is something about great nonfiction which lends a story a more profound set of feelings. A great fiction story can entertain, thrill, scare or intrigue. However, when a reader knows that what they’re reading is someone’s real-life experience, they can react in a much deeper way. Well-written nonfiction can inspire, make people cry and laugh and, in some cases, motivate people.

Here are some nonfiction books which are being released this year and are worth seeking out

Code Name: Lise: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII’s Most Highly Decorated Spy by Larry Loftis

File under the ‘you couldn’t make it up’ category, this is a classic wartime tale of a daring spy and a cruel adversary. The twist is that the spy in question is a woman and her life story is one which could easily grace the pages of any classic spy novel. The books centers around Odette Sansom, who joins the British army as a special agent in the hope of emulating her father. When she eventually arrives in Frances, she meets and falls in love with her commanding officer and they embark on a series of secret missions. However, when both are captured and tortured by the enemy, their bond is tested to the limit.

Trailblazer: Pioneering Journalist’s Fight by Dorothy Butler Gilliam

As a black woman, Dorothy Butler Gilliam had to overcome a number of struggles to make it as a journalist. In her book Trailblazer, she recounts her half-century of experience in journalism and looks at the wider issues of equal opportunities in the media industry.

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