Most Popular Non-fiction Books of the 2010s

Discover popular Non-fiction books from the 2010s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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A Song of Ice and Fire (related works)

The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister

George R. R. Martin

Non-fiction

October 2013

Terry Pratchett: The Spirit of Fantasy

Craig Cabell

Non-fiction

2011

Letters to Tiptree

Alisa Krasnostein, Alexandra Pierce

Non-fiction

August 24, 2015

What to Do When You Meet Cthulhu: A Guide to Surviving the Cthulhu Mythos

Rachel Gray

Horror · Non-fiction

2010

Encyclopedia of Weird Detectives

Paul Green

Fantasy · Occult Detective · Paranormal Fantasy · Sherlock Holmes · Mystery

September 12, 2019

Monster, She Wrote

Lisa Kröger, Melanie R. Anderson

Horror · Biography · Weird Fiction · Non-fiction

September 17, 2019

Harry Potter: A History of Magic: A Journey Through #4

A Journey Through Care of Magical Creatures

Pottermore Publishing

Harry Potter · Non-fiction

August 22, 2019

Harry Potter: A History of Magic: A Journey Through #3

A Journey Through Divination and Astronomy

Pottermore Publishing

Harry Potter · Non-fiction

July 25, 2019

Harry Potter: A History of Magic: A Journey Through #2

A Journey Through Potions and Herbology

Pottermore Publishing

Harry Potter · Non-fiction

June 27, 2019

Harry Potter: A History of Magic: A Journey Through #1

A Journey Through Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts

Pottermore Publishing

Harry Potter · Non-fiction

June 27, 2019

Haunted Canada #9

Haunted Canada 9: Scary True Stories

Joel A. Sutherland

Horror · Non-fiction

May 1, 2019

A Dictionary of Sources of Tolkien

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

October 2019

The Hobbits of Tolkien

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

October 2019

Reading Backwards

John Crowley

Non-fiction

November 2019

An Encyclopedia of Tolkien: The History and Mythology That Inspired Tolkien's World

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

October 8, 2019

Chasing American Monsters: 251 Creatures, Cryptids, and Hairy Beasts

Jason Offutt

Non-fiction

March 2019

Discworld Reference

The Ankh-Morpork Archives: Volume I

Terry Pratchett, Stephen Briggs

Non-fiction

November 14, 2019

Atomic Habits

James Clear

Non-fiction

October 16, 2018

Haunted Canada #8

Haunted Canada 8: More Chilling True Tales

Joel A. Sutherland

Horror · Non-fiction

April 24, 2018

The Moribund Portal: Spectral Resonance and the Numen of the Gallows

Richard Gavin

Non-fiction

June 2018

The Dark Powers of Tolkien

David Day

Middle-earth · Non-fiction

October 2018

Tolkien: Treasures

Catherine McIlwaine

Non-fiction

August 2018

The Land of Stories

The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide

Chris Colfer

Non-fiction

October 2018

Tales of the Vuduri #5

Tales of the Vuduri: Year Five

Michael Brachman

Science Fiction · Hard Science Fiction · Space Opera · Non-fiction

February 2018

Summoner

The Summoner's Handbook

Taran Matharu

Non-fiction

October 2, 2018

Dreams Must Explain Themselves: The Selected Non-Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

Non-fiction

February 2018

An Informal History of the Hugos

Jo Walton

Non-fiction

August 6, 2018

All Souls

The World of All Souls

Deborah Harkness

Non-fiction

May 7, 2018

Eureka

Edgar Allan Poe

Non-fiction

October 19, 2017

Haunted Canada #7

Haunted Canada 7: Chilling True Tales

Joel A. Sutherland

Horror · Non-fiction

July 25, 2017

Killers of the Flower Moon

David Grann

Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mystery · Non-fiction

April 18, 2017

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction

Grady Hendrix

Non-fiction

September 2017

A Cosmos of Many Mansions: Varieties of Science Fiction

Don Sakers

Non-fiction

March 2017

Don't Live for Your Obituary

John Scalzi

Non-fiction

December 2017

Kim Newman's Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews

Kim Newman

Non-fiction

September 2017

A Country Still All Mystery

Mark Valentine

Non-fiction

August 2017