A small joy of more time at home is more time to read. More time to read things you otherwise might not have, to plough through that 316 strong (in my case) ‘want to read’ list on Goodreads or perhaps to join a book club ( Romy Reads Book Club *small plug*).

I recently shared 15 Books to Take You Places and I thought that although I adore fiction, I also equally adore non-fiction and wanted to share some absolute gems with you. All pretty different, some obvious choices, some a bit more unusual… but all great. These non-fiction winners might also take you somewhere else, to explore another culture, religion or era, might expand your horizons or mind and also might give you a few different things to think about too. I tried to do a real mix of non-fiction that made me laugh, think, do and feel. I hope you find one for you amongst this bunch.

Educated by Tara Westover

Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper

The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

Good & Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister 

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman’s Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton

Do: Pause – You Are Not a To-Do List by Robert Poynton

E-Squared by Pam Grout

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcom Gladwell

Calypso by David Sedaris 

Thanks for reading xx