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Omaha Custom List: Creative Nonfiction Pageturners 10/2025

This list was created by librarians at Omaha Public Library for an adult patron looking for page-turning creative nonfiction. They enjoyed "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt, and "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" by Iain Reid. You can request your own list at omahalibrary.org/find-your-next-read!

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17 items

  • Blood in the Water

    the Untold Story of a Family Tragedy

    Sherman, Casey, 1969-
    Book, 2025Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2025]
  • The Elissas

    Three Girls, One Fate, and the Deadly Secrets of Suburbia

    Leach, Samantha,
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Legacy Lit, [2023]
  • Hey, Hun

    Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing / Emily Lynn Paulson

    Paulson, Emily Lynn,
    Book, 2023[Place of publication not identified] : Row House, [2023]
  • Hey, Hun

    Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing

    Paulson, Emily Lynn
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2023Solon : Row House by OrangeSky Audio, 2023.
  • The Fairbanks Four

    Murder, Injustice, and the Birth of a Movement

    O'Donoghue, Brian,
    Book, 2025Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, 2025.
  • The Devil in the White City

    Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

    Larson, Erik, 1954-
    Book, 2003New York : Crown Publishers, c2003.
  • If You Tell

    a True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

    Olsen, Gregg,
    Book, 2019Seattle, Washington : Thomas & Mercer, [2019]
  • Gator Country

    Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades

    Renner, Rebecca,
    Book, 2023New York : Flatiron Books, 2023.
  • There Is No Ethan

    How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

    Akbari, Anna,
    Book, 2024New York : Grand Central, 2024.
  • In Cold Blood

    a True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

    Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
    Book, 2013New York : Modern Library, 2013, c1965.
  • Woolly

    the True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History's Most Iconic Extinct Creatures

    Mezrich, Ben, 1969-
    Book, 2017New York : Atria Books, 2017.
  • Dead in the Water

    My Forty-year Search for My Brother's Killer

    Farmer, Penny,
    Book, 2019New York : Diversion Books, 2019.
  • When McKinsey Comes to Town

    the Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm

    Bogdanich, Walt,
    Book, 2022New York : Doubleday, [2022]
  • Chasing the Thrill

    Obsession, Death, and Glory in America's Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt

    Barbarisi, Daniel,
    Book, 2021New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
  • The Great Beanie Baby Bubble

    Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute

    Bissonnette, Zac
    Book, 2015New York, New York : Portfolio/Penguin, [2015]