Daniel James Brown
Author: THE BOYS IN THE BOAT, FACING THE MOUNTAIN, THE INDIFFERENT STARS ABOVE, and UNDER A FLAMING SKY. I write about the American character, as it once was. Fie on fascists, racists, and misogynists.
https://www.danieljamesbrown.com/books/
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Narrative Nonfiction Book Authors
Here you'll find some of us who write book-length true tales, whether historical or contemporary. If you write nonfiction with a narrative structure give me a shout to be added. If you enjoy reading it, find your favorite authors here.
@timobrien.bsky.social
Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bsky.social. Political Analyst, MSNBC. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
@hugolowell.bsky.social
White House Correspondent @theguardian.com covering Trump and the Justice Department. Email: hugo.lowell@theguardian.com Signal: hugolowell.15
@tracyslater.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer; B&N Discover Great New Writers Pick; Next book: Together in Manzanar: The True story of a Japanese Jewish Family in an American Concentration Camp (July ‘25); Work in NYT, WashPo, WSJ, +; Rep: @abwycisk.bsky.social; www.tracyslater.com
@gennhutchison.bsky.social
Writer. Breaking Bad. The Strain. Better Call Saul. The Rings of Power.
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@markmedley.bsky.social
Deputy Opinion Editor, @theglobeandmail.com. Former Globe and Mail/National Post Books Editor. Retired culture reporter. Writing a book for PRH. Will I post here? Who knows!
@liseolsen.bsky.social
Investigations editor @TexasObserver.org Author of THE SCIENTIST & THE SERIAL KILLER, out in April (Random House) & CODE OF SILENCE—the inside story of the first federal judge to be impeached for sex crimes (@BeaconPress) Deets http://www.liseolsen.com/
@thisone0verhere.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Generalized anxiety Wunderkind. Author of “Winterset Hollow.” https://jonathanedwarddurham.substack.com http://Patreon.com/jonathanedwarddurham https://jonathanedwarddurham.com
@christinahyun.bsky.social
👩🏻💻 Writer of Love & Suspense | 🏡 Realtor | 💕 Mom | 📚🐶🍳 Lover of books, dogs, & bfast all day | Rep: Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media Group | IG: christina.hyun My Indy short stories: http://amazon.com/author/christinahyun
@k8lister.bsky.social
Blonde Bombsite. Sex Historian. Author of A Curious History of Sex & Harlot, Whores, & Hackabouts. Host of Betwixt the Sheets Podcast. Consider this your fair dos warning.
@denisekiernan.com
Author: THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY, THE LAST CASTLE, WE GATHER TOGETHER & other writerly whatnot #Books & more: www.denisekiernan.com Host: CRAFT: Authors in Conversation #climate #historynerd #vegan #ASRoma I❤️Dobermans
@pagankennedy.bsky.social
Author of "The Secret History of the Rape Kit" and 11 other books. Contributor to NY Times, Atlantic, New Yorker, etc. Former "zine queen" of the 1990s.
@abbottkahler.bsky.social
Time traveler, purveyor of weird and wicked history, NYT bestselling author. New nonfiction: EDEN UNDONE: A True Story of Sex, Murder, and Utopia at the Dawn of World War II. https://www.abbottkahler.com/
@praddenkeefe.bsky.social
New Yorker staff writer. Author of Rogues, Empire of Pain, Say Nothing, The Snakehead. Podcast: Wind of Change. Producer of a new 9-part FX series based on Say Nothing, available now on Hulu (in the US) and Disney+ (everywhere else).
@soniapurnell.bsky.social
Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s astonishing life of power, seduction & intrigue. Described as ‘triumph’ by William Boyd. New York Times bestselling author. A Woman of No Importance. Tried to warn you about Johnson. Plutarch Prize winner www.soniapurnell.com
@davidmaraniss.bsky.social
Biographer, historian, journalist, professor, grandfather, Detroit born, DC and Madison based. Believer in Smokey Robinson, George Orwell, democracy, freedom of the press,Jim Thorpe, Roberto Clemente. and the Green Bay Packers.
@exlarson.bsky.social
Author, tennis addict, lover of Hendrick's martinis, interesting restaurants, and long walks in Central Park. Website: eriklarsonbooks.com
@isabelwilkerson.bsky.social
I write about human nature. Pulitzer Prize. National Humanities Medal. Author of The Warmth of Other Suns and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
@bassab1.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Sport thinker. Usually watching the Red Sox, preferably from Cape Cod. www.amybass.net
@mgoodmanbooks.bsky.social
Brooklynite, author of narrative histories including the NYT bestseller EIGHTY DAYS and THE CITY GAME, and the recently released PARIS UNDERCOVER. Mets fan. Loves the semicolon.
@davidgrann.bsky.social
Author of The Wager, Killers of The Flower Moon, The Lost City of Z, The White Darkness, and The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. Also a longtime New Yorker writer.
@maryroach.bsky.social
Nonfiction author, science goober. Stiff, Bonk, Fuzz, Grunt, Packing for Mars, etc.
@lorraineberry.bsky.social
Writes about books @latimes.com Trained as a historian. Grew up in the PNW.
@maggietokudahall.bsky.social
kids and young adult book author. The horrors never cease but neither do I. Founding member of Authors Against Book Bans. (She/her) blessed stressed depressed ✌🏽 Prettyokmaggie.com
@tayari.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE. Atlanta born, Atlanta bred, when I die, I’ll be Atlanta dead.
@chapps.bsky.social
Former tech drone, living in L.A. I now create digital reconstructions of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. No, really. 🏳️🌈 Flickr account (museum photos, mainly, free to use and high res): https://www.flickr.com/photos/125386285@N02/
@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social
Senior National Security & Intelligence Analyst NBC News, MSNBC. Retired FBI Assistant Director. Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way.
@oliviaoftroye.com
#Substack: www.livingitwithOliviaTroye.com 🕵🏼♀️Former White House Homeland Security & Counterterrorism Official. Career National Security.📺Media Commentator.🇲🇽🇺🇸from El Paso,TX. 🐶🎶 Lover of dogs & music. Political Centrist. #democracy #nationalsecurity
@realtexaspaul.com
Host of Coffee With Texas Paul. Founder of the Ride Or Die Democrats. Did not vote for the rapist.
@montereybayaquarium.org
How do you do, fellow squids? 🌊 We're your frondly Aquarium with a mission to inspire conservation of the ocean. https://www.montereybayaquarium.org
@themerl.bsky.social
We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Posting hog on main. Chaotic Good. Website ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/ Merch ➡️ https://merl-shop.co.uk/ Podcast ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/absolute-units/
@mmpadellan.bsky.social
Proud papa. Perpetually pissed. #BlueWave2026, #Feminist. Author of The Bigliest Loser and The Liddle'est President. Check out my AMAZING Substack here: https://linktr.ee/mmpadellan 👉Sr. Advisor, @reallyamerican.bsky.social👈👀
@jonesforar.bsky.social
Seventh generation Arkansan who happens to be a rocket scientist. Husband and #GirlDad I still believe!🐝 Substack - https://jonesforar.substack.com
@andrewjweinstein.com
Presidential appointee in Obama and Biden administrations. Served as United States Public Delegate to United Nations. DNC Lawyers Council Chair. Trial Lawyer. Music & Hockey Fan. Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship.
@jamellebouie.net
The real jbouie. Columnist for the New York Times Opinion section. Co-host of the Unclear and Present Danger podcast. b-boy-bouiebaisse on TikTok. jbouienyt on Twitch. National program director of the CHUM Group. Send me your mutual aid requests.
@swordsjew.bsky.social
journalist, author, sword collector, schmoe. newsletter: buttondown.email/theswordandthesandwich buy my new book!! https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia-lavin/wild-faith/9780306829192/ contact: talialavinwrites@gmail.com
@donmoyn.bsky.social
Policy Professor, Ford School, University of Michigan. Irish immigrant. Administrative burdens guy. Free newsletter, Can We Still Govern?: https://donmoynihan.substack.com
@brendannyhan.bsky.social
Dartmouth political scientist and Bright Line Watch co-director. Previously Upshot NYT / CJR contributor, Spinsanity co-founder, All the President's Spin co-author. https://sites.dartmouth.edu/nyhan/ http://brightlinewatch.org