It’s an idiosyncratic list, including two NBA nominees: NonfictionThe Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, by Richard HolmesCheever: A Life, by Blake BaileyA Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon, by Neil SheehanStitches: A Memoir, by David Small Shop Class as Soulcraft, by Matthew CrawfordThe Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, David Grann FictionAwait Your Reply, by Dan ChaonBig Machine, by Victor LaValleJeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, by Geoff DyerIn Other Rooms, Other Wonders, by Daniyal Mueenuddin USAT
