The New Kings of Nonfiction

One of the best things about being married to a librarian is finding random books around the house. This also means there are stacks of books everywhere and no room for them on our bookshelves. However, when a book by Ira Glass appears next to your car keys you shouldn't consider it clutter. Even if on further examination it turns out the book is an introduction by Ira Glass and a group of essays that he seemingly approves of. That's still a good book. Reading Dan Savage's Republican crusade first (although I was a little disappointed to not find the story about him licking doorknobs in Iowa) makes for an awesome start to any collection. It also featured some writers whom I've read a lot (Mark Bowden and Chuck Klosterman) and some I know I'm supposed to read more of (Malcolm Gladwell and Michael Lewis). If your only criteria for inclusion is nonfiction, then you get a lot of variety that makes this pretty entertaining for everyone. Check it out.