History books teach us about history they can take a variety of different forms.Examples: Nomadland by Jessica Bruder and All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward Journalism books are like newspaper stories, but extended to book length, and are usually written by journalists (sometimes as follow-ups to important stories, as more in-depth coverage on a particular story or social trend).Example: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris and A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace Humor and commentary, which may overlap with other genres (but with the aim of being funnier).Examples: Lincoln by David Herbert Donald and Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies, which tell the true stories of real people.There is a large market for popular nonfiction books, and most major publishing houses publish them. Popular nonfiction books tell stories that are true, but are written in a way to engage readers.This encompasses a broad, diverse number of genres and types of books. Nonfiction books are those that aim to tell factual narratives. Examples: The Hill We Climb and Other Poems by Amanda Gorman and Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein Poetry collections are a niche interest, and will be published by small, specialized presses. Word count is a less-relevant barometer here as there aren’t many standards. Poetry collections are books of poetry.Examples: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri and This is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Again, self-publishing is changing how and what people consume. Most short story writers don’t create books until later in their career (and instead publish short stories one at a time in literary magazines or similar publications). Again, short story collections are less popular with readers, so they’re more difficult to get published, especially as a first-time author. Short story collections are exactly what they sound like: a collection of a number of short stories, which usually have a combined word length approximately that of a novel. Examples: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Self-publishing is changing what people consume, and is currently the most viable publishing option for a first-time novella-ist. While there are many famous, notable novellas, they’re much less popular with modern readers, so they will be more difficult to publish through traditional methods unless you already have an established name as an author.
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