Friday, November 13, 2026

Five top nonfiction books for true crime lovers

Katie McLain Horner has an MLIS from the University of Illinois and works full time as a Circulation & Reference Manager in Illinois.

At Book Riot she tagged five nonfiction books that are sure to fascinate true crime lovers. One title on the list:
Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History by Bill Schutt

Zoologist Bill Schutt takes readers on a deep biological, historical, and sociological dive into the taboo practice of cannibalism — both in the human world and in the animal world. (Did you know some amphibians consume their mothers’ skin??) Cannibalism, Schutt argues, is both normal and essential to evolution, and deserves much more scientific attention.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue