31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Nonfiction Books for Older Readers

While serving on various book committees made up of librarians, the subject area that may be the most difficult to get folks to read is, sadly, older nonfiction for kids. For those of my generation (and earlier, certainly) older nonfiction for kids meant one thing: adult nonfiction. We simply didn’t have a well-established system for conveying this kind of info for older readers. All that changed around 15-20 years ago, but old habits die hard. If you grew up reading fiction, it can be hard ...