10 must-read nonfiction books like My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons by Glen Canning

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My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons

By: Glen Canning

4.53

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Rehtaeh Parsons was a gifted teenager with boundless curiosity and a love for family, science, and …

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1. Lullabies for Little Criminals

By: Heather O'Neill

4.03

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

A gritty, heart-wrenching novel about bruised innocence on the city's feral streets—the remarkable … read more

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"Whenever things were going well, I started to feel vain."

-Heather O'Neill, Lullabies for Little Criminals

"The smallest a family can be is two members, and that was Jules and me."

-Heather O'Neill, Lullabies for Little Criminals

"Women aren't mean the way that men are. They're full of life and they're like God in that way."

-Heather O'Neill, Lullabies for Little Criminals

"Childhood is the most valuable thing that's taken away from you in life, if you think about it."

-Heather O'Neill, Lullabies for Little Criminals

Cover of The Evil Within: Murdered by her stepbrother – the crime that shocked a nation. The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father by Darren Galsworthy

2. The Evil Within: Murdered by her stepbrother – the crime that shocked a nation. The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father

By: Darren Galsworthy

4.27

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Previously published as Becky, this is the heartbreaking story behind the murder of 16-year-old Bri… read more

Similar categories in Darren Galsworthy's The Evil Within: Murdered by her stepbrother – the crime that shocked a nation. The heartbreaking story of Becky Watts by her father book and Glen Canning's My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons

  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • true crime
  • memoir
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3. Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea

By: Sungju Lee , Susan Elizabeth McClelland

4.07

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Every Falling Star, the first book to portray contemporary North Korea to a young audience, is the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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4. Secrets in the Cellar

By: John Glatt

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

Josef Fritzl was a 73-year-old retired engineer in Austria. He seemed to be living a normal life wi… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • abuse

5. Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

By: Donnie Eichar

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In February 1959, a group of nine experienced hikers in the Russian Ural Mountains died mysteriousl… read more

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6. It's One of Us

By: J.T. Ellison

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Everybody lies. Even the ones you think you know best of all . . . Olivia Bender designs exquisite … read more

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  • crime
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7. Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

3.85

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

A daring post-apocalyptic thriller from a powerful rising literary voice. With winter looming, … read more

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"Yes, apocalypse. We've had that over and over. But we always survived. We're still here. And we'll still be here, even if the power and the radios don't come back on and we never see any white people…"

-Waubgeshig Rice, Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)

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8. One of Us Knows

By: Alyssa Cole

3.14

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling author of When No One Is Watching come… read more

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9. Parkland: Birth of a Movement

By: Dave Cullen

3.98

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Columbine offers a deeply moving account of the extraordin… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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10. Learned by Heart

By: Emma Donoghue

3.51

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Eliza and Lister have never been this wide-awake in their lives, and the Slope, with its curtains d… read more

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11. Borders

By: Thomas King

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli… read more

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  • canada
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12. Recipe for a Perfect Wife

By: Karma Brown

3.68

Format: 336 pages, ebook

In this captivating dual narrative novel, a modern-day woman finds inspiration in hidden notes left… read more

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"the hardest question we have to ask ourselves in this life is, "Who am I?" Ideally, we answer it for ourselves, but be warned that others will strive to do it for you- so don't let them."

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"Even in pain, Nellie understood her role - the wife who bowed to her husband, who apologized for things out of her control, who made his life easier even if it made hers harder. The perfect wife."

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"But no matter what, you should never marry someone unless you believe you'll die- one way or another- without that person. They should feel more important to you than oxygen. Otherwise you'll suffoca…"

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

"Alice made a simple supper of Welsh rarebit (toast points smothered in a sauce of cheddar, cream, dry mustard, and spices) with tomato slices, from Nellie's cookbook, and barbecued sausages, along wi…"

-Karma Brown, Recipe for a Perfect Wife

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13. The Good Women of Safe Harbour

By: Bobbi French

4.39

Format: 304 pages, ebook

An unforgettable, life-affirming novel about a woman living on her own terms at last and reclaiming… read more

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14. A Serial Killer's Daughter: My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming

By: Kerri Rawson

3.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer?   In 2005, Kerri … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • true crime
  • memoir
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15. Twenty-Seven Minutes

By: Ashley Tate

3.22

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

"The rare gift that delivers it all: elevated prose, characters with depth, unpredictable twists, a… read more

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  • crime
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16. The Woman in the Attic

By: Emily Hepditch

3.85

Format: 230 pages, Paperback

On the coast of rural Newfoundland, Hannah Fitzgerald's mother has lived her life in near total iso… read more

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  • canada
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17. Killer Triggers: Murder Comes Down to Sex, Drugs, or Money

By: Joe Kenda

4.45

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

The most common triggers for homicide are fear, rage, revenge, money, lust, and, more rarely, sheer… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • crime
  • true crime
  • memoir
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18. The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down

By: Abigail Pesta

4.15

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

In this news-breaking narrative, decades of women who brought down sexual predator Larry Nassar off… read more

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  • crime
  • nonfiction
  • true crime
  • abuse
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19. A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy

By: Tia Levings

4.48

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

“Today it hit me when he hit me, blood shaking in my brain. Maybe there wasn’t a savior coming. May… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau  by Sherri Aikenhead

20. Mommy Don’t From Mother to Murderer: The True Story of Penny and Karissa Boudreau 

By: Sherri Aikenhead

4.23

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

On January 29, 2008, just days after a bitter winter storm, Nova Scotians watched with breaking hea… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • true crime
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Cover of My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons by Glen Canning

21. My Daughter Rehtaeh Parsons

By: Glen Canning

4.53

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Rehtaeh Parsons was a gifted teenager with boundless curiosity and a love for family, science, and … read more

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  • true crime
  • memoir
  • canada
  • nonfiction
  • abuse
  • crime

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