Genres of nonfiction

Research literature

• doctoral dissertations
• monographs
• scientific series
• chronicles
• article collections
• scientific journals
• Festschrifts
• research reports
• e-publications
• etc.

Reference works

• encyclopaedias
• dictionaries
• bibliographies
• registers
• biographical reference works
• annals
• almanacs
• atlases
• manuals
• statistics
• e-reference works
• etc.

Manuals

• instructions
• hobbies
• cookbooks
• travel guides
• ICT guides
• building manuals
• financial handbooks
• legal handbooks
• work manuals
• health guides
• language guides
• e-manuals
• etc.

Educational materials

• textbooks
• exercise books
• teacher’s handbooks
• exam questions
• answer books
• e-educational materials
• etc.

General non-fiction

• popular non-fiction
• science & social science
• history
• nature
• travel
• biography
• art
• picture books
• etc.

Children’s non-fiction

• non-fiction in general
• reference works
• guides
• picture books
• etc.

Opinion books

• essays
• pamphlets
• memoirs
• religious books
• philosophy of life
• etc.