{
  "id": 3932538,
  "title": "August’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/augusts-best-reviewed-nonfiction",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:09:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Literary Hub",
    "slug": "literary-hub",
    "url": "https://lithub.com/augusts-best-reviewed-nonfiction-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "August's best reviewed nonfiction titles include Don't Be Evil by Claire Stapleton, The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef, and The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore, all of which have earned rave reviews. Don't Be Evil, a blunt account of one woman's transformation from corporate striver to activist, received 4 rave reviews, while The Ego Trip, which explores centuries of toad milking and the rise of a controversial drug, garnered 4 rave reviews as well. Jill Lepore's The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State, a sobering look at our increasingly digital world, was met with 3 rave reviews.",
  "summary": "Claire Stapleton’s Don’t Be Evil, Kimon de Greef’s The Ego Trip, and Dave Ziren’s The People’s Historian all feature among the best reviewed nonfiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Book Marks, Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. *",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}