Fell in a Hole (AKA True Stories Underground)

This week Alice and Kim dig deep for nonfiction about things you find underground, plus share new nonfiction about sports, food, and history. Follow For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow Up The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA by Jorge L. Contreras Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez Nonfiction in the News 2021 Kirkus Prize Winners Announced [Book Riot] Scottie Pippen Takes Aim at Michael Jordan in New Book [New York Times] New Nonfiction Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League by Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo Taste Makers: Seven Immigrant Women Who Revolutionized Food in America by Mayukh Sen Black and Blue: A Memoir of Racism and Resilience by Veronica Gorrie An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays Fell in a Hole Trapped Under the Sea: One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles Into the Darkness by Neil Swidey The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures by Roma Agrawal Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries by Sarah Albee Reading Now The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker Chanel’s Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944 by Anne de Courcy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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