Olivia and Manda are joined by Hannah (from Community Engagement), for a rousing conversation about nonfiction books that are so fascinating that they read like fiction. Books chatted about today include:

• Stiff: the Curious Life of Human Cadavers, Mary Roach


• Sharks Don't Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist, Jasmin Graham


• Soul of an Octopus, Sy Montgomery


• Unbroken: a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption, Laura Hillenbrand


• Nobody Will Tell You This But Me, Bess Kalb


• Lab Girl, Hope Jahren


• Good Talk, Mira Jacob


• Fun Home, Alison Bechdel 


• Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi


• The Devil in the White City, Eric Larson


• The Poisoner's Handbook, Deborah Blum


• The Ghost Map, Steven Johnson


• Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot