Nonfiction
(noun)
- Prose writing that is not fictional; also : such writing organized into books.
- Writing that is true and factual as opposed to fictional.
Origin:
Non- + fiction.
Examples:
- He specialized in writing nonfiction books on history.
- The bookstore had a large section devoted to nonfiction.
- She was reading a nonfiction book on the history of science.
- The nonfiction section of the library was filled with books on various subjects.
- The nonfiction category of the awards was won by a book about the economic crisis.