Narrative Nonfiction defined.

What exactly is Narrative Nonfiction? While looking for a concise definition for the term I found this blurb from an article in Booklist's September 2003 issue: "Narrative nonfiction is the new name for what used to be called the nonfiction novel, but it has evolved a bit from Capote’s In Cold Blood (1966), which was clearly structured like a novel, to any of a variety of nonfiction accounts that employ a storytelling style."

Another more writerly definition from scribe Edward Humes' website, "Somewhere between the newspaper on your doorstep and the novel on your nightstand lies narrative nonfiction, literary journalism — the nonfiction novel."

Prime examples of Narrative Nonfiction are:

The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean

Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Paper Lion by George Plimpton

The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe