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Here are the nonfiction books NPR staffers have loved so far this year

We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. We've got biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and much more.

In this photo taken from video, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, left, speaks to the media as speaks to the media as and Nana Malashkhia, who leads the Coalition for Change parliament list, right, stands near, after the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Sunday.

Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result, calls for protest

Observers said the election took place in a "divisive" environment marked by intimidation and instances of vote buying and physical violence.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The Trump campaign tries to distance itself from Puerto Rico ‘joke’ at MSG rally

In Pennsylvania — a pivotal state in this year's tight election — Puerto Ricans wield significant clout. A comedian at a Trump rally called Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage."

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday in New York City.

Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally

Donald Trump put on a splashy rally at New York's hallmark Madison Square Garden, but repeated insults and at times racist and misogynistic remarks from speakers threatened to grab the most attention.

Host Jade Hindmon (left) stands in the KPBS Midday Edition studio with guests Kathie Moehlig, Jen LaBarbera, and David Vance.

Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility in San Diego

San Diego Pride will host its "Transgender Day of Empowerment" celebration on Friday, April 5.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 26. in State College, Pa.

Trump rallied at Madison Square Garden in New York days before election

Former President Trump has said 'we are going to win New York' despite double-digit losses in previous elections.

Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 29.

Georgia's crucial vote was marred by intimidation, European monitors say

European observers said Sunday that Georgia's parliamentary election took place in a "climate of hatred and intimidation” with multiple violations and cases of violence.

Padres vs. White Sox

The San Diego Padres play Chicago White Sox at the Petco Park Stadium. For more information visit: mlb.com/padres Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Women's college basketball is hot, says now-retired WBNA player Sue Bird (shown here in 2022). "If you liked us in college, why didn't you follow us to the WNBA? It is probably one of the more interesting and maybe more difficult questions to answer."

Why haven't NCAA fans always followed the WNBA? Sue Bird has her theories

Bird notes that WNBA players represent society's most marginalized groups. "We're Black, we're women, we're gay," she says. "And those are the groups that are held back in our society."

Padres vs. Astros

The San Diego Padres play Houston Astros at the Petco Park Stadium. For more information visit: mlb.com/padres Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

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