Nonfiction is a genre of literature that presents factual information about real people, places, events, ideas or concepts. The document discusses different types of nonfiction writing such as essays, biographies, histories, diaries, letters, scientific reports and informative articles. It also provides examples of different types of essays including narrative, descriptive, expository and persuasive essays. The document concludes by offering tips for effectively reading nonfiction texts, such as previewing the text, identifying the writer's purpose and evaluating whether the text is objective or subjective.