Best Nonfiction Kickstarter projects to watch
10 live Nonfiction projects ranked by Lens Score — a 0-100 composite of funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick signal.
Pulled from 52 live Nonfiction projects (category averages 161% of goal, $504K total pledged across the category). Updated April 2026.
- 01★ Staff PickUS
Age of Empires: How Ensemble Studios Made History
The creation & legacy of the 1997 real-time strategy game, based on interviews w/ 29 former Ensemble & Microsoft staff.
$27K raised546% funded686 backers+10.9% 24h71LENS SCORE - 02★ Staff PickUS
The ADHD Coping Skills Deck & ADHD FAQ
A book and deck that go beyond "just make a list," to help you understand your brain, embrace it, and get unstuck!
$16K raised259% funded353 backers+9.5% 24h68LENS SCORE - 03★ Staff PickNO
Malleus Maleficarum
Two collector's editions of the most infamous text in the history of witchcraft. Cloth-bound, slipcased, typeset from original sources.
$138K raised588% funded597 backers+1.8% 24h65LENS SCORE - 04★ Staff PickPL
HEMA MANUAL: A Guide to Modern HEMA
A practical guide to modern HEMA — sources, weapons, equipment standards, and the structure of the contemporary HEMA community.
$9K raised619% funded169 backers+1.5% 24h62LENS SCORE - 05★ Staff PickUS
Facebook Ads for Authors: The Kindle Unlimited Edition
Master Facebook and Instagram (Meta) ads designed to drive page reads, boost rank, and scale royalties for Kindle Unlimited authors.
$22K raised1097% funded122 backers+9.2% 24h61LENS SCORE - 06★ Staff PickGB
2001: The Death And Rebirth of Wrestling
A month-by-month, blow-by-blow, slam-by-slam account of the year that changed the wrestling world forever.
$25K raised371% funded462 backers+1.4% 24h59LENS SCORE - 07★ Staff PickUS
Page Turner Craft: 12 Week Cohort to Launch your Novel
Three craft guides that teach you how to create page-turning beginnings, gripping middles, and powerful endings readers love!
$13K raised2699% funded163 backers+2.8% 24h58LENS SCORE - 08★ Staff PickGB
The Haunted Archive - A Ghost Story Manuscript of M.R. James
A beautiful annotated facsimile manuscript edition of M.R. James's classic ghost story 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'.
$17K raised249% funded229 backers+0.4% 24h57LENS SCORE - 09★ Staff PickUS
The Switch Collector: Year 3 – Physical & Digital
The definitive guide to Nintendo Switch physical releases, standout digital titles, indie publishers, and the key games of 2019–2020.
$11K raised210% funded112 backers+2.6% 24h57LENS SCORE - 10★ Staff PickCA
Community Made — Help Get This Book Into the Right Hands
The Pre-Launch Campaign for the Book That Shows Entrepreneurs How to Build the Relationships That Will Define Their Next Decade
$93K raised255% funded108 backers+2.1% 24h56LENS SCORE
How this list is built
We pull all live Nonfiction projects on Kickstarter (refreshed hourly), then rank them by either Lens Score (for projects with at least 24 hours of data) or Early Momentum (for projects in their first 72 hours). The top 10 land here.
No editorial weighting — the ranking is the math. The list updates automatically every hour, so the projects on this page next week may not be the same ones you see today.
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