BEST OF · APRIL 2026

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.

  1. 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% 24h
    71
    LENS SCORE
  2. 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% 24h
    68
    LENS SCORE
  3. 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% 24h
    65
    LENS SCORE
  4. 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% 24h
    62
    LENS SCORE
  5. 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% 24h
    61
    LENS SCORE
  6. 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% 24h
    59
    LENS SCORE
  7. 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% 24h
    58
    LENS SCORE
  8. 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% 24h
    57
    LENS SCORE
  9. 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% 24h
    57
    LENS SCORE
  10. 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% 24h
    56
    LENS 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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