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 51 live Nonfiction projects (category averages 61% of goal, $354K total pledged across the category). Updated June 2026.
- 01★ Staff PickGB
GAMERS 3: Play On Demand
The third volume in Mel Croucher's classic Ghosts In The Machine series.
$6K raised470% funded144 backers+1.4% 24h62LENS SCORE - 02★ Staff PickCA
Plants of the Pacific Coast: From Alaska to Oregon
A brand-new, fully up-to-date plant guide by Jim Pojar, Andy MacKinnon, Leigh Joseph (Styawat) and Jamie Fenneman
$6K raised58% funded132 backers+141.8% 24h61LENS SCORE - 03★ Staff PickDK
BEAT GEMS – Drum Machines in Modern Music
The new book exploring the evolution of drum machines – from sounds and circuits to design and modern music culture.
$56K raised177% funded642 backers+0.7% 24h60LENS SCORE - 04★ 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.
$28K raised413% funded534 backers+0.2% 24h59LENS SCORE - 05★ Staff PickCA
Community Made - 236% FUNDED IN FIRST 24 HOURS!
For entrepreneurs who've outgrown their peer group and are done with networking that feels gross.
$144K raised394% funded330 backers+1.2% 24h58LENS SCORE - 06★ Staff PickUS
Command Files Vol3 Cobra G.I. Joe Guide After Action Report
Volume #3 COBRA an unofficial character guide book with over 200 G.I. Joe bad guy profiles completing the AAR Command Files book series
$15K raised169% funded188 backers+3.2% 24h53LENS SCORE - 07★ Staff PickUS
That One Matt Bors Comic
A book about how “we should improve society somewhat” conquered the discourse
$56K raised87% funded1,157 backers+3.6% 24h48LENS SCORE - 08★ Staff PickAU
Last Rites for Lost Films
From the author of Book of the Banned, a new non-fiction novel about charred celluloid, digital decay and the certain death of cinema.
$3K raised95% funded63 backers+18.9% 24h47LENS SCORE - 09★ Staff PickFR
Herbert West, Re-Animator
An exploration of the cinematic legacy of H.P. Lovecraft classic tale of horror. Coming with an exclusive collection of short stories.
$39K raised110% funded579 backers+1.3% 24h44LENS SCORE - 10★ Staff PickUS
The Plum Village Cookbook - vegan & plant-based recipes
Delicious recipes for mindful living from the internationally renowned Plum Village Monastery, founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh
$18K raised72% funded249 backers+16.2% 24h44LENS SCORE
How this list is built
We pull all live Nonfiction projects on Kickstarter (refreshed every 8 hours), 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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