Week 1 November 2-8 - My Year in Nonfiction - Celebrate your year of nonfiction. What books have you read? What were your favorites? Have you had a favorite topic? Is there a topic you want to read about more? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?
Hosted by Heather. Heather is a veterinarian living in Ohio who blogs at Based on a True Story. She reads all genres but really loves nonfiction and fantasy.
What books have you read?
This year, I read 71 nonfiction books. I read 130 fiction books.
What were your favorites?
Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green (Science)
String Too Short to Be Saved by Donald Hall (Memoir)
This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through US History by Beverly Gage (Travel)
Congratulations By the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness by George Saunders (Happiness)
The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs by Beth Ann Fennelly (Memoir)
The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss by Robert Macfarlane (Nature)
Goldfinches by Mary Oliver, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Picture Book; Poetry; Nature; Children)
Stillmeadow Daybook by Gladys Taber
Moveable Feasts: Paris in Twenty Meals by Chris Newens (Foodie)
The Book of Alchemy: A Creative Practice for an Inspired Life by Suleika Jaouad (Writing)
Have you had a favorite topic?
Breakdown of my nonfiction this year:
Biographies/Memoirs 14
Politics/History 11
Writing 10
Foodie 7
Travel 7
Happiness 7
Science 6
Birds 6
Poetry 6
Books about Books 1
Is there a topic you want to read about more?
I'm always interested in reading a good travel book and a good book about nature.
What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?
I hope to learn about more good nonfiction books.
