Nonfiction November 2026: My Year in Nonfiction

 

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.