Last week of Nonfiction November already? Say it ain’t so but it is in fact so!
Jaymi is our host this week and here’s our prompt:
It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book!
I found so many good recommendations this month! (Too many, honestly.) Did you add any of these too?
Poe for Your Problems: Uncommon Advice from History’s Least Likely Self-Help Guru – Molly @ Silver Button Books
The Copenhagen Trilogy by Tove Ditlevsen – Laura @ Reading in Bed
Hot, Hot Chicken: A Nashville Story, by Rachel Louise Martin – Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks
The Whorehouse Papers, by Larry L. King – Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks
Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family, by Hannah Howard – Claire @ A Knight’s Reads
Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories behind America’s Favorite Dishes, by David Page – Heather @ Based on a True Story
A Swim in the Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, by George Saunders – Deb @ Readerbuzz
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction, by Gabor Mate – Lory @ Entering the Enchanted Castle
My Korean Deli: Risking It All for a Convenience Store, by Ben Ryder Howe – Liz @ Libro Full Time
Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, by Ruth Reichl – Deb @ CurlyGeek
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, by George Packer – Lory @ The Emerald City Book Review
Crying in H Mart, by Michelle Zauner – Eva @ Paperback Princess and Jinjer @ The Intrepid Arkansawyer
Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me, by Sopan Deb – Lory @ Entering the Enchanted Castle
Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11, by Mitchell Zuckoff – This one came up on several lists, including Tina’s @ Books Are My Thing
The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine, by Lindsey Fitzharris, Lou Lou Reads
Good Morning, Monster: Five Heroic Journeys to Emotional Recovery, by Catherine Gildiner – Joann @ Lakeside Musing
Men Who Hate Women: From Incels to Pickup Artists: The Truth about Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All, by Laura Bates – Shelley Rae @ Book’d Out
Bonjour Kale: A Memoir of Paris, Love, and Recipes, by Kristen Beddard – Emma @ Words and Peace
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute, by Zac Bissonnette – Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity, by Douglas Murray – Margaret @ BooksPlease
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal, by Ben Macintyre – Volatile Rune
This Common Secret: My Journey as an Abortion Doctor, by Susan Wicklund – Sarah Ames Foley
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World, by Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin West – Harry @ Unsolicited Feedback
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness, by Peter Godfrey-Smith – Stargazer
Gone: A search for what remains of the world’s extinct creatures, by Michael Blencow – Anjana @ Superfluous Reading
Taxi Tales from Paris, by Nicky Gentil – Anjana @ Superfluous Reading
Ill Feelings by Alice Hattrick – Frances @ Volatile Rune
How to Be Sad: Everything I’ve Learned About Getting Happier, by Being Sad, by Helen Russell – Nicki @ Secret Library Book Blog
Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, by Kristin Kobes du Mez – Jean @ Howling Frog Books
What new discovery from this month are you most excited about? Hope you’ve enjoyed Nonfiction November!
Excellent! Where to begin? Men Who Hate Women, Other Minds and Jesus and John Wayne are all on my TBR. (Even time I turn around Kristin Kobes du Mez is getting interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts.) The rest look great as well. Happy reading and enjoy NFN!
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Glad we had some in common! I hadn’t heard of that author, which podcasts did you hear her on?
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She was interviewed on podcasts The Thinking Atheist and The Bulwark. Both were good interviews.
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That’s some list. Wow! Thank you for including the Hattrick. And next, it’s Christmas:)
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Thank YOU for introducing me to it! Really looking forward to that one.
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Too many recommendations is not a bad thing 😅
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Agreed! 🙂
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A lot of interesting books. So many bloggers attended this year and there has been a lot of interesting books. With all comments, I almost feel that we have been seeing each other in person. So many personal comments about a common interest. Thank you for being one of the hosts.
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I know what you mean, it did feel like getting to spend time with people almost, didn’t it? I’m really glad to hear you enjoyed it, thank you for joining in 🤗
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You found SO MANY! Looks like your food memoir quest gets some new blood!
Thanks for hosting again this year. And for adding so many dang books to my list!
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My food memoir quest was indeed ultimately successful, I hope these are good!! Thanks for your recommendations too, I’m excited for Crying in H Mart ☺️
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Make sure you have noodles. Or marinated crab. Or dumplings.
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The food is what I’m most looking forward to!!
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Fantastic to see How To Be Sad on your list! 😀
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Thanks for that one!
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You found so many great books! I just love Nonfiction November… my favorite bookish event of the year. Thanks for helping to make it happen again. I hope you enjoy Good Morning, Monster.
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My favorite too 😊 so glad you enjoyed it, thanks for joining in!!
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Thanks for co-hosting another great event, it has been so much fun to read all the reviews. I want to read A Swim in the Pond in the Rain and The Copenhagen Trilogy as well. Crying in H Mart was already on my TBR. Hope you will enjoy Other Minds if / when you get to it!
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Thanks for convincing me of that one!! Glad you’ve had fun with the event, thanks for joining in 🤗
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Men Who Hate Women looks phenomenal and I need it right now! Thanks for introducing me to Nonfiction November, it was so fun!!
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I also added Swim in the Pond to my TBR. I tried to read it earlier and couldn’t get it to go, but after reading Lincoln in the Bardo, I expect I can anticipate several new things in the author’s essays/pieces.The ones on Reading, Writing, and Life sound full of potential too. Sigh…so many good books out there; so little time left to read on this earth. Do you think they’ll let us take books to heaven?
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I hesitated on that one too, but after reading In Memory of Memory, which had some similar literary analysis, and really loving it I felt up for that one. The blog I linked to really sold it convincingly too! Hope you enjoy it more on another try 🙂
I know what you mean – just never enough time!!
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Tell me more about In Memory of Memory, please.
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Here’s my review: https://whatsnonfiction.com/2021/11/20/ideas-of-memory-from-a-family-in-russia/
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THANK YOU!!!
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I added Poe For Your Problems too! Seems hard to find though. Enjoy The Copenhagen Trilogy!
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Ooh, I haven’t actually looked into finding it yet, I’m hoping it’ll be library-accessible. Thanks for recommending me that one, and for joining in! 🤗
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They will keep you busy. Thanks for hosting Rennie, I’m looking forward to next year already
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Thanks for joining in, hope you enjoyed it!!
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This is a great list. I’ve now added four more good possibilities to my rather extensive list!
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Glad I could give you a few more still!! 😊
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Thanks for the link, if you read Garlic and Sapphires I hope you enjoy it! It looks like you’ve got a lot of other great food related books on this list. I loved Crying in H Mart.
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Thanks for convincing me of that one!
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A fabulous list! I have a quite restrained one but I’m just waiting to see everyone else’s before committing, because I know I’ve caught some at the last minute before!
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Always happens to me too! I thought of waiting til the end of the week to post mine so I could go through more posts in the meantime but it’s just so long already 😂
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I’m glad I helped crow your TBR a bit more, lol. I really enjoyed Bonjour Kale indeed.
And A Swim in the Pond n the Rain is excellent.
Here is my list: https://wordsandpeace.com/2021/11/29/nonfiction-november-2021-new-on-my-tbr/
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Gosh that’s a lot of new additions! I saw a review of the George Saunders somewhere last week and it does sound interesting.
I read Fall and Rise a few weeks ago. Some of the narrative treatments I found irritating ( a bit too saccharine) but the sections within the twin towers are harrowing and that’s what I will most remember from this book.
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That’s good to know about Fall and Rise. It had been on my radar but I just read The Only Plane in the Sky a couple weeks ago and that made me more open to finally tackling it. It surprised me at how emotional it ended up feeling! Saccharine doesn’t sound good, but I’m interested in something that presents more of a narrative structure after the oral history.
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