We made it! It’s been a full month of book and Nonfiction November blog reading, and it’s been a blast. I’ve enjoyed the conversations and am looking forward to checking out some of the new books that were mentioned.
The prompt for this final week is posted on ReaderBuzz and says:
Week 5 (11/25-11/29) New To My TBR: 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 have a pretty good track record of actually reading the books I find interesting every Nonfiction November. So I am hoping to start chipping away at these new-to-me titles next year. Here is what has been added to my TBR list:
I found this one over on Readerbuzz and while it sounds like kind of a depressing slow-burn of a story – I am intrigued by the setting and time period. I think it will fit nicely in my TBR pile this winter season.
I love the idea of this book… what if nature had the same rights, within the legal system, as people and corporations do? The impact of this is fun to think about and worth exploring. I nature has rights then it deserves protections just as people, pets and places of business do. I was glad I read about this one over on Unsolicited Feedback.
It feels like there are lessons to be learned here. It’s important to understand how a whole country can fall under the spell of someone like Hitler. It’s frightening to think that the Nazi’s didn’t take power – they were voted in and given it. Then things got really bad as they fought to preserve and expand it. Again, not a cheerful read, but one I’m thankful was mentioned on Maphead’s Book Blog.
I saw this over on Literary Potpourri and knew it had to go on my Michel De Montaigne shelf. I have no idea why I am so intrigued by Montaigne and the centuries-long interest in his writings, but it’s all equal parts comforting and thought provoking for me. I’m looking forward to this one.
One of the sneakiest (and fun) parts of every Nonfiction November is the week focused on Book Pairings. This is where folks are encouraged to share nonfiction and fiction books that are linked in some way. So it’s great to walk away from every annual event with a few more fiction reads as well. Here are a couple of fiction reads that I found interesting:
I am a sucker for ‘books about books’. Words and Peace mentioned this one. Here’s a snippet from the book’s main description: “When the manuscript of a debut crime novel arrives at a Parisian publishing house, everyone in the readers’ room is convinced it’s something special. But when the shortlist is announced, there’s a problem for editor Violaine Lepage: she has no idea of the author’s identity. As the police begin to investigate a series of murders strangely reminiscent of those recounted in the book…” Fun!
I found Dovey’s Blood Kin to be worthwhile and well written. So I’m looking forward to this collection of short stories that was shared over on the This Reading Life blog. I don’t know much about collection, but the fact that Dovey wrote it and that cover are enough to get me to pick it up. Fingers crossed!
The final week of Nonfiction November is always a fun one to click through all of the shared posts to see what other folks found interesting. I always seem to stumble upon one or two titles I missed earlier in the month.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and thank you for stopping by this little corner of the internet. See y’all next November!
