This is the fourth week of Nonfiction November, hosted at Doing Dewey. Go there to check out other posts for this week. The theme this week is: What books have I added to my TBR during the month?
The books listed below are on my list to add to my shelves in 2021, and two of them have already been purchased. Following the description of each is a link to the blog where I learned about the book.
Around the World in 80 Trees by Jonathan Drori, with illustrations by Lucille Clerc
The author picks 80 interesting trees from various places in the world to describe and provide interesting facts about. This book has already been physically added to my TBR stacks.
At Still Life, with Cracker Crumbs
My Penguin Year: Living with the Emperors by Lindsay McCrae
From the description at Goodreads:
"For 337 days, award-winning wildlife cameraman Lindsay McCrae intimately followed 11,000 emperor penguins amid the singular beauty of Antarctica."
Suggested by Book' Out
A nonfiction account of the custom of bacha posh, where girls are raised and presented to the world as boys. I also want to read The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi, a novel about that ancient custom in Afghanistan.
The March Trilogy by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin (Writers), Nate Powell (Artist)
Three nonfiction graphic novels about the Civil rights movement told from the perspective of John Lewis. Especially of interest because Lewis grew up in Alabama (where I grew up) and I lived for a year in Selma, Alabama.
Also at Reading on a Rainy Day
I have read three other books on the 1918 pandemic this year and had been wondering what other books on the subject I could find. When I saw this at Deb Nance's blog, I remembered that my husband had purchased the Kindle version of this book. So I will be reading that one, probably in 2021. See Deb Nance's review at Goodreads.
Seen at Readerbuzz
30 comments:
What an interesting group!
I agree, Patti. Except for the pandemic book, I did not know of any of the others, although I should have seen the John Lewis books. All interesting topics, and I love reading about Antarctica.
Around the World in 80 Trees sounds like a very interesting read. The details of The Underground Girls of Kabul made me do a double-take. What?!! Very intrigued to hear about that when you get to it. A nice haul.
I am so excited that you added Around the World in 80 Trees! I thought it was such a neat read!
Around the World in 80 Trees sounds awesome. Happy NFN!
Cath, I know little about Afghanistan anyway, and the custom of bacha post was entirely new to me. I look forward to reading about it.
Erin, Around the World in 80 Trees is just a gorgeous book, I could not resist it. I am very glad I discovered it at your blog. I hope to start reading it in January 2021, and maybe even earlier.
Lexlingua, participating in nonfiction November has been a great experience. It made me focus on what I have read and what I want to read in that genre and provided the benefit of getting others recommendations... and suggested new topics to try.
These all look really interesting, Tracy! I'm especially drawn to the Nordberg and the Brown. I'm glad to be reminded, too, of the value of reading non-fiction. There's so much good fiction out there that it's easy to forget that there's also very good fiction available, too.
Margot, the pandemic book by Jeremy Brown sounds similar to the first book I read on the 1918 pandemic by Gina Kolata, but I find these very interesting and I am sure I will learn even more.
Around the World in 80 Trees particularly appeals to me and I intend to read it soonish. I don't read enough non-fiction, it seems just too easy to pick up a novel, especially this year!
Katrina, I also don't read enough nonfiction, although my percentage was a bit high this year. I have done a lot of comfort reading in my fiction this year, and I am sure that will continue for a while.
Happy Thanksgiving, Tracy!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Rick. We have had a quiet day and watched a couple of movies. I hope you and Barbara and the cats had a good day.
I loved Around the World in 80 Trees and I hope you do, too.
I was surprised to learn about the bacha posh custom. When I read The Pearl that Broke its Shell, I assumed it was an isolated custom. And then I read Jenny Nordberg's book and was surprised by how widespread it was! Hope you enjoy it. March was great too! I will need to look up the pandemic book. I've been thinking of reading more on the topic but just haven't gotten around to it.
Deb, I am sure I will love Around the World in 80 Trees. My father loved trees and birds, and would bring home books like this from the library and read them. Fond memories.
Athira, I look forward to reading both of the books about bacha post. I have been wanting to read more graphic nonfiction and March fits into that perfectly.
I also want to read The Underground Girls of Kabul. I read the first March book and I learned a lot about the beginnings of the civil rights movement. John Lewis is so inspiring. Enjoy your nonfiction reads!
Without planning to, I am reading a nonfiction book about trains and Christmas. It is quite wonderful.
Curlygeek, I think both of those books you mentioned will be good. We just got our copy of the first March book in the mail.
Nan, a nonfictin book about trains and Christmas sounds perfect. I hope to hear about it when you finish it.
A wonderfully diverse selection, thanks for sharing your NonFicNov TBR additions
Shelleyrae, I did find books in many different areas that I would like to follow up on. Some of these were really surprising to me.
All of these sound super interesting. I've been wanting to read INFLUENZA since I find pandemics fascinating. I'd rather read about them then live through them, but I guess I can do both, LOL.
Susan, the pandemic in 1918 was very different of course, but there were surprising similarities. Authorities, including the President, denied the seriousness of the event, for various reasons. All the accounts I have read have been very interesting.
I second the recommendation of The Underground Girls of Kabul, both as a standalone and as a great pair with The Pearl that Broke Its Shell. I'd like to read Influenza as well, but I think I'll wait until I don't feel like we're living through it :)
I am very much looking forward to The Underground Girls of Kabul, Doing Dewey. Just one example of a book I would have missed entirely without Nonfiction November.
Interesting books, Tracy but not enough for me to go and acquire them myself. I hope you enjoy them!
I do want to keep up with the nonfiction reading, Col. I have 4 out of 5 books from this post now, so I will be reading them someday.
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