tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post7408673010389820511..comments2024-03-28T14:38:25.395-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: Nonfiction November 2020: Book PairingsTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-70129171918134324882020-12-13T11:36:21.715-08:002020-12-13T11:36:21.715-08:00Probably the fiction selections will appeal to me ...Probably the fiction selections will appeal to me more, Col, but I do enjoy nonfiction when the writing is good and / or the subject engages me.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4500351794795525402020-12-12T22:29:40.422-08:002020-12-12T22:29:40.422-08:00What an interesting idea. When you do read them, I...What an interesting idea. When you do read them, I wonder which you will enjoy more.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-21636930705768070982020-11-22T15:36:42.461-08:002020-11-22T15:36:42.461-08:00I did like the topic of fiction / nonfiction pairi...I did like the topic of fiction / nonfiction pairings, Moira. I could also have paired Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall series with a book on Thomas Cromwell, but I ran out of steam. I will save it for next year.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75002993760590935732020-11-15T13:11:23.845-08:002020-11-15T13:11:23.845-08:00How clever to do pairings, and yours are excellent...How clever to do pairings, and yours are excellent!Clothes in Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058207970686573597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-88164170420756772522020-11-12T17:00:31.021-08:002020-11-12T17:00:31.021-08:00Judith, Good to hear from you. Divorced, Beheaded,...Judith, Good to hear from you. Divorced, Beheaded, Survived sounds good, I will make a list of recommendations and look into this one. I am interested in more about Henry VIII wives. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-44413859136337421142020-11-12T16:05:58.457-08:002020-11-12T16:05:58.457-08:00I loved reading Young Bess and Captive Princess wh...I loved reading Young Bess and Captive Princess when I was a teen. A very strong recollection. I've read other books about her reign, but can't recall them. Alas. I so enjoyed another well-researched nonfiction book entitled Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: The Wives of King Henry VIII by Karen Lindsey. So good!!Judithhttps://readerinthewilderness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-27753446562298345652020-11-12T15:20:00.928-08:002020-11-12T15:20:00.928-08:00Thanks for the birthday wishes, Rick.
I wasn'...Thanks for the birthday wishes, Rick. <br /><br />I wasn't that interested in Elizabeth until I read the first two books in the Thomas Cromwell Trilogy by Hilary Mantel (WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES). Which was also about Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn. <br /><br />The Civil War is a great topic for fiction and nonfiction. I haven't read much about that event. I am enjoying nonfiction more lately because you can dip into it and then take a break and not lose the thread of what is going on. Short stories work well for that kind of reading also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-35812866996351596162020-11-12T14:20:02.868-08:002020-11-12T14:20:02.868-08:00Belated Happy Birthday!Belated Happy Birthday!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-35213923922902925682020-11-12T14:17:15.105-08:002020-11-12T14:17:15.105-08:00Wonderful. I didn't realize you were so intere...Wonderful. I didn't realize you were so interested in Elizabeth. After re-watching Ken Burns film, I'm again interested in reading more on the Civil War, and may do a fiction/non-fiction pairing myself. Though in truth I'm more than knee deep into short stories, as may be suggested by todays blog post.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-75669682740163508132020-11-12T11:23:47.032-08:002020-11-12T11:23:47.032-08:00Thanks, Jan. For commenting and for the suggestion...Thanks, Jan. For commenting and for the suggestion. The Queen’s Bed sounds like it would be very good, and different.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-7221757043915828192020-11-12T11:19:03.755-08:002020-11-12T11:19:03.755-08:00Margot, for years I did not read historical fictio...Margot, for years I did not read historical fiction set before the 20th century. Now I am really getting into the Tudor period and even earlier times. All very interesting.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-39147975017004690612020-11-12T11:17:16.184-08:002020-11-12T11:17:16.184-08:00Athira, My husband enjoys travel books and he has ...Athira, My husband enjoys travel books and he has several that are about train journeys. I hope to try several others too. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-56839618458174238702020-11-12T10:58:59.360-08:002020-11-12T10:58:59.360-08:00Happy birthday, Nancy! It sounds like yours was pr...Happy birthday, Nancy! It sounds like yours was pretty good considering the circumstances. My birthday was last week, shortly after the election when it still had not been called, and so the whole week was anxiety filled. We actually celebrated my birthday in our usual way on the weekend before the election so I would be a bit less stressed.<br /><br />I will look into Australian historical fiction. That genre is becoming a favorite of mine.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-13028137612963441312020-11-12T10:41:19.310-08:002020-11-12T10:41:19.310-08:00Hello, I haven’t commented before, but really enjo...Hello, I haven’t commented before, but really enjoy your blog!<br />The Queen’s Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth’s Court, by Anna Whitelock was a very interesting, and informative read. Many topics not handled in other non-fiction works that I’ve read. Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407140105406299126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-25312277084026322112020-11-12T09:43:00.676-08:002020-11-12T09:43:00.676-08:00Oh, these are great pairings, Tracy. There's s...Oh, these are great pairings, Tracy. There's something about a train trip, isn't there? And Queen Elizabeth I is a fascinating historical figure. I really like your choices! Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-35404557696647469632020-11-12T03:55:01.306-08:002020-11-12T03:55:01.306-08:00The Big Red Train Ride sounds fascinating - I like...The Big Red Train Ride sounds fascinating - I like the idea of books with a journey/travel as its backdrop. So much to observe, learn, and experience!Athirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366654538383603004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1681985590178296102020-11-12T01:45:10.137-08:002020-11-12T01:45:10.137-08:00Tracy, I just cannont pair books well....but love ...Tracy, I just cannont pair books well....but love your choices!<br />I discovered a NEW literary award for historcal fiction down under in Australia:<br />ARA inaugural historical fiction award (see: Google). Perhaps you can find some new books there! Life goes on in my covid-19 "bubble". Celebrated a low-key birthday yesterday and in general it was fun! Zoom, emails from friends in NL and USA ....and even a surpirse package on my doorstep! Keep safe...<br /><br /><br />NancyElinhttps://nancyelin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-43042472307932488352020-11-11T20:49:03.819-08:002020-11-11T20:49:03.819-08:00Thanks, Monika. I have found that reading fiction ...Thanks, Monika. I have found that reading fiction about earlier times is a good introduction, then I want to find some related nonfiction. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-35012393741178206092020-11-11T20:12:55.869-08:002020-11-11T20:12:55.869-08:00I like that you did historical fiction pairings wi...I like that you did historical fiction pairings with your nonfiction choices!Monika @ Lovely Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138730317208033566noreply@blogger.com