Nonfiction November: Your Year in Nonfiction

Friends! I know it’s not yet November, but it will be tomorrow and we can’t wait, so Nonfiction November kicks off today! I’m so excited to have you all join me for our first weekly discussion prompt. As is tradition, we first want to hear about how your reading year has been going to far and what you’re looking forward to from your year in nonfiction.

We’d love for you to share your response to the prompt, plus any nonfiction book reviews you post this week, with us in the linky at the end of this post. You’re also welcome to include any of the lovely graphics co-host Jaymie at The OC Bookgirl designed for us in your post too!

Your Year in Nonfiction : Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions – What was your favorite nonfiction read of the year? Do you have a particular topic you’ve been attracted to more this year? What nonfiction book have you recommended the most? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?

Here’s how my year has gone so far:

Nonfiction Favorites

I’ve particularly been enjoying essay collections this year and two of the best I’ve read have been collections about Black art. The first, A Little Devil in America, is a collection by Hanif Abdurraqib, who’s quickly becoming a favorite author. He writes about many different types of art, mixing his criticism with memoir and broader cultural critiques. The second collection, Black Love Matters, is by a variety of authors, but all focus on the topic of Black romance novels. I thought this was a fantastic topic, which engaged with the heartwarming genre of romance in a critical way. I enjoyed it and learned a lot. Last but not least, I thought The Wrong Kind of Women was one of the best books I’ve read addressing structural barriers in the world – in this case, sexism in the film industry. The author blends statistics and memoir to tell a persuasive story and ends with a helpful call to action.

Current Obsessions

Well, I’m currently reading about two very different topics! First, my husband and I just bought our first home, so I’m going all in on home decorating books. It’s so fun to finally have a place that we can really make our own. Then, like a normal person, I’m doing a deep dive on the Opioid crisis for a little bit of relaxing, light reading. I picked this topic to dive into because I’ve been accumulating books on this topic on my to-read list for some time and Beth Macy’s new book release, Raising Lazarus, reminded me to actually read them.

Most Recommended

Honestly, I don’t feel like I’ve been recommending books very much this year. I’ll have to remember to push some of the favorites I mentioned on my fellow readers.

Nonfiction November Hopes

I always just love everyone’s excitement about nonfiction this month! I’ve been really busy lately with moving, but I’m hoping to dive back into blogging and spend a lot of time reading all of your posts.

Over To You

Now it’s your turn! Please link-up your post below and don’t forget to join Jaymie at The OC Bookgirl when the Instagram challenge starts tomorrow, Nov 1st. Then, for more fun next week, go visit Rennie at What’s Nonfiction for our next discussion prompt. Happy Reading!

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