tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post7033564734824630520..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Week 1 NonFiction NovemberBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49231064126128715592019-11-08T16:58:57.169+11:002019-11-08T16:58:57.169+11:00Wow, I'm interested in pretty much every book ...Wow, I'm interested in pretty much every book on your list! You've read about so many fascinating topics. I'll definitely be revisiting this post when we talk about which books we added to our to-read lists this month :)DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-31359372115880657912019-11-08T08:36:00.502+11:002019-11-08T08:36:00.502+11:00I love the Wellcome Prize lists and was very sad t...I love the Wellcome Prize lists and was very sad to hear earlier in the year that they are taking an indefinite break. But there are still oodles of the older books I have yet to read, including Educated and The Trauma Cleaner from this year's longlist. <br />The other book prize you might like to check out too is the <a href="https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/" rel="nofollow">Royal Society Science Book Prize</a>. I get a lot of my favourite non-fiction books this way, including The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-3014563407186137982019-11-08T06:13:16.273+11:002019-11-08T06:13:16.273+11:00Hi! You've got a great selection there! I see ...Hi! You've got a great selection there! I see you like science and social issue books. Have you heard of the Wellcome Book Award? It's for medicine. I'm going to be reading through some of the shortlists soon. Alternatively, also working through the reading suggestions for the National Book Foundation's Literature for Justice? Gonna work on some of those, too.Rachelhttp://hibernatorslibrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-73957567331275664652019-11-04T00:13:08.637+11:002019-11-04T00:13:08.637+11:00I love that you broke your list down by genres (an...I love that you broke your list down by genres (and that you have so many different genres!) It gives me ideas of how to branch out in my nonfiction reading!Hannah | The Cozy Reading Nookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733342808748776743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-59393718062703237452019-11-01T15:24:06.119+11:002019-11-01T15:24:06.119+11:00I’ve now added Any Ordinary a Day to my wishlist, ...I’ve now added Any Ordinary a Day to my wishlist, thanks Brona <br /><br /><br />shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-39020005320908452982019-11-01T07:29:54.390+11:002019-11-01T07:29:54.390+11:00Great list! You have such a wide variety of intere...Great list! You have such a wide variety of interests. I tend to stick to memoir.Tina TBR Etchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14424038827638862093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-59183847971593533052019-10-31T21:15:09.728+11:002019-10-31T21:15:09.728+11:00What a impressive (& varied) list of nonfictio...What a impressive (& varied) list of nonfiction you've read this year! Happy reading in November!Reading with Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776146295033934487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-20604826334660831192019-10-31T07:51:12.054+11:002019-10-31T07:51:12.054+11:00Now you just need a trip to a rainforest to read t...Now you just need a trip to a rainforest to read them :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-24931112355135305182019-10-31T07:50:28.276+11:002019-10-31T07:50:28.276+11:00Don't get me wrong, I love lasagne, schnitzel,...Don't get me wrong, I love lasagne, schnitzel, tacos, burritos and pesto pasta...but after a decade, it's wonderful to finally cook with chillies, to eat seafood every second or third night and to have an occasional meat-free meal :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-16462177655700809422019-10-31T03:37:12.661+11:002019-10-31T03:37:12.661+11:00Excellent post. I sniggered at the idea of eating...Excellent post. I sniggered at the idea of eating changes once the kids leave the nest - we will be there ourselves in a few year...Jaymi the OC BookGirl https://www.blogger.com/profile/04522120041187561193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-18348712618500603832019-10-31T01:06:03.445+11:002019-10-31T01:06:03.445+11:00I plan to read The Overstory early in 2020 and wil...I plan to read The Overstory early in 2020 and will add City of Trees to complement it. Thanks!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-3651138237803123282019-10-30T08:33:55.025+11:002019-10-30T08:33:55.025+11:00I read it at the same time I was reading The Overs...I read it at the same time I was reading The Overstory by Richard Powers whilst I was holidaying in Far North Queensland on the edge of the Daintree Rainforest - the perfect way to enjoy both of them :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-60607635556658440802019-10-30T08:32:58.998+11:002019-10-30T08:32:58.998+11:00It talks about surviving the aftermath of a traged...It talks about surviving the aftermath of a tragedy with discussions on the nature of resilience, coping strategies, the impact of media attention. Highly recommended, even though all the examples are Australian and very well-known to us, they may not be to overseas readers. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-87863928735567621312019-10-30T08:27:17.527+11:002019-10-30T08:27:17.527+11:00I guess the US market is such a crowded market &am...I guess the US market is such a crowded market & the American publishers only take on such a small amount of work published in other countries that it must feel hit or miss to you when searching for specific title from overseas. You could try our local publishers websites to see if you can buy them as ebooks that way.<br />i.e. Allen & Unwin, Penguin Random House Australia, Hachette Australia, Hardie Grant, Harper Collins, Text Publishing just to name a few. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-36121343943136918472019-10-30T08:13:00.982+11:002019-10-30T08:13:00.982+11:00So did I, & now I'm trying to remember why...So did I, & now I'm trying to remember why I didn't write a review for it??Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-57399017194769264822019-10-30T06:07:41.134+11:002019-10-30T06:07:41.134+11:00City of Trees sounds so lovely and perfect and I a...City of Trees sounds so lovely and perfect and I am definitely adding it to my list! Thanks for sharing your reads. crackercrumblifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717268437339860455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-62861132083085304462019-10-30T06:02:37.947+11:002019-10-30T06:02:37.947+11:00I don't think I've heard of Any Ordinary D...I don't think I've heard of Any Ordinary Day, but I definitely am going to seek it out.Bryan G. Robinsonhttps://stillanunfinishedperson.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-92039112637901920162019-10-30T03:39:10.192+11:002019-10-30T03:39:10.192+11:00I grabbed five of your books to add to my tbr. I h...I grabbed five of your books to add to my tbr. I hope I can find them here soon. It's awfully frustrating when Australian books don't appear in the US like they should.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-88444630408309715662019-10-30T03:22:04.281+11:002019-10-30T03:22:04.281+11:00wow, what a list! I have to look into your nature ...wow, what a list! I have to look into your nature books. I loved so much The Novel of the Century!Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-69103587777928522952019-10-30T02:17:23.361+11:002019-10-30T02:17:23.361+11:00Nice job!Nice job!Lisa of Hopewellhttps://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2019/10/29/nonfiction-november-week-1-my-year-in-nonfiction/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-53106125165302935542019-10-29T21:56:46.679+11:002019-10-29T21:56:46.679+11:00Bravo, bravo, bravo! Great mix of non-fiction boo...Bravo, bravo, bravo! Great mix of non-fiction books.<br />An Ordinary Day.....just never leaves my mind.<br />I will take time to investigate your list more closely this afternoon<br />...while I have a glass of wine...(see my blogpost dd 29.10.2019)NancyElinhttps://nancyelin.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-17822820978132984952019-10-29T21:09:15.746+11:002019-10-29T21:09:15.746+11:00My non-fic is usually pretty heavy on the Australi...My non-fic is usually pretty heavy on the Australian titles (as it is most years) so I'm not surprised you don't recognise many of the titles! In fact 57% of my nf reads were Aussie - doing my bit to keep our book economy healthy!!<br /><br />Becoming was a lovely life-affirming, down to earth memoir - I'm sure you'll enjoy it too.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-6178319416862629092019-10-29T21:04:36.055+11:002019-10-29T21:04:36.055+11:00I actually surprised myself Liz, by how much nf I ...I actually surprised myself Liz, by how much nf I had read this year. I didn't feel like I'd read much at all...and I guess if you take out the kids books and cookbooks, the numbers look less impressive. Still 37 nf books out of a total of 96 (which is just over 40%) books read this year is a reasonable ratio.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-49578761700061404532019-10-29T19:23:02.439+11:002019-10-29T19:23:02.439+11:00Oh my gosh Brona. You read more non fiction in a y...Oh my gosh Brona. You read more non fiction in a year then I read in about three. I recognise a few of the titles on yiur list thiugh have only read one of them - Becoming by Michelle Obama. Or at least I will have read it by the one of the week.....<br />Karen @bookertalkbookertalkhttp://www.bookertalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-63737754054274451462019-10-29T18:38:07.596+11:002019-10-29T18:38:07.596+11:00Oh, cool - I decided not to do this one as I have ...Oh, cool - I decided not to do this one as I have to just get through books on the TBR and I read a lot of nf anyway. But it's going to be fun reading everyone's posts. I like that you read a good amount of nf anyway. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.com