Can you believe it is already the end of November? Now it’s time to see how everyone from Nonfiction November has inspired me to add to my already overflowing TBR.
Readerbuzz
The Year of Living Constitutionally by A.J. Jacobs
I didn’t know that he had a new book out. Looking at Goodreads it turns out that I’ve actually missed several since The Year of Living Biblically. Since I mentioned in my post about selecting nonfiction that I liked this specific type of book, this seems like one I should read. I’ve put it on hold at the library.
She Seeks Nonfiction
The Deviant’s War by Eric Cervini is a history of gay rights in the generation before Stonewall in the United States. I have read a lot about this but I like the topic. The description says that it used recently declassified FBI documents so there may be new information here.
My library doesn’t have a digital copy of this one so I may wait on it.
Fixed It by Jane Gilmore is about the way women are represented in the media. My library doesn’t have any copies of this even through interlibrary loan. It turns out that this is an Australian book so that would go towards my south of the equator challenge too. I may buy this one.
Disability Visibility edited by Alice Wong is a collection of essays by disabled people reflecting on their lived experiences. I’ve put this one on hold at the library.
Shoe’s Seeds & Stories
Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz is a fresh look at ecology that combines her western ideas of restoration with her Indigenous worldview of healing the land. My library doesn’t have a copy of this one either.
Unsolicited Feedback
The Rights of Nature by David R. Boyd highlights the novel legal strategy of giving natural features legal rights in order to preserve them.
I was able to request this one through interlibrary loan. Â You guys have really been stumping my library this year. That usually doesn’t happen!
From My Goodreads Choice Post
I wrote a post about not knowing any of the Goodreads Choice books and ended up adding these two nonfiction books to my TBR. I have The Anxious Generation from the library now and I ordered Everyone Who is Gone is Here for the husband for Christmas.
Jacobs is everything I look for in good nonfiction—research-based, thoughtful, and humorous. I was late to the table for this new book of his.
I’m so glad we got to enjoy a month of nonfiction this year.
I really want to read a UK-centric equivalent of Disability Visibility because I think some issues are specific to here (e.g. older cities with terrible accessibility).
The disability book is on my list now too. So many great choices here! I always check first with my library as well. 🙂
Finding another Ohio resident who blogs via a British blogger is really something. You’ve got a good list here. You should be able to get books via Ohio link or interlibrary loan from your public library. Leave me a comment if you need help with that–I’m a librarian.
Good list! My library doesn’t do as well with books that aren’t published in the US or with academic books.
I’m actually in denial over it being the end of November already. The month went by so fast!