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For our final prompt in Nonfiction November, Katie at Doing Dewey asks which book are new to my TBR.
It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book!
Well, first of all, thanks to everyone who gave suggestions when I asked for exciting books about geographical explorers last week! I seriously added all of your recommendations to my TBR and there are way too many to list here. If you want to see those titles for yourself, you can check out the comments on my “Ask the Expert” post from last week.
I’ve added plenty of books as I’ve visited other blogs this month though. Here’s a sampling:
- Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are by Bill Sullivan, recommended by What’s Nonfiction
- Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA, and More Tell Us about Crime by Val McDermid, recommended by Lex Lingua
- Cider Revival: Dispatches from the Orchard by Jason Wilson, recommended by Still Life, with Cracker Crumbs
- An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks, recommended by The Emerald City Book Reviews (and a few others, I believe)
- Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy, recommended by Julz Reads
- The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor by Mark Seal, recommended by Reading on a Rainy Daiy
I’m apparently in a very scientific, exploration-ish state of mind this month!
Goal Progress:
And just to wrap things up, I’ll check in on my goal. I wanted to catch up on my backlog of nonfiction reviews. Goal achieved! As I write this on Thursday, my last review is scheduled to post tomorrow. Yay!
Thanks so much to our hosts, Katie at Doing Dewey, Julie at Julz Reads, Leann at Shelf Aware, and Rennie at What’s Nonfiction for this fabulous event! Thanks to everyone who stopped by with comments and recommendations as well!
18 Comments
Great additions, and congrats on clearing your backlog!
It felt like quite an accomplishment! Now I need to set a goal of clearing my fiction backlog….
I’d not heard of the Rockefeller scam, quite extraordinary he could get away with it for so long
I hadn’t heard of it either. I can’t imagine having the nerve to pull something like that.
I love this event because of how many awesome or intriguing nonfiction books will come your way. Also, yay you for getting caught up on your nonfiction reviews! Hope you enjoy The Man in the Rockefeller Suit if you get to read it.
I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Glad you liked Forensics! This has been such a great month, and now thanks to you I’m adding to my ever-burgeoning TBR pile 🙂
I lost count of how many books I added to my TBR this month!
Haha, this topic is the worst one of all for my to-read list. On top of what I’ve already added, now I want to add all of the books you’ve added too 🙂
I know! Just when I think I’m done adding to my TBR, I visit another post and there I go again!
I added An Anthropologist on Mars, it sounds so good! And how cool that Cider Revival made your list – I loved it!!
I love cider! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Labyrinth of Ice sounds fascinating!
Doesn’t it?
I love science nonfiction. These are really good recommendations. Adding a bunch to my own list!
I’ve really been digging science nonfiction this year too. I hope you enjoy the books you add!
I’m glad you were able to find some new nonfiction during this month.
I’m pretty sure you were the one who initially brought this event to my attention. Thanks!