Book free tickets to watch the October 21 shortlist event online: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/we-are-the-british-academy/british-academy-book-prize-2024-shortlist-event/
Thank you for posting about this prize and these books. Another prize I wish more book tubers included in their reading and postings is the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. There are winner and runner-up awards selected from a list of finalists in both nonfiction and fiction. All the books are ones which “have led readers to a better understanding of other cultures, peoples, religions, and political points of view.” I hope you will make this award one that you include on your channel.
What an interesting literary prize! This is exactly the kind of non-fiction that interests me. Each of these books tempts me a lot. Particularly the one on languages, living in Quebec, the protection of French in Canada is a constant subject of concern here in the regional news. It is with a lot of interest that I will follow this prize. Thank you very much!
Thanks for introducing this prize. I am here eagerly waiting for today's announcement of Baillie Gifford's shortlist and now I get even more books to read! I am going to prioritize Material World first as I finished Cobalt Red a few months ago. I learned so much about the human aspect in mining in DRC and how colonization is an ongoing problem.
Thank you for sharing information about book prizes like this one! Even with a busy TBR list, I plan to read The Tame and the Wild - it seems like an interesting expansion of the history of colonization. Read on!!
'Smoke and Ashes' sounds amazing, I'd like that one. I studied the opium wars at school but haven't thought about it much since then. I'm currently reading 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' Victober adjacent, which is interesting.
A non-fiction book I thought was good was Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo... Journalist Sophie Yeo examines how the planet would have looked before humans scrubbed away its diversity: from landscapes carved out by megafauna to the primeval forests that emerged following the last Ice Age, and from the eagle-haunted skies of the Dark Ages to the flower-decked farms of more recent centuries. Uncovering the stories of the people who have helped to shape the landscape, she seeks out their footprints even where it seems there are none to be found. And she explores the timeworn knowledge that can help to fix our broken relationship with the earth. I found this an interesting read
Book free tickets to watch the October 21 shortlist event online: www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/we-are-the-british-academy/british-academy-book-prize-2024-shortlist-event/
Thank you for posting about this prize and these books. Another prize I wish more book tubers included in their reading and postings is the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. There are winner and runner-up awards selected from a list of finalists in both nonfiction and fiction. All the books are ones which “have led readers to a better understanding of other cultures, peoples, religions, and political points of view.” I hope you will make this award one that you include on your channel.
I haven't heard of that prize before, thank you! 📚
What an interesting literary prize! This is exactly the kind of non-fiction that interests me. Each of these books tempts me a lot. Particularly the one on languages, living in Quebec, the protection of French in Canada is a constant subject of concern here in the regional news. It is with a lot of interest that I will follow this prize. Thank you very much!
That's great to hear. Hope you get time to read Language City and some of the others. 📚
I adored Papyrus and I really enjoyed the secret lives of numbers. Looking forwards to checking out the other books on this years shortlist
That's great to hear! 📚
Thanks for introducing this prize. I am here eagerly waiting for today's announcement of Baillie Gifford's shortlist and now I get even more books to read! I am going to prioritize Material World first as I finished Cobalt Red a few months ago. I learned so much about the human aspect in mining in DRC and how colonization is an ongoing problem.
Great! Hope you enjoy Material World.
Thank you for sharing information about book prizes like this one! Even with a busy TBR list, I plan to read The Tame and the Wild - it seems like an interesting expansion of the history of colonization. Read on!!
Fab! Hope you enjoy it.
Lots of books added to the TBR! First time watching and you come across as a kind soul thank you for sharing your recommendations ☺️
Thank you so much! 😊📚
Can you recommend some books to keep us engaged till the end for a busy person?
Language City sounds fantastic and that winner from last year, Papyrus, also sounds so interesting. I do love a prize list!
Yes! 📚
I love nonfiction. What a fascinating prize. I’ve already downloaded Language City. I’m sure I will read a couple more from the list.
Fantastic! Hope you enjoy Language City and any other titles you get to. 📚
'Smoke and Ashes' sounds amazing, I'd like that one. I studied the opium wars at school but haven't thought about it much since then. I'm currently reading 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' Victober adjacent, which is interesting.
Oh great, I'm sure you'd get a lot out of Ghosh's book then. And Lodge's book sounds great!
A non-fiction book I thought was good was Nature’s Ghosts by Sophie Yeo...
Journalist Sophie Yeo examines how the planet would have looked before humans scrubbed away its diversity: from landscapes carved out by megafauna to the primeval forests that emerged following the last Ice Age, and from the eagle-haunted skies of the Dark Ages to the flower-decked farms of more recent centuries.
Uncovering the stories of the people who have helped to shape the landscape, she seeks out their footprints even where it seems there are none to be found. And she explores the timeworn knowledge that can help to fix our broken relationship with the earth.
I found this an interesting read
That sounds like a book I'd really appreciate - thanks for the tip! 📚
@EricKarlAnderson more than welcome ☺️