My friend of 41 years is now in hospice 😢 That’s why I am in the Netherlands now, so we could say goodbye. We made some beautiful memories and laughed a lot even at such a sad time. I am very grateful I could be there for her. She will not live out this month. They do such good work at hospices.
Your granddaughter is beautiful!! How precious for you. ❤ All of these books but one (Darkness Visible) are on my shelf. I’m so excited to read them. I was never able to name my favorite categories, so thank you for doing so: memoir, journalistic nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and history. These are my top choices. You are fast becoming a favorite BookTuber. I love how real and honest you are. Happy reading.📖
This list is amazing! I love nonfiction so much and this list has some of my favorites. I am adding Being Mortal, The Year of Magical Thinking and These Truths to my TBR.
Being Mortal-on my shelf for sooo long. I keep eyeballing it because it is a very necessary read for me. I’m on the very edge of 80, and it’s time🌸. Joan Dideon helped me so much when my Mom died. Angela’s Ashes, my Mom’s favorite-she made us all read it😊 Loved Seabiscuit! I was reading it waiting for an appointment and when Seabiscuet was hurt in a race, “No!” I yelled out loud🤣😂. Great book.
This is a great list. I loved How the Word is Passed; also greatly enjoyed Henrietta Lacks, The Year of Magical Thinking and Angela's Ashes. Now I need to consider your favorites that I haven't yet read. Yes, I'm intimidated by the long ones!
That is a great list... i have read three of them, and will add a few more to my reading list!. One of my favorites is The Great Bridge by David McCullough... it was fascinating!! Since i was a kid i have been amazed by how bridges are held up... you cant just put in posts a few feet down like a fence, now i know how they do it! Well, this book got me thru the summer of 2020... lots going on the world. Then i read 2 more by same author, and i had previously read his book on Truman. That author is so readable!
Hi Kim, I read nonfiction almost exclusively but used to read alot of novels and i miss the escapism of them, but eventually I read enough true stories that I realized that truth usually is worlds above anything that we can dream up...as usual every time I watch a booktube I add to my list...Frank McCourt was in a league of his own, I LOVED all of his books and Angela's Ashes grabbed me from sentence one...What a life! I just finished listening to The Rainbow Comes and Goes with A Cooper and G Vanderbilt reading their letters back and forth to each and other...I really enjoyed it as an audio. For Nov I'm finishing Wild by Cheryl Strayed...I've been off and on with it, it hits a little close to home. I have always meant to read the Henrietta Lacks book, thanks for the reminder.❤
Perfect timing this morning when I saw your video had been posted. Great list with many interesting titles. I have only read the Henrietta Lacks and Angela's Ashes books and they were great. I read Angela's Ashes when it first came out. I hear the audio is great so I may have to listen to it someday. I have been getting into more nonfiction so I am happy to see your favorites. Because I like to play along, here is a list of nonfiction I read or listened to this year: -White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg -audio -Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer -The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor -Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories by Diarmuid Hester -The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy by Stuart Stevens -Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism Rachel Maddow-audio -G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage mix of audio/book -The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni -Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell-audio -The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery I will be reading these two for #nonfictionnovember Patriot: A memoir by Alexei Navalny AND Framed : Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
Hi Kim, thank you for your honesty and good suggestions. I’ve read most of these books. Angela’s Ashes is a phenomenal book and hysterically funny when it isn’t terribly sad. I have Seabiscuit on my shelf and I think for me, this would be better on audio because my book is very heavy and I never get past the first page. I love nonfiction and by next week when all the excitement Of my daughters wedding is over, I plan To read a lot of nonfiction. Like you I love nonfiction about mental illness and medical issues. I steer away from the death, dying information because of my anxiety. I remember reading Elizabeth Kubler Ross book called death and dying and feeling anxious. However, many people 21:43 found the book written in 1969 helpful because like you said, we all have to go through it at one point or another. My emotions are all over the place with the wedding and current events. I’m sending you lots of love and healing vibes. Aloha friend. PS your granddaughter is adorable.❤
Great list. I'm slowly getting into non-fiction. I love the two memoirs Julie Andrews wrote, Devil in the White City, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and a non-fiction I most recently finished was John Adams by David McCullough.
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH He did a really good job telling Adams' story. I found his relationship with Jefferson one of the most interesting aspects, other than his presidency.
I have read many of the books on your list and agree. I am wondering why I have not read Angela's Ashes. I remember when it came out there were so many great reviews. Not sure what happened but I will look for it now! Magical Thinking and Being Mortal are such great reads.
For non-fic Nov, currently reading “The Worst Hard Time” by Timothy Egan. What a dust filled nightmare it was to live on the Great Plains in the 1930’s. Also, “Snakehead” by Patrick Radden Keefe. It’s one of his earlier books which is an account of human trafficking from China to the US. I’ve read several of the books you’ve shown. “Angela’s Ashe’s” is remarkable. A few years ago I read “Educated” by Tara Westover and thought it was excellent.
I have read and second Angela’s Ashes, Seabiscuit, Henrietta Lacks, and Year of Magical Thinking. These Truths is on list of want to read. Now Broke in America will be also. I highly recommend King, A Life?, a biography of Martin Luther King. It’s a history of both King and the Civil Rights movement up to his death. The audio book includes an interview with the author.
We have nearly identical tastes in nonfic and I wanted to put a book in your orbit I think you'd love (assuming you haven't read it). Lady Parts by Deborah Copaken. She's a punchy broad and her book is perfect for the nightmare we're all waking up to today.
Great recommendations. Always been interested in Angela's Ashes.
My friend of 41 years is now in hospice 😢 That’s why I am in the Netherlands now, so we could say goodbye. We made some beautiful memories and laughed a lot even at such a sad time. I am very grateful I could be there for her. She will not live out this month. They do such good work at hospices.
@@eiketske ❤️❤️❤️
Your granddaughter is beautiful!! How precious for you. ❤
All of these books but one (Darkness Visible) are on my shelf. I’m so excited to read them. I was never able to name my favorite categories, so thank you for doing so: memoir, journalistic nonfiction, narrative nonfiction, and history. These are my top choices.
You are fast becoming a favorite BookTuber. I love how real and honest you are. Happy reading.📖
@@kamidsjournee thank you so much!!! ❤️
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is one of my favorites as well. So good and infuriating.
What a fabulous selection. I’m particularly interested in These Truths by Jill Lepore, which just looks fascinating 😊
@@RaynorReadsStuff it’s excellent!
Just added These Truths to my TBR!
This list is amazing! I love nonfiction so much and this list has some of my favorites. I am adding Being Mortal, The Year of Magical Thinking and These Truths to my TBR.
I loved Seabiscuit! I couldn’t put it down.
Being Mortal-on my shelf for sooo long. I keep eyeballing it because it is a very necessary read for me. I’m on the very edge of 80, and it’s time🌸. Joan Dideon helped me so much when my Mom died. Angela’s Ashes, my Mom’s favorite-she made us all read it😊
Loved Seabiscuit! I was reading it waiting for an appointment and when Seabiscuet was hurt in a race, “No!” I yelled out loud🤣😂. Great book.
@@vickicoleman2474 🥰🥰🥰
My favourite non fiction is Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker . It is so interesting and engaging. Henrietta Lacks runs a close second though.
@@janethansen9612 that was a great book!
This is a great list. I loved How the Word is Passed; also greatly enjoyed Henrietta Lacks, The Year of Magical Thinking and Angela's Ashes. Now I need to consider your favorites that I haven't yet read. Yes, I'm intimidated by the long ones!
@@readandre-read I know you are! I need to pick shorter books the next few months. October was lengthy. 🤣
That is a great list... i have read three of them, and will add a few more to my reading list!. One of my favorites is The Great Bridge by David McCullough... it was fascinating!! Since i was a kid i have been amazed by how bridges are held up... you cant just put in posts a few feet down like a fence, now i know how they do it! Well, this book got me thru the summer of 2020... lots going on the world. Then i read 2 more by same author, and i had previously read his book on Truman. That author is so readable!
I've been so curious about Red Comet. Looks like I'll be adding These Truths to my tbr.
@@ariannefowler455 if you’re a Plath fan it’s amazing. Long and detailed but fascinating.
These are brilliant recommendations. The Henrietta Lacks book has been on my TBR a long time and the Didion book's going on there now
Hi Kim, I read nonfiction almost exclusively but used to read alot of novels and i miss the escapism of them, but eventually I read enough true stories that I realized that truth usually is worlds above anything that we can dream up...as usual every time I watch a booktube I add to my list...Frank McCourt was in a league of his own, I LOVED all of his books and Angela's Ashes grabbed me from sentence one...What a life!
I just finished listening to The Rainbow Comes and Goes with A Cooper and G Vanderbilt reading their letters back and forth to each and other...I really enjoyed it as an audio.
For Nov I'm finishing Wild by Cheryl Strayed...I've been off and on with it, it hits a little close to home.
I have always meant to read the Henrietta Lacks book, thanks for the reminder.❤
@@cindys4722 great books!
Hi Kim, I loved How the Word is Passed. I hope you enjoy it!
@@jorgem71962 I’m getting toward the end!
Perfect timing this morning when I saw your video had been posted. Great list with many interesting titles. I have only read the Henrietta Lacks and Angela's Ashes books and they were great. I read Angela's Ashes when it first came out. I hear the audio is great so I may have to listen to it someday. I have been getting into more nonfiction so I am happy to see your favorites.
Because I like to play along, here is a list of nonfiction I read or listened to this year:
-White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg -audio
-Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis by Jonathan Blitzer
-The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor
-Nothing Ever Just Disappears: Seven Hidden Queer Histories by Diarmuid Hester
-The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party Is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy by Stuart Stevens
-Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism Rachel Maddow-audio
-G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century by Beverly Gage mix of audio/book
-The Age of Grievance by Frank Bruni
-Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell-audio
-The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
I will be reading these two for #nonfictionnovember
Patriot: A memoir by Alexei Navalny
AND
Framed : Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
@@marciajohansson769 great list!!! I have G-Man. I started Cultish on audio. Still have to finish it. Angela’s Ashes was excellent on audio. ❤️
@@marciajohansson769 The Soul of an Octopus. ❤️❤️❤️
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH cultish was only meh for me. It took me a while to finish it.
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH I need more like the soul of an octopus now. Maybe I'll listen to some of her other books or read that as
@ her short hummingbird book was good and How to Be a Good Creature.
Hi Kim, thank you for your honesty and good suggestions. I’ve read most of these books. Angela’s Ashes is a phenomenal book and hysterically funny when it isn’t terribly sad. I have Seabiscuit on my shelf and I think for me, this would be better on audio because my book is very heavy and I never get past the first page.
I love nonfiction and by next week when all the excitement Of my daughters wedding is over, I plan To read a lot of nonfiction. Like you I love nonfiction about mental illness and medical issues. I steer away from the death, dying information because of my anxiety. I remember reading Elizabeth Kubler Ross book called death and dying and feeling anxious. However, many people 21:43 found the book written in 1969 helpful because like you said, we all have to go through it at one point or another.
My emotions are all over the place with the wedding and current events. I’m sending you lots of love and healing vibes. Aloha friend. PS your granddaughter is adorable.❤
@@MarilynMayaMendoza thanks Marilyn! Congratulations on the wedding. I hope it goes beautifully! 😍
@ thank you my dear friend. Aloha
Great list. I'm slowly getting into non-fiction. I love the two memoirs Julie Andrews wrote, Devil in the White City, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and a non-fiction I most recently finished was John Adams by David McCullough.
@@jackiesliterarycorner I’ve heard great things about McCullough’s books.
@@MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH He did a really good job telling Adams' story. I found his relationship with Jefferson one of the most interesting aspects, other than his presidency.
I have read many of the books on your list and agree. I am wondering why I have not read Angela's Ashes. I remember when it came out there were so many great reviews. Not sure what happened but I will look for it now! Magical Thinking and Being Mortal are such great reads.
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand is also excellent.
@@carlabrown6849 yes I loved that too!
For non-fic Nov, currently reading “The Worst Hard Time” by Timothy Egan. What a dust filled nightmare it was to live on the Great Plains in the 1930’s. Also, “Snakehead” by Patrick Radden Keefe. It’s one of his earlier books which is an account of human trafficking from China to the US.
I’ve read several of the books you’ve shown. “Angela’s Ashe’s” is remarkable. A few years ago I read “Educated” by Tara Westover and thought it was excellent.
@@mame-musing Educated was great!
In regards to the first book, you may find the Pulitzer winning How We Die of interest.
@@bookofdust that sounds like something I’d definitely be interested in.
I have read and second Angela’s Ashes, Seabiscuit, Henrietta Lacks, and Year of Magical Thinking.
These Truths is on list of want to read. Now Broke in America will be also.
I highly recommend King, A Life?, a biography of Martin Luther King. It’s a history of both King and the Civil Rights movement up to his death. The audio book includes an interview with the author.
@@RebeccaStultz-y9f I have that on my shelf. I’m contemplating starting it this month for a long term project. It’s a chunker!
I can’t believe we did not win. I am sick about this
We have nearly identical tastes in nonfic and I wanted to put a book in your orbit I think you'd love (assuming you haven't read it). Lady Parts by Deborah Copaken. She's a punchy broad and her book is perfect for the nightmare we're all waking up to today.
@@brandyfox6168 I would definitely read that! Thanks!!!☺️