It's time for Nonfiction November! The link takes you to a blog post that explains what it's all about, who the hosts are, and the topics for each week.
Although I participate in Nonfiction November every year, it's been years since I had time to do the weekly posts, so I'll give it a try!
This week's topic is Your Year in Nonfiction:
"Celebrate your year of nonfiction. What books have you read? What were your favorites? Have you had a favorite topic? Is there a topic you want to read about more? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?"
This is pretty easy for me since I read most of my nonfiction for the year during November, when I devote the whole month to reading (and listening to) nonfiction. So, that's what I hope to get out of the event, as always!
But I did read a few nonfiction books earlier this year. According to my 2025 Reading Challenges page, I'm participating in the 2025 Nonfiction Reader Challenge hosted by Book'd Out and have so far read:
Yes, that's it! The first and third were both memoirs, dealing with mental and physical health. The second on that list is a middle-grade history book, in a series (History Comics) that is excellent. In past years, I enjoyed a couple of others in that series and another one on the history of our National Parks (all links go to my reviews).
Of these, I enjoyed them all and tabbed SO many quotes from Wintering, but I think my favorite so far was Between Two Kingdoms because she so beautifully captured the experience of chronic illness and living in a world so different than what the rest of humanity is living. And bonus: the memoir includes a great road trip, too! It was outstanding on audio.
Do you read much nonfiction?
What types of nonfiction do you enjoy?
How many nonfiction books have you read so far this year?
Let me know in the comments below!
I'm doing both Novellas in November and Nonfiction November...if I'm lucky I will find short nonfiction which counts for the novella challenge even though no technically a novella.
ReplyDeleteHere is my nonfiction post: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/nonfiction-november-week-one.html
That sounds like a great combination of reading events, Anne! It tends to take me longer to read nonfiction so that would qwork well :)
DeleteBetween Two Kingdoms was a nonfiction favorite for me this year too.
ReplyDeleteSuch a moving book and so well told! I've been following her ever since - plus I'm a long-time fan of Jon Batiste (her husband) since his days on Stephen Colbert's show - in fact, I remembered him leaving the show because his wife had cancer, not knowing anything about her at the time.
DeleteI've actually read more nonfiction so far this year than I thought I had. And so many of them were really good. I've only got 2 or 3 on my list for November, but look forward to getting ideas from everyone else's posts.
ReplyDeleteThat;s great, Helen!
DeleteThanks for sharing your year of nonfiction, I’m glad you found all your reads to be so satisfying
ReplyDeleteHappy Nonfiction November!
Thanks!
DeleteBetween Two Kingdoms sounds like a perfect non-fiction read for me! Thank you for the rec! I have read four non-fiction books this year and three of them were books of poetry :-) Maybe I can get BTK in and make it a solid five for 2025! Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it as much as I did! If you enjoy audio books, she reads this one herself.
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