Nonfiction November 2018-- My Year in Nonfiction

Nonfiction November is here (though I'm a week late...) and runs from Oct. 30-Nov. 30. Is being hosted by Doing Dewey, Julz Reads, Sarah's Bookshelves, Sophisticated Dorkiness, and What's Nonfiction?

Week One Prompt: 

1. What was your favorite nonfiction read this year?

My favorites this year have been Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zones by Richard Lloyd Parry. He blended history, anecdotes, and investigation beautifully to make a book about grief and how we deal with it.

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara. I love reading about true crime because it delves into the dark side of humanity. And somehow illogically my brain thinks if I read about it then it won't happen to me...

The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English by Lynne Murphy. This one goes to back to my roots of Linguistics my major in college. It's like a fun mini introduction to the study of Linguistics and I recommend it for anyone who speaks a language.

2. Do you have a particular topic you've been attracted to more this year?

I definitely notice a trend with memoirs this year. I enjoyed listening to them in the car, etc. And after I'll Be Gone in the Dark, I read two more true crime books.

3. What nonfiction book have you recommended the most?

Ghosts of the Tsunami and I'll Be Gone in the Dark were the two I recommended the most with Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover a close second/third.

4. What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?

I loved finding people dedicated to reading nonfiction last year! It was kind of a revelation for me to see the nonfiction love. I hope to add to that this year and meet new people and find new and interesting nonfiction reads.