I’m delighted with the response to the inaugural Nonfiction Reader Challenge so far, and since sign-ups are open until December 1st, a few more may decide to join us during the year.
If you hadn’t yet noticed, I’ve created a permanent page for the challenge, you can CLICK HERE, or select the menu link at top left.
The NEW Linky to add your review to can be also be found there. This new linky will remain active for the rest for the year’s submissions. Look for the text in orange.
On the first Saturday of each month, I am highlighting a handful of Linky submissions, but I encourage you to support all participants who have shared what they have been reading for the challenge. Give them a like, leave them a comment, share their posts on twitter, Facebook or instagram #2020ReadNonFic
During APRIL…
Denise Newton found I Want You To Know I’m Still Here: My family, the Holocaust and my search for truth by Esther Safran Foer, to be a moving and thought-provoking, “exploration of what it means to survive, to make decisions about whether to walk away from the past, to learn about it or to silence it…”
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Stray Thoughts highly recommends Off the Clock by Laura Vanderkam, she says, “I appreciated that Laura dealt in common-sense broad principles rather than a rigid system and that her examples came from home and family as well as work and career. This is a great book for learning how to “feel less busy while getting more done.”
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Maphead describes Black Wave: Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East by Kim Ghattas, as “outstanding”. They feel the author did a “superb job delivering the big picture with the perfect amount of detail” and may be their favourite non-fiction of 2020.
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Fake Law by The Secret Barrister writes, is the, ” distortion[s] of legal cases and judgments, spun and reformed for mass consumption.” It is evident everywhere, under every regime, and has a detrimental impact on the integrity of legal process, which is particularly noticeable in country’s where the judicial system is unduly influenced by political stakeholders. I, Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out, think this book offers a lot to explore, examine, and debate, and I’m happy to recommend you do.
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Do any of these interest you? What will you be reading in April?
Click here to see what else other participants have been reading!
In case you missed it….
2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge: Monthly Spotlight #3
2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge: Monthly Spotlight #2
2020 Nonfiction Reader Challenge: Monthly Spotlight #1
May 02, 2020 @ 15:39:01
I am all for spotlighting non-fiction, I love this idea!
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May 02, 2020 @ 15:46:48
I honestly can’t remember if I signed up officially but I’m in for at least 3 books. I’ll link up the two I already have! 👍
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May 02, 2020 @ 22:38:34
I’m so glad you started this challenge this year. It helps me a lot to see nonfiction that others recommend.
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May 04, 2020 @ 02:13:07
One of these days, I want to read a Laura Vanderkam book. I generally love all her suggestions and follow her podcast but just have not been able to read her books.
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