Welcome to the Monthly Spotlight for the
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge!
Each month I highlight some of the reviews shared for the challenge in the linky
Don’t forget to link each book you read as you read during the year!
I encourage you to support all participants who have shared what they are reading for the challenge. Give them a like, leave them a comment, share their posts on Facebook, twitter, or instagram #ReadNonFicChal
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IN JANUARY…
[THE ARTS]
As a fan, Tracey at Carpe Librum says “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera Companion [by Martin Knowlden] is a book I’ll never part with and I’m so glad I now have my own ready reference to all of the lyrics….Highly recommended!”
[CRIME AND PUNISHMENT]
Carol of Carol’s Notebook listened to Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free by Sarah Weinman narrated by Gabra Zackman, and found it to be a, “well-researched book. [but] would have liked a bit more discussion about how his experiences fit in with the larger issues regarding prison reform, race, and politics of the era.”
[HISTORY]
Amy at A Novel Start recommends The Sixteenth Century in 100 Women by Amy Licence “Absolutely, without reservation.” she writes, “The diversity in this book is amazing. The care and research Licence put into the book is clear.
[MEMOIR]
“This isn’t just my opinion; this is the consensus of my book group — everyone should read this book.”, writes Joy of Joy’s Book Blog about Disablity Visibility: First-Person Stories From the Twenty-First Century edited by Alice Wong.
[SCIENCE]
Though she cites some flaws, Janette of Wicked Witch’s Blog says, “ I did enjoy [The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklof translated by Elizabeth DeNomo ] and certainly learned a lot from it. It is obviously an important issue and I especially liked the final part which is his Darkness Manifesto, a series of simple actions that anyone can do.”
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What will you be reading in February?
Need some inspiration? Check out these posts
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #HISTORY #MEMOIR
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #SCIENCE #CRIME&PUNISHMENT
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #HEALTH #TRAVEL
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #FOOD #SOCIALMEDIA
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #SPORT #RELATIONSHIPS
2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Inspiration #THEARTS #PUBLISHEDIN2023
Just a reminder, it is helpful when you post your review if you indicate which category it fulfils for when I put together the Monthly Spotlight.
And don’t forget to share your latest read/review in the Linky
Book’d Out 
The Arts is going to be my most challenging category (if I stick to what’s in my TBR stack, which I’m trying to do). I have a book about writing (Bird by Bird by Ann Lamont) which might fit the bill.
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Thanks for the mention. There are definitely a couple on here that I want to read as well.
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I’ve heard excellent things about Disability Visibility. I just started a nonfiction and will have to see if it will fit one of your categories.
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I’ll have to introduce Disability Visability to my Disable improv group. I hope you have a great reading week! @theglobaldig.blogspot.com
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Thanks for the shout out for my Phantom of the Opera Companion review, I think it’ll be a favourite review for the challenge.
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