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The Inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2024 #ReadNonFicChal

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The longlist for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction has been announced. It is a major new annual book prize that celebrates exceptional narrative non-fiction by women. The Prize promotes excellence in writing, robust research, original narrative voices and accessibility, showcasing women’s expertise across a range of fields.

The Prize will be awarded annually and is open to all women writers from across the globe who are published in the UK and writing in English. The shortlist will be announced 27th March and the winner on 13th June.

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Intervals by Marianne Brooker

All That She Carried by Tiya Miles

Wifedom by Anna Funder

Shadows at Noon by Joya Chatterji

Code Dependent by Madhumita Murgia

Eve by Cat Bohannon

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud

Some People Need Killing by Patricia Evangelista

Thunderclap by Laura Cumming

The Dictionary People by Sarah Ogilvie

Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakley

Young Queens by Leah Redmond Chang

The Britannias by Alice Albinia

Matrescence by Lucy Jones

Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein

How To Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair

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Will you be adding any of these to your #ReadNonFicChal TBR? 

Click here to learn more about the Women’s Prize

Looking for love this Valentine’s Day?

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

I found something to love in these romance’s, you might too!

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Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Told with distinctive blend of insight, heart, and wit, Henry had me smiling, laughing, aching and I even shed a tear or two.

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Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Though I usually prefer the friends to lovers trope, I loved the enemies to lovers romance. There’s lots of sizzling tension between Violet and Xaden, believable emotion, and some truly explosive sex scenes.


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Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

Though both romantic and funny, Last Night is much more than the romcom it’s marketed as. It’s a contemporary, captivating story exploring friendship, loss, secrets and love

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Love to Loathe You by Ali Hazelwood

Witty, fun and heated (the sex is reasonably explicit), Love to Loathe You proved to be an excellent escapist read for me, Hazelwood has a new fan

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Someone I Used to Know by Paige Toon

I had tears in my eyes when I turned the last pages of Someone I Used To Know, the fifteenth contemporary romance novel from bestselling author, Paige Toon. Shifting between the past and the present, this is a heart wrenching tale of first love and second chances.

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Impossible by Sarah Lotz

I fell in love with Impossible (also published as Impossible Us) by Sarah Lotz a sublime romance with a fantastical twist.

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Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer

Crafted with wit, warmth and heart, even if you have never read, or watched, Pride and Prejudice, Matters of the Heart is an entertaining rural romance novel in its own right. I loved it.

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A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

I really liked the dynamic between Edwin and Robin. While neither is particularly impressed with one another initially, they slowly become friends. I thought Marske built the romantic tension between Edwin and Robin very well, and the mix of tenderness and heat in their relationship was appealing,

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Challenging Myself in 2024

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These are the challenges I’m attempting during 2024. Each challenge has its own page (under the Challenges menu at top) where I’ll track my progress, click the individual challenge badge to learn more. 

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2024 Goodreads Reading Challenge

GOAL: 150 books

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2024 Nonfiction Reader Challenge hosted at Book’d Out

GOAL: Nonfiction Nosher: Read 12 books, one for each category

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2024 Linz The Bookworm/ Logophile Reading Challenge hosted at LinztheBookworm and The Logophile

GOAL: Overachiever Club
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Crossing Continents Reading Challenge 2024 hosted at MarkJosephJochim.com

GOAL: 12/12

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2024 Fantasy/Sci-Fi Reading Challenge hosted at RachelAGreco

GOAL: 12/12

The End of the Year 2023 Wrap Up

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First of all thank you to all of my visitors this past year, particularly to those that took the time to leave a comment, or like, a post! 2023 marked the 13th blogoversary of Book’d Out. It hasn’t been the best year in terms of consistent posting, but I truly appreciate your continued support.

 

Total books read: 130

Pages read: approx 46175

Average Book Length: 335 pages

All but two were books provided for review. You can see a list, linked to my reviews, on the 2023 Review Schedule page 

Storygraph offers some pretty charts, so I thought I’d include some here 

Challenge Results in 2023

It wasn’t a great year for completing challenges, but I’m okay with that. 


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2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge: 12/12

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2023 Cloak and Dagger Challenge: 40/36

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2023 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge: 13/25

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2023 Books in Translation Challenge: 3/4

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2023 Monthly Motif Challenge: 10/12

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Well that’s a wrap (speaking of, have you seen the Goodreads Wrapped app at myyearinbooks.com. My summary is below.

Wishing you a Happy New Year!

In 2023…My Life in Books

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Just something I put together for fun each year.
Consider yourself tagged, feel free to tag others.

Complete the prompts using titles from the books you have read in 2023

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2023 was the year of: In the Blink of an Eye by Jo Callaghan

In 2023 I wanted to be: Queen Bee by Cara Gerharty

In 2023 I was: Over the Hill and Up the Wall by Todd Alexander

In 2023 I gained: The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Bremer

In 2023 I lost: Many Things Under a Rock by David Scheel

In 2023 I loved: Life and Otter Miracles by Hazel Prior

In 2023 I hated: Ordinary Gods and Monsters by Chris Womerskey

In 2023 I learned: Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon

In 2023 I was surprised by: The Rush by Michelle Prak

In 2023 I went to: Happy Place by Emily Henry

In 2023 I missed out on: Going Zero by Anthony McCarten

In 2023 my family were: The Things That Matter Most by Gabbi Stroud

In 2024 I hope (it will be): Good as Gold by Justin Smith

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If you decide to give it a try, please leave your link in the comments. I’d appreciate a link back to Book’d Out and you are welcome to download and use the tag header

In 2020…My life in books

In 2021…My life in books

In 2022…My life in books

Challenging Myself in 2023

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These are the challenges I’m participating in during 2023. Each image links to where each challenge has its own page (under the Challenges menu at top) where I’ll track my progress. I’ve also linked to the host of each challenge so you can learn more if you are interested.

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Goodreads Challenge

GOAL: 200 books

Hosted at Goodreads

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2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge 

GOAL: 12 books

Hosted at Book’d Out

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2023 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

GOAL: Ancient History – Read 25 books

Hosted at The Intrepid Reader

 

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2023 Cloak and Dagger Challenge

GOAL: 36 – 55 – Special agent

Hosted at Carol’s Notebook

 

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2023 Books in Translation Reading Challenge

GOAL: Conversationalist: 4-6 books

Hosted at Introverted Reader

 

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2023 Monthly Motif Challenge

Hosted at GirlXOXO

 

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