Tag: non-fiction

10 Books on the Shikoku Pilgrimage [Top Ten Tuesday]

31 January 2023 / top 10 tuesday / 21 Comments
10 Books on the Shikoku Pilgrimage [Top Ten Tuesday]

Preamble Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is Freebie. Time to bust out a topic I’ve had in my drafts since 2020! That topic is the Shikoku Henro (四国遍路), or Shikoku Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage consists of 88 temples on the Japanese island […]

11 Books About the Social Internet [Nonfiction November]

17 November 2022 / thoughts / 10 Comments
11 Books About the Social Internet [Nonfiction November]

This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that almost don’t seem real. A sports biography involving overcoming massive obstacles, a profile on a bizarre scam, a look into the natural wonders in our world—basically, if it makes […]

5 Polar Book Pairings [Nonfiction November]

11 November 2022 / events / 13 Comments
5 Polar Book Pairings [Nonfiction November]

This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title (or another nonfiction!). It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical […]

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It [Nonfiction Nov]

9 November 2022 / review / 4 Comments
If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It [Nonfiction Nov]

If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It: How 25 Inspiring Individuals Found Their Dream Jobs by Colleen Nelson and Kathie MacIsaac Illustrator: Scot RitchieSource: Hardcover/purchasePublished: 25 Oct. 2022Publisher: Pajama PressLength: 64 pages Genre: Non-fictionTarget Age: +8 Summary 💬 What does it take […]

My Year in Nonfiction [Nonfiction November]

3 November 2022 / events / 17 Comments
My Year in Nonfiction [Nonfiction November]

Overview Decided to kick things off with an overview of all the nonfiction I’ve read this year, cos it’s turns out I’ve only read five such books! What was your favourite nonfiction read of the year? Kaitlyn Tiffany’s Everything I […]