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10 Books New to My TBR [Nonfiction November]

Posted 29 November 2022 in events /6 Comments

It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! Hosted by Jaymi @ The OC Book Girl.

Introduction

Not much to say on this one! The description above covers it. Thanks to all the hosts, participants, and readers of Nonfiction November for making this a fun month of blogging.

New to My TBR

Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most by Cassie Holmes – via Kathie @ Bit About Books post for Week 1 Your Year in Nonfiction

👧🏽 Better Connected: How Girls are Using Social Media for Good by Tanya Lloyd Kyi and Julia Kyi – via Kathie @ Bit About Books post for Week 1 Your Year in Nonfiction

🕯️ Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness by Ingrid Fetell lee – via Linda @ Shoe’s Seeds & Stories post for Week 1 Your Year in Nonfiction

💔 Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart: A Memoir by Jen Sookfong Lee – an incidental find when checking out the author’s Twitter page

Going to Church in Medieval England by Nicholas Orme – via Liz @ Libro Full Time post for Week 2 Book Pairing

✈️ Fly Girl: A Memoir by Ann Hood – via Katie @ Doing Dewey post for Week 3 Stranger Than Fiction

🌳 Ordinary Wonder Tales: Essays by Emily Urquhart – via Linda @ Shoe’s Seeds & Stories post for Week 3 Stranger Than Fiction

🤳 Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers by Stephanie McNeal – via recommendation from Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out

✝️ How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee by Bart D. Ehrman – via Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction post for Week 4 Worldview Changers

😂 Laughter in Middle-earth: Humour In and Around the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Thomas Honegger and Maureen F. Mann – another find incidental to this month, via Putri Prihatini’s tweet

What nonfiction titles have you added to your TBR this month?
Any other recommendations I should add?

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