![My Year in Nonfiction [Nonfiction November]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/nonfiction-november-2022-week-1-1024x575.png?resize=245%2C150&ssl=1)
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 Need I Get from You does not quite live up to its subtitle. Still, the book is a great read that delves into a topic that I’ve been keenly interested […]
October was a busy month for me! I had lots going on IRL – including my workplace avoiding going on strike four hours before strike deadline, and mountain bike rides every weekend to take advantage of the stunning autumn weather. I am starting to find some balance and routine in my days. Dare I say, I think I will crack more than four posts this month 😯 Books Finished Just […]
![Spooky Middle Grade: Let the Monster Out and Ghostlight [Summer Reading Recap]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ghostlight-let-the-monster-out-banner.png?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
Ghostlight by Kenneth Oppel Source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 6 Sept.Publisher: Alfred A Knopf Books for Young Readers (PRH)Length: 400 pages Genre: Contemporary ghost storyTarget Age: Middle grade (suitable for 10+) Let the Monster Out by Chad Lucas Source: Hardcover/libraryPublished: May 2022Publisher: Amulet (Abrams)Length: 320 pagesGenre: Contemporary scifi/horror Target Age: Middle grade (suitable for 9+)Rep: Biracial protagonist (Black and white), neurodivergent protagonist Are there are any books you read this past summer that you still want to review?Do you enjoy spooky stories?
![Favourite YA and Adult Authors, Plus Some Other (Non-MG) Stuff [Bookshelf Tour 4/5]](https://i0.wp.com/fallingletters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/bookshelf-tour-4-of-5-2022.png?fit=2240%2C1260&ssl=1&resize=245%2C150)
The top two shelves of these bookcases are not perfectly, ideally organized. They were a result of the space constraints. I really thought I would have room left over with these two bookcases! But I suspect I will acquire a third if I still live here in two or three years… Anyway, the top shelf became the catch-all stuff for books that didn’t belong much to any other grouping. Fairy […]
How to Nominate Nominations for the Cybils Awards are currently open until October 15. Anyone can nominate. The nomination criteria is as follows: Books must be published between 10/16/2021 and 10/15/2022. Books must be written for a youth audience. The books must be published in the US or Canada. Bilingual books are accepted. ONE nomination per category. A book can only be nominated 1 time, and you can only nominate […]