Friday 7 October 2022

Non-fiction November is Coming

 

The Classics Club is an interesting website. It gives us the opportunity not only to read the classics we always wanted to read, no, though their pages we are able to talk to others and also find new classics we didn't think about. Through them I found this challenge last year.

It's Non-Fiction November again and this year, it is hosted by Christopher from Plucked from the Stacks together with Katie @ Doing Dewey, Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction, Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction, Jaymi (The OC Book Girl). They have put together a plan that looks highly interesting.

Here is the Official Schedule.

Week 1 (Oct 31-Nov 4) - Your Year in Nonfiction: Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions - What was your favorite nonfiction read of the year? Do you have a particular topic you’ve been attracted to more this year? What nonfiction book have you recommended the most? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November? (Katie @ Doing Dewey)

Week 2 (November 7-11) - Book Pairing: 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 novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction version of the story. Or pair a book with a podcast, film or documentary, TV show, etc. on the same topic or stories that pair together. (Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction)

Week 3 (November 14-18) - Stranger Than Fiction: 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 your jaw drop, you can highlight it for this week’s topic. (Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks)

Week 4 (November 21-25) - Worldview Changers: One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is learning all kinds of things about our world which you never would have known without it. There’s the intriguing, the beautiful, the appalling, and the profound. What nonfiction book or books has impacted the way you see the world in a powerful way? Do you think there is one book that everyone needs to read for a better understanding of the world we live in? (Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction)

Week 5 (November 28-Dec 2) - New to My TBR: 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! Pro tip: Start this draft post at the beginning of the month and add to it as your TBR multiplies. (Jaymi @ The OC Bookgirl)

Instagram

If you’re a Bookstagrammer, Jaymi (@theocbookgirl) will be running #NonfictionBookParty which will feature a host of challenges, buddy reads, story templates, and even giveaways! Be sure to check out her Instagram for more details.

And then there are graphics we can use for free for our posts. You can see, I took full advantage of it already. Here is the link.

This is my third year of taking part and here are my entries for the last years (or you can just go here).

My Non-Fiction November Entries from 2020:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5

And last year, 2021:
Introduction
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5

This year, 2022:
Introduction
Week 1 
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4 
Week 5 

This was instigated by our Classics Club reading challenge. I found them through Words and Peace. Thank you.

8 comments:

  1. I'm enjoying Book Pairing ATM. It's fun finding links between fiction & non-fiction books. Some of them are pretty obvious but you can get as convoluted or as devious as you wish. Mine are usually of the obvious kind, the most recent being a History of Book Burning followed by Fahrenheit 451. I have a stack of 'pairs' that I'll be filtering into my reading from now on.

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    1. Sounds great, Kitten. I am looking forward to that. I'm already thinking about which ones I will do this year.

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  2. I love that they do this challenge every year; I never formally sign up or officially take part, but I do try and read several nonfiction books each November in honor of this idea. :D

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    1. That is probably one of the best results of this challenge, Lark. Even if only every tenth of the readers reads one book from the lists, it is already a great way to promote non-fiction books.

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  3. Hurrah! One of my favourites. I have to think of what to read so I am ready to start at the November 1.

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    1. I love it, as well. Not just reading another (or more) non-fiction but but especially thinking about all the great books out there and talking about them with others. Thanks, Lisbeth.

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  4. I love seeing non-fiction get the attention it deserves. All my deepest loves are non-fiction <3

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    1. Thanks, Sarah. I know for you it's always non-fiction month. Maybe you should do fiction November? LOL

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