Friday Thread🧵: What Books Do You Want To Read Before the End of the Year? & What Nonfiction Books Can You Recommend?
Plus, What Have You Been Reading Lately?
Hi reading friends,
It’s been a week. I’m ready for the weekend and have plans to do a little early holiday shopping, maybe stop at the bookstore, and sink into a really good book. I’m in between reads, so I’ll be keeping a close eye on the comments to see what you’ve been reading, want to read, and your nonfiction book recommendation answers. I continue to be in a fiction/nonfiction reading mood and this week one particular nonfiction (I’ll share it in the comments) was a huge hit for me.
For your Friday perusal, a few links I thought were interesting this week….
Novels featuring protagonists over 70 (Electric Literature)
In tumultous times, readers turn to healing fiction (NYT Gift Link)
8 November audiobook picks from Audiofile Magazine (Audiofile Mag)
10 lessons learned through walking (Thismorningwalk.com)
100 warming soups and stews (Food Network)
18 great under the radar books you might’ve missed (BuzzFeed)
Question Time…..The questions I ask in weekly threads are meant to be fun and help us connect, so please know you don’t have to answer each question, if you only have the time/desire to answer one, great! Please put book titles IN ALL CAPS for easy reading:)
What book(s) do you want to read before the end of the year?
What nonfiction books do you recommend?
What have you been reading lately?
Happy weekend reading!📚
I've had a bit of a slower reading week this week, but a nonfiction I loved is one Katie mentioned too- FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough. I listened to it, Julia Roberts narrates Lisa Marie's parts, Riley narrates her own, and then there's actual audio of Lisa Marie's voice recordings as she was making tapes about her life before her death. She had intended to write a book someday. The entire audio experience enhanced the reading experience for me. I grew up listening to Elvis's records. I have vivid memories of my grandma putting Jailhouse Rock on her record player and my brother and me jumping and dancing on the bed to it. Throughout the years, Lisa Marie was in the news a lot, but I don't think anyone ever really knew the full story or "the truth" if you will and this book gives us so much- I for one always wondered about her marriage to Michael Jackson. I found this to be quite emotional - Lisa Marie's childhood and teenage years combined with the Riley's stories of her family, especially her relationship with her brother, were filled with love and heartbreak. So much of their story is tragic. I didn't expect to cry but as I drove home from my son's I found myself crying in the car without tissue- just an fyi:) I loved this, one of my favorite nonfictions of the year!
I really want to read TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout and PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield (Dec 3)
I've read some great nonfiction this year, a couple favorites are: WHEN YOU FIND MY BODY by D Dauphinee , THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES by Amy Tan, and THE SECRET LIVES OF BOOKSELLERS AND LIBRARIANS by James Patterson
Unfortunately not much of my reading lately has been memorable. I started THE SURGEON by TESS GERRITSEN yesterday. I read THE SPY COAST earlier this year and I wanted to give her back list a try.
I have BE READY WHEN THE LUCK HAPPENS on my list. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to TASTE by STANLEY TUCCI a couple of years ago.
And then I’ll start on my end of the year reading which includes every Hallmark Channel type Christmas book I can get my hands and ears on. Thanks Renee.