I always love participating in Nonfiction November, because I get so many good book recommendations from the other bloggers. The first week’s topic is “celebrate your year of nonfictio…| The Book Stop
Headline Book Publishing| 2004| Hardback edition| 440 pages| 5* Five-year-old Jimmy Rova is the unwanted child of a mother who rejects him, and whose other children bully him. The one thing he can call his… More| BooksPlease
It’s the first week of Nonfiction November and this week (27th October – 2nd November) we are hosted by Heather at Based on a True Story. The challenge is as follows: Celebrate your year of… More| BooksPlease
When I was writing my Pairings post for Nonfiction November last year, I set an intention to read these two books together. I didn’t realise quite what a link they had until I read “Neon Roses” – read on below for that gem! Out of the ten books I bought in June 2024, including “Pride”, […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
It’s time! It’s the start of Nonfiction November (which is five weeks long to cover all the weeks in November) Week 1 27 October – 02 November Your Year in Nonfiction Host: Heather. Heather is a veterinarian living in Ohio who blogs at Based on a True Story. She reads all genres but really loves […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
As Nonfiction November starts on Monday (eee!), I have prepared my potential list of short nonfiction to read next month to cover Nonfiction November AND Novellas in November (yes, I know a work of short nonfiction is not precisely a novella; yes, the organisers of NovNov allow nonfiction and I do this every year). Nonfiction […]| Adventures in reading, running and working from home
This is my first time participating in Nonfiction November although I do participate in an annual nonfiction challenge at Book'd Out. | Turn the Page
Dates: 10/27-11/2 Host: Heather @ Based on a True StoryTitle: Your Year in NonfictionCelebrate your year of nonfiction. What books have you read? What were your favorites? Have you had a favorite topic? Is there a topic you want to read about more? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November? Looking back over … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2025: Your Year in Nonfiction| Book’d Out
Linking to: It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? at BookDate; Sunday Post @ Caffeinated Reviewer; and the Sunday Salon @ ReaderBuzz ==================== Life… Weather is always a hot topic in these posts. It’s mid Spring in Australia but on Wednesday the temperature in my town reached 42C° (that’s 108F), the hottest October day here in 65 years. Thankfully temperatures have dropped to the … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? #SundayPost #SundaySalon| Book’d Out
Unless you have recently experienced the train service in the UK for yourself, you cannot imagine the chaos, disruption, misery and downright lack of crowd safety which has become normal over the last 10 years. At Vauxhall Station – a draughty, lonely place despite being peopled by many – I managed to find coffee and […]| Volatile Rune
Nonfiction November Novellas in November I have almost sorted out my reading for the November challenges Nonfiction November (#NonFicNov25) starting 27th October and hosted by Heather, Frances, Liz…| Volatile Rune
A short post for a very long reading experience! Talking about the number of books I read in September is a brief matter because the answer is two. One was the 1250 page-er The Eighth L…| Volatile Rune
It seems there has barely been time to wave a wistful farewell to the warm days of summer – and any holidays we were fortunate enough to take – before the days shorten, wardrobes acquir…| Volatile Rune
