Today’s blogging prompt from Long and Short Reviews is ‘what nonfiction have you read lately’. After an early-year start dominated by fiction, nonfiction is at last beginning to regain its usual dominance of my reading pile. It began with some science and nature books in February on trees and deer, and then I read some new releases by Abigrail Schrier and Rob Henderson, one of which I’ve reviewed (Troubled) and the other of which (Bad Therapy) I’m working on a review for. Another NF title in this period has been the excellent How to Stay Married, a humorist’s account of discovering infidelity in his marriage and working through it, along with his wife who contributes her voice to the book. In the last two weeks perhaps half of my nonfiction reading has been for a week of themed reviews to close out March: I already have three reviews scheduled for that. The theme isn’t really a secret — you can literally see the books in my What I’ve Read This Year page — but I like pretending it is. On deck is at least one more book for that theme, plus an exploration of Antarctica for a possible science read, a look at processed food, and a biography of Amy Winehouse that I’m debating buying.
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I just read your review of How to Stay Married, Stephen it sounds interesting. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂
The Hidden Life of Deer sounds really good.
Lydia
Wow, it sounds like you’ve got a wide variety of non-fiction on both your recently read and TBR shelves! How to Stay Married sounds interesting, particularly if it’s written by a humorist and therefore uses some funny bits to underline the more serious content. I hope you enjoy your upcoming non-fiction reads!
I love how diverse your nonfiction reading is!
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I’ll read about almost anything!
Its the only way to be sure. That and nuking them from space…. [grin]
Mm….color me confused on that one!
Reading almost anything is a good way to actual real knowledge and understanding – the only way to be sure…. The nuke comment is a quote from Aliens… [grin]
Ah, the sequel? Hadn’t watched that one yet, just the original.
The first Alien film was Sci-Fi/Horror. The second film – Aliens – was Combat SF and by far the best of the series (in my opinion). It’s super, indeed hyper, quotable – including the phrase “Nuke ’em from space, it’s the only way to be sure.”… which I keep meaning to get printed on a T-shirt….. [lol]
Speaking of movies…. Presumably you’ve seen ‘Tremors’? If not, I can certainly recommend it! Comedy/horror starring a *very* young Kevin Bacon.
I haven’t! Will have to look for it. Last night I watched a short film that drew some inspiration from Tati… “Heureux Anniversaire”.
Sounds like a good lineup. Sometimes I wish I hadn’t let myself in for a truckload of genre fiction… 🙂
PK