Non-Fiction November 2022 Week 1: My Year In Non-Fiction

My post for last year was: NonFiction November Week 1: Year in NonFiction. I have a lot of non-fiction pending, ones that I thought I would get to by this stage of the year. Unfortunately, it does take longer to read a book with so much content than it does my other fiction reads. I think…

Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System by M. Chris Fabricant

Narrated by Chris Henry Coffey I was interested in the premise of true crime and junk science. This is a very heart-rending look at the lives of people who were wronged by Junk Science.The author has two important storylines to convey. One is the rise of Junk Science and the acceptance of it in the…

The Fallen Stones by Diana Marcum

In preparation for Non-fiction November, I decided to review my pending non-fiction books before I start making lists for the next month. The book is still available for request on NetGalley This was a very unexpected book. I usually go into books with as little information as I can about the content, just enough to…

Inside Animal Hearts and Minds by Belinda Recio

Narrated by Hayden Panettiere I read this book on the heels of another with similar content. That book was about animals who rescue, while this is a slightly lighter collection of 'special behaviour' that certain animals have shown and, with them, stunned the humans around them. There was even some overlap between the two, with…

North to Paradise by Ousman Umar

Translated by Kevin Gerry Dunn I have read quite a few books about the refugee crisis from different countries just this year. This book has a more unique ending than a few others. The entire book feels like a translated work, this being one of the rare occasions that that is actually a bonus.The bewilderment…

Abandoned Train Stations by David Ross

This is yet another non-fiction for the year, adding a little bit of joy to my reflection on this year in reading. I am further excited because this is not a topic I previously covered this year. I did look at train journeys around the world, but this was more satisfying.This book is exactly as…

Salted Plums by Alison Hồng Nguyễn Lihalakha

The author's full name is on the cover for a reason. It may be a mouthful, but it carries the weight of her experiences and her discovery of herself (or so I presume, based on my reading of the book).I am on a non-fiction spree this year, much to my delight. I have been able…

The Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward

In November, I usually look back at all the non-fictions I have read, and I think this would probably be the year I finally hit a much higher number than I usually do.Given the content, this book has a more generic cover than I think appropriate. The author begins by putting forward his stance on…