Nonfiction/Fiction Book Pairings 2022 #NonficNov
Welcome to Week #2 of Nonfiction November 2022: Nonfiction/Fiction Book Pairings. I’m eager to participate again this year, and I want to give a shout-out to our hosts: What’s Nonfiction, Doing Dewey, Plucked from the Stacks, She Seeks Nonfiction, and The OC Bookgirl.
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During the month of November, you will notice one nonfiction-focused post each week.
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Weekly Topics:
(Join us?)
Week 1: (October 31-November 4) – Your Year in Nonfiction with Katie @ Doing Dewey
ICYMI:My Year in Nonfiction 2022 Post
Week 2: (November 7-11) – Book Pairing with Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction
Week 3: (November 14-18) –Stranger Than Fiction with Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks
Week 4: (November 21-25) – Worldview Changers with Rebekah @ She Seeks Nonfiction
Week 5: (November 28-December 2) — New to My TBR with Jaymi @ The OC Bookgirl
***Jaymi is also hosting an Instagram (bookstagram) daily photo challenge #NonfictionBookParty. Check out @TheOCBookgirl for all the details.
*This post contains Amazon affiliate links.
Nonfiction November is an opportunity to reflect on the year, to celebrate and appreciate nonfiction, and to share recommendations.
I LOVE when books “talk” to each other!
Do you have a favorite nonfiction/fiction book pairing?
Today, I’m eager to share a few favorite nonfiction/fiction book pairings with you! I have several pairings for you this year. Check out the extensive list I made for you last year. Can you add some of your favorite nonfiction/fiction pairs to this list?
Please join me for Nonfiction November 2022!
Today’s host is Rennie at What’s Nonfiction
Nonfiction/Fiction Book Pairings
***Book titles are Amazon affiliate links or links to my blog reviews
An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
paired with
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
***Both wonderful on audio***
Roving Mars Documentary (2006) on Disney +
paired with
A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga
The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
paired with
Woman 99 by Greer Macallister
Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger’s Life by Sarah Kaminsky
paired with
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
***Thanks to Emma @ wordsandpeace.com for the Adolfo Kaminsky recommendation***
Titanic Hero: An Autobiography of Captain Rostrom of the Carpathia by Arthur Rostrom
paired with
A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice by Rebecca Connolly
The Girl With Seven Names: Escape From North Korea by Hyeonseo Lee
paired with
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
***Living under a Communist regime***
I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist
paired with
Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop by Kiley Dunbar
***In I Guess I haven’t Learned That Yet, Shauna shares about a period of her life when she experienced great disappointment and moved to New York City and started over. Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop is one of many many fictional stories featuring a woman who needs to rebuild her life after suffering disappointment***
Open by Andre Agassi
paired with
Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
***Disclosure: Carrie Soto was a DNF for me but others have loved it***
See Last Year’s Post for Many More Nonfiction/Fiction Book Pairings!
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I would love to hear all about your favorite nonfiction/fiction book pairings in the comments! If you could recommend ONE pairing for me, what would you recommend?
If you are participating in #NonficNov, please leave a link to your post in comments.
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Oooooh, you have some great combinations there. I have “Project Hail Mary” on my TBR pile, maybe I should read that soon.
Book-Paring is one of my favourite weeks of Non-fiction November. My Week 2.
I highly recommend audio for PHM if possible! Enjoy!
I can’t really do audio, I cannot concentrate. Might have to do with my hearing, as well. But I do enjoy reading.
Audio is not my fav either …but once on a while it really works!
Awesome pairing, Carol! I’m intrigued by the Hail Mary one. 😮
Highly recommend PHM on audio if possible! I think you’d like it….and it will be a movie soon!
I love this! I like Carrie Soto and Open, that would be fun to read them both back to back.
So much tennis! 😂
Fantastic pairings!
Thanks Gina! 🙌
Great pairings, thanks for sharing. To answer your question, because (like most of us) I know you enjoy fiction where books or bookstores are involved, I recommend Once Upon A Tome by Oliver Darkshire as a nonfiction pairing.
Thank you for the rec!
Oh wow, a novel to go with the book on Kaminsky, I have to check your review!
I have read Weir’s book, the pairing sounds perfect.
https://wordsandpeace.com/2022/11/09/nonfiction-november-2022-book-pairings/
I’m interested in the Titanic pairing. Another fictional pair would be Everyman for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge. If you want to go the whole hog you could add in a film – A Night to Remember….
Thanks for the rec! And I forgot about the film!
These are all so fun! I’d particularly like to read your Titanic pairing and the one included The Woman They Could Not Silence.
Both are TBR worthy and memorable! Thanks for commenting Katie!
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I just love all of your pairings! I have added the Rover Project and Woman 99 to my TBR – I cannot wait to read them both since I either have or are reading the Nonfiction pairs.
I’m happy you found a couple of titles! Happy reading Molly!
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These look like great pairings, Carol. Well done.
Thanks Carla!
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