November 17, 2021
Nonfiction: Memoir/Biography #NonficNov
I’m eager to participate in Nonfiction November this year hosted by What’s Nonfiction, Doing Dewey, The Thousand Book Project, Plucked from the Stacks, and OCBookgirl. During the month of November, you will notice one nonfiction focused post each week:
Weekly Topics:
(Join us?)
Week 1: (November 1-5) – My Year in Nonfiction (with Rennie at What’s Nonfiction)
Week 2: (November 8-12) – Fiction/Nonfiction Book Pairing with Katie at Doing Dewey
Week 3: (November 15-19) – Be The Expert/Ask the Expert/Become the Expert with Veronica at The Thousand Book Project
Week 4: (November 22-26) – Stranger Than Fiction with Christopher at Plucked from the Stacks
Week 5: (November 29-December 3) — New to My TBR with Jaymi at OCBookgirl
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Nonfiction: Memoirs & Biographies
Nonfiction November is an opportunity to reflect on the year, to celebrate and appreciate nonfiction, and to share recommendations.
Playing The Expert: Today for Nonfiction November hosted by Veronica @ The Thousand Book Project, I am playing “the expert” and sharing books in a subgenre that I have read and highly recommend. These are my favorite memoir/biography recommendations. I chose them because they each share a personal story and help build my understanding of a specific life experience. Each one has affected me in a personal way. With only two exceptions, today’s list draws heavily from my original 2020 post. Do you have a favorite memoir or biography?
Please join me for Nonfiction November!
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15 Favorite Memoirs and Biographies:
(My review of Girl With Seven Names here)
(My review of The Choice here)
A young readers version of Born a Crime here.
(My review of Born a Crime here.)
(My review of Dolly Parton, Songteller here)
(My review of Finding Chika here)
(My review of Wait Till Next Year here)
(My review of Open here)
Just Mercy movie here.
(My review of Just Mercy here)
Unbroken movie and YA version here.
(Not reviewed because I read this before I started blogging or Goodreads)
The Glass Castle movie.
(My review of Glass Castle here)
(My review of Educated here)
(Not reviewed because I read this before blogging or using Goodreads)
The Bonhoeffer movie.
(Not reviewed because I read this before blogging or using Goodreads)
(My review of Brown Girl Dreaming here)
(Not reviewed because I read this before blogging or using Goodreads)
Related:
ICYMI: Here’s my post for “Playing the expert” two years ago: Nonfiction and Racial Injustice
Here’s my memoir post from last year (which is only updated slightly for this year’s post)
QOTD:
See any favorites?
Have you read one of these titles?
I know you can help me add to this list! If my husband had helped with this list he would include titles by Ron Chernow for sure! Here, here, and here.
I’d love to hear your suggestions for a favorite memoir or biography.
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