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Book Lust
It is a sad truth that I have a finite lifespan (and budget) yet a desire to read all the books. The books on my Review Schedule (click the link to view) largely represent those I’ve been privileged...
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Review: Conspiracy by Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge
Title: Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for Them Author: Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge Published: 12th July 2022, Wildfire Status: Read September 2022 courtesy...
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2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Monthly Spotlight #9
Welcome to the Monthly Spotlight for the 2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge! Each month I’m highlighting some of the reviews shared for the challenge in the linky Don’t forget to link each book you...
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Review: The All of It by Cadance Bell
Title: The All of It: A Bogan Rhapsody Author: Cadance Bell Published: 7th July 2022, Viking Status: Read August 2022 courtesy PenguinRandomHouse Australia ++++++++ My Thoughts: Sharing her...
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Review: The Big Bang Theory by Jessica Radloff
Title: The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series Author: Jessica Radloff Published: 11th October 2022, Grand Central Publishing Status: Read September 2022 courtesy...
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Review: Atlas of Abandoned Places by Oliver Smith
Title: Atlas of Abandoned Places: A Journey Through The World’s Forgotten Wonders Author: Oliver Smith Published: 11th October 2022, Mitchell Beasley Status: Read October 2022, Hachette Australia...
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Nonfiction November: Your Year in Nonfiction
Looking back over the past year, I’m disappointed by how few nonfiction titles I’ve read. My annual aim is a minimum of two a month but I’ve fallen well short of that. A few weeks of illness mid year...
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Review: Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
Title: Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller Author: Oliver Darkshire Published: 6th October 2022, Bantam Press UK Status: Read October 2022 courtesy Bantam Press/Netgalley...
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2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Monthly Spotlight #10
Welcome to the Monthly Spotlight for the 2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge! Each month I’m highlighting some of the reviews shared for the challenge in the linky Don’t forget to link each book you...
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Review: The Book of Phobias & Manias by Kate Summerscale
Title: The Book of Phobias & Manias: A History of the World in 99 Obsessions Author: Kate Summerscale Published: 5th October 2022,Profile Books Status: Read October 2022 courtesy Allen &...
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Nonfiction November: Book Pairings
Last year I opted to choose five fiction books I’ve read this year, and paired them with nonfiction books of relevance. This year I’m choosing five nonfiction books I’ve read this year and pairing...
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Review: Australia’s Great Depression by Joan Beaumont
Title: Australia’s Great Depression: How a Nation Shattered by the Great War Survived the Worst Economic Crisis It Has Ever Faced Author: Joan Beaumont Published: 1st March 2022, Allen & Unwin...
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Nonfiction November: Stranger Than Fiction
The book that best fit this topic for me that I’ve read this year is Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson. If you ever read Go...
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Review: American Mother by Gregg Olsen
Title: American Mother: The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood, and the Cyanide Murders That Shook the World Author: Gregg Olsen Published: 8th November 2022, Grand Central Publishing...
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SIGN UP for the 2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge
I hope you will join me for the 2023 Nonfiction Reader Challenge, now in its 4th year. The aim of the Nonfiction Reader Challenge is to encourage you to make nonfiction part of your reading...
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Review: The Unexpected Truth About Animals by Lucy Cooke
Title: The Unexpected Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos and Other Wild Tales Author: Lucy Cooke Published: 31st May 2018, Black Swan Status: Read November 2022 ++++++++ My Thoughts:...
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Nonfiction November: Worldview Changers
Reading memoirs offer many benefits. They can teach us empathy and compassion, and offer inspiration and empowerment. I’m appalled by the level of vitriol currently directed at transgender people...
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Review: The Torrent by Amanda Gearing
Title: The Torrent: A True Story of Heroism and Survival Author: Amanda Gearing Published: 30th January 2017, UQP Status: Read November 2022 ++++++++ My Thoughts: The Torrent by Toowoomba journalist...
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Nonfiction November: New to My TBR
Well we have come to the end of another Nonfiction November! It was, as always, a wonderful event, and my TBR has swelled yet again. thank you to the hosts, Rennie @ Whats NonFiction?, Katie @ Doing...
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2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge Monthly Spotlight #11
Welcome to the Monthly Spotlight for the 2022 Nonfiction Reader Challenge! Each month I’m highlighting some of the reviews shared for the challenge in the linky Don’t forget to link each book you...
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