One of my reading goals for 2019 was to read more non-fiction. In previous years, I had read novels almost exclusively until my Third Tuesday Book Club began selecting non-fiction books, and beginning with Erik Larson’s books, I found they could be engaging and even fascinating. Here is a list of non-fiction books I have read since January of this year. (They are arranged alphabetically by title. Use the search box to find reviews or mentions of individual titles.)
Afraid of All the Things (a study of anxieties and worry)
Dove and Sword: Joan of Arc (a YA book dealing with the maid and her vision)
Faces of Oppression and the Price of Justice (written by a colleague describing the harrowing escape from human trafficking of a real woman, and the legal complexities she encountered in applying for asylum)
The Library Book (the story of the horrific fire at the Los Angeles Public Library)
Love Does (the way to live an extraordinary life in an ordinary world)
The Newcomers (a journalistic look at immigrant newcomers to a Colorado high school and their educational, societal, and legal issues)
Why We Sleep (This one I have just begun, and I am already alarmed at what I have read.)
Worrying (the history of worry and what to do to eliminate it)
Eight so far–and 2019 is only five months old. I think a reasonable goal would be a total of twelve non-fiction books in 2019.
I seem to be reading more nonfiction than fiction as I age. Not sure what that’s about….
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