It’s Nonfiction November, this week hosted by Sarah’s Bookshelves. The task? Pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title.
I have so much fun with this topic (past post, and here), and other bloggers’ book-pairings have resulted in a lot of books being added to my TBR sack.
When relationships get messy, the band does not get back together – Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA by Carl Magnus Palm and Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
The far-reaching impact of sexual abuse – Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee and Putney by Sofka Zinovieff.
Growing up in crazy circumstances – The Feel Good Hit of the Year by Liam Pieper and Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton.
Bushfires and what happens afterwards… – The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper and A Constant Hum by Alice Bishop.
Survivor guilt and generational trauma – Small Wrongs by Kate Rossmanith and Lola Bensky by Lily Brett
I took ages to come up with anything for this last year… and I am struggling again now!
I did it! https://anzlitlovers.com/2019/11/05/nonfiction-november-2019-fiction-nonfiction-book-pairings/
I love this pairing week, but I thought you do just one. What is the expectation?
I am going to concatenate, as I did last year, my Non-fiction November posts into one or two posts. The first one will probably be next week.
Oh I think it is supposed to be one but I have no control…
It is a great idea. I just finished Grass Library by David Brooks (NF), and will pair it with Only the Animals by Ceridwen Dovey.
Great post Kate! The pairings are so clever. Very bad for my TBR though, as you say…
Great suggestions! The Arsonist and Constant Hum look really interesting.
Great post! I really enjoyed putting pairings of books together and came up with more than I thought I would. You have some great ones in your post – I loved Daisy Jones and think I’ll look up the Abba book, it sounds like a really interesting book.
My post: https://rathertoofondofbooks.com/2019/11/04/if-you-like-that-youll-love-this/
These pairings are fantastic! I definitely want to add The Arsonist and A Constant Hum to my list.
Well done. I loved Daisy Jones & wanted it in my list, but had nothing! You nailed it!
I loved Abba, so I would likely enjoy your first pairing!
Youve just reminded me that I was halfway through A Constant Hum before my work closed for renovations for a month. We’ve been reopened nearly a month now, but it’s been such a hectic month that things like my latest lunch time read have been forgotten. Time to reinstate the ritual! And finish a constant hum😊
Live the Putney & Bri Lee pairing too.
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Great pairings, very wide-ranging! I only managed one pair but it’s a good one (published today, just now) after being slightly intimidated by this week in the schedule when I initially saw it. I started exploring the Link-up after adding my post and am now following your blog using my Feedly reader. Looking forward to reading more!
Wonderful pairings, so many of these both non fiction and fiction are already on my TBR, planning to add A Constant Hum and The Feel Good Hit.
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Nearly all new to me titles… I’ll be looking into a few of them a little further. Thanks for sharing!
Finally getting around to checking out everyone’s links… There are a lot of new to me books here. I am very interested in the ABBA title (and I adore that edition of Daisy Jones!) Here are my pairings if you have time! 2019 Week 2 Pairings
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