Nonfiction November kicks off today with My Year in Nonfiction, hosted by Heather at Based on a True Story.
Strictly speaking, I should call it Memoir November (Memvember?!) – doesn’t have quite the same ring but it is more accurate in my case, given that the majority of my nonfiction reading is memoir. Specifically, I’ve read 23 memoirs, and ten other nonfiction titles this year. Continue reading
Exactly like it says on the packet, Bonnie Tsui considers all of the reasons people swim in her part-memoir and part-science-sports-nature text, Why We Swim. Continue reading
It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading
Annabel from AnnaBookbel and Emma from Words and Peace are hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge this year. The challenge is straightforward – read the books between June 1st and August 31st. I reckon this is the most relaxed reading challenge you can participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever).
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I’ve read 105 Kindle samples this year – downloading sample chapters is better than impulse buying books… I think. Continue reading
Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. As you can see this week, I have many weak spots… Continue reading
01. #MeAt20 meme on Twitter. I had such a lovely time looking through my photo albums. Realised that I was a BABY in every pic – in the one above, 1992, (I’ll save you the math, I’m 47 now), I was on holiday in Bermagui with uni friends. Continue reading