A while ago I mentioned that I had joined Thoughts of Joy’s Non-Fiction Five Challenge, and since May is just around the calendar, I thought I’d list the five non-fiction books I intend to read:
1. Julie and Julia (Noelle gave this to me ages ago, and it’s about time I read it!)
2. Passionate Apprentice
3. The Devil’s Picnic
4. If Mountains Die (a sweet gift from Mona)
5. Writing About Your Life (Edited to fix link. Thanks, BFK)
The list may change as I move through it. I welcome your non-fiction suggestions!
Those look interesting. I am currently reading Hermione Lee’s biography of Edith Wharton. I need a good memoir to read as well.
I recommend Under the Tuscan Sun. It’s a light read and makes me feel like I’ve escaped to Tuscany. A Year In Provence is also a good one. 🙂
I loved Julie/Julia. I’m reading “Look Me In the Eye” right now – written by a man with Asberger’s Syndrome. Excellent. I also recently read “The Black Swan,” about the impact of the highly improbable.
I LOVED Julie and Julia. You might also try Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love- fantastic memoir.
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life is light and fun, inventive with form–a good summer read, and the kind of book you can easily put down & pick back up. I’d also recommend reading a collection of David Foster Wallace or David Sedaris essays. Foster Wallace is long winded & smarmy, but a great, funny read none the less.
Funny, I disliked Julie and Julia intensely…but I recommend Candyfreak by Steve Almond!