Nonfiction November: My top ten of 2025

I did not manage to keep up with the weekly themes for Nonfiction November this year, but I enjoyed browsing others’ posts, and I want to thank all the hosts: Heather – Based on a True StoryF…

Entering the Enchanted Castle
My review of 'We the People. The Revolution of ’89, witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin & Prague' (1990) by Timothy Garton Ash for #NonficNov. #Bookstodon https://calmgrovebooks.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/1989/
A witness to history: #NonficNov

Revolutionary flag (photo: Soman). We the People. The Revolution of ’89, witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin & Prague by Timothy Garton Ash. Granta Books in association with Penguin Boo…

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My review of 'The Courage to be Happy' (Shiawase Ni Naru Yuuki, 2016) by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. #NonficNov #Bookstodon https://wp.me/sezD85-hap
Life tasks: #NonficNov

© C A Lovegrove. The Courage to be Happy (Shiawase Ni Naru Yuuki, 2016) by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. Allen & Unwin, 2019. The essence of happiness is the feeling of contribution. The fo…

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Getting comfy by immersing myself in Marple Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge #MissMarple #AgathaChristie @bookstodon #Reading #NonFicNov #Books
E este #fridayreads o #nonficnov termina com este livrinho dos anos 60, quando os discos ainda eram mais ou menos novidade, mas já se falava do "magnetofone".
Review of 'I Will Write to Avenge My People,' Annie Ernaux’s 2022 Nobel Lecture,
translated by Alison L Strayer and Sophie Lewis and read for #NonficNov and #NovNov24. #Bookstodon https://wp.me/s2oNj1-venger
When unspeakable becomes political #NovNov24 #NonficNov

WordPress Free Media Library. I Will Write to Avenge My People. Annie Ernaux’s Nobel Lecture, translated by Alison L Strayer and Sophie Lewis. Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2023 (2022). This slim vo…

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One more #fridayreads this #nonficnov - and one more about #recordlabels, this time "This Is supposed to be a record label" from ex-Staalplaater Frans de Waard.

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'The Order of the Day' by Éric Vuillard ('L’Ordre du jour', 2017) read for #NovNov and #NonficNov. #Bookstodon
https://wp.me/p2oNj1-8HC
A mysterious respect for lies #NovNov24

Photograph of barrage balloons over London during World War II. The Order of the Day by Éric Vuillard. L’Ordre du jour (2017) translated by Mark Polizzotti (2018). Picador, 2019. This great j…

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Nonfiction November is live! Tell us about your year in nonfiction and link up your #nonfiction book reviews for the month.
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My Year in Nonfiction - Based On A True Story

Welcome to Nonfiction November! Let’s start out by celebrating your year in nonfiction. What books have you read? What were your favorite books or topics?...

Based On A True Story