BW48: Eek! It's December

 

Happy Sunday! December is upon us which means Winter is coming, plus many important celebrations including St. Nicholas Day, Christmas, Hannukah, kwanzaa, Boxing day, Las Posadas, and for the rest of us, Festivus.  It's also Art and Architecture Month, Human Rights Month, Write a Friend Month, and National Fruitcake Month.  Raise a virtual hand if you've never eaten fruit cake. Plus National Read a Book Month which isn't hard for us at all. *grin*

If you've been playing along with our Dragon Bookology spelling and reading challenge, our December dragon of the month is Kalessin from Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea Series.  Earthsee coincidently begins with E which is our letter of the week. 

E stands for Ergodic or Epistolary which are two of our bingo categories. E also stands for ebooks, elves, English, Egyptian, or European literature, essay, earth, and epic. I'm currently reading the epic Les Miserables which I plan on finishing by the end of the year.   

It's time to start writing our Christmas lists, get creative, wrap up our reading challenges, and figure out plans for the new year. 

Happy reading! 

BW47: Happy Thanksgiving

 

Happy Sunday! This week we give thanks for faith, family and friends as well as fiction, favorites, fantasy, fables, fashion, field guides, food, folklore, fractured fairy tales, French lit, and futuristic books. As you've probably guessed, this week's letter is F. Fancy that! 

Thanksgiving Observance

by an unknown author

Count your blessings instead of your crosses;

Count your gains instead of your losses.

Count your joys instead of your woes;

Count your friends instead of your foes.

Count your smiles instead of your tears;

Count your courage instead of your fears.

Count your full years instead of your lean;

Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.

Count your health instead of your wealth;

Count on God instead of yourself.

I'm am thankful for each and every one of you! Happy Thanksgiving!

BW46: Big G, little g, what begins with G?

 

Happy Sunday! Gosh, golly, gee whiz. I'm stuck in G land so let's go with genres that start with G.

Gastronomy: Since I had my gall bladder removed, I've been in the mood for something different to cook and eat instead of the same old, same old, so reading lots of cookbooks and experimenting with food. Blissfully surprised so far. 

Gardening:  My garden and I assume yours as well needs a make over so let's see what we can do with them.  Why do I want to plant during rainy winters? 

Gemstones:  Also in the mood for a gemstone of a book, a one of a kind.  While I clear my shelves of old books, keeping those that are friends, making room for the new, I'm also in the mood for a gemstone of a book, one of a kind.  I'm also sure there are some interesting books about a jewelry heist or two. 

Glaciers:  I don't know why I'm drawn to books about glaciers, the Antarctic the freezing cold frozen tundra. Although I'd never get caught in such a place, I live vicariously through the characters experiences. 

Golden Aged Mysteries: Ah, the queen of the genre, Agatha Christie is a good go too as well as many other authors. And one of our 52 Books Bingo categories. Dive in!

Gritty Books:  So much fun whether a hardened detective, dystopian, or a hardened western. 

Gaslamp Fantasies: Jump into a Victorian world of mystery and scary weird science or magic

Geography:  From the america's to the amazon to the Antarctic, explore with real life or fictional characters.

God: “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.” ― Corrie ten Boom

Graphic Novels: My son's one true love. 

Greece: Fascinating place. 

Grief:  “If you cannot hold me in your arms, then hold my memory in high regard. And if I cannot be in your life, then at least let me live in your heart.”  ― Ranata Suzuki

Go through the gate to play the game of golf, before the goose grabs the gold and gifts your grapes to the guest!!! 

Happy reading! 

BW45: History, Humor, and Help, Oh My!

The Illustrator - Jonathan Wolstenholme

 

Happy Sunday!  The world of non fiction is very broad from art to cookbooks to journals to history to humor to memoirs to spirituality to science.  A bit of something for everyone.  Below is just a small example of the selections available. I prefer non fiction books that read like fiction, drawing me in which emotion and humor and world building.  Although I'm learning to appreciate cookbooks, memoirs and poetry, not to mention writer journals and experiences.  Since November is non fiction month, join me in exploring different genres you may have never tried before. 

Syosset Public Library Humorous Non Fiction

Penguin Random House round up of best selling Psychology Books 

She Reads 12 Science-y nonfiction Books for Non-scientists

Penguin Random House best selling Spiritual Non Fiction

Richland Library Broader Bookshelf 2025: Read an art-focused work of nonfiction

Third Place Books Non-Fiction That Reads Like Fiction: Part 1

and last but not least:   Goodreads Non Fiction round up  because I'm lazy.  LOL!

Happy reading! 

BW44: November Notions

Cross References by Jonathan Wolstenholme

 

Happy Sunday! Welcome to November and our foray into all things non fiction.  Non Fiction falls into 5 different broad categories: Narrative ( one of our bingo categories), Expository (yet another bingo category), Persuasive, and Descriptive. Within those broad categories, there are many different genres, some which blend, overlap, or stand alone. So the choices are unlimited.  

The Complete List of New York Times Nonfiction Best Sellers 

45 Non-Fiction Classics You’ll Want to Pick Up (and Won’t Want to Put Down)

Narrative Nonfiction: Books that read like novels

November also starts our latest dragon of the month: Glauring.  He is the father of dragons in J.R.R Tolkien's Middle Earth,  created by Morgoth in The Silmarillion and became the main antagonist in The Children of Hurin. 

Our A to Z and Back Again letter this week is I.  Look for books with titles starting with I  or authors whose names begin with I .  Find a book that is inspirational, idealistic, or full of irony.  Maybe a story that is immense or starts in media res. 

Have a great non fiction November and have fun exploring different genres!