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2021 Favorites: Nonfiction

January 4, 2022January 2, 2022 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 3 Comments

I enjoy reading nonfiction, and in 2021 roughly a quarter of what I read fell under that category. Whether it was a collection of nature essays, a book about the dictionary, or an examination of the fantasy genre, I read a variety of nonfiction books that made me look at the world in a new … Continue reading 2021 Favorites: Nonfiction

StoryGraph Saturday: On Looking

August 21, 2021August 20, 2021 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 3 Comments

StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert EyesAlexandra HorowitzNonfiction308 pagesPublished … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: On Looking

StoryGraph Saturday: A Natural History of Color

June 26, 2021June 23, 2021 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 2 Comments

StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. A Natural History of Color: The Science Behind What … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: A Natural History of Color

StoryGraph Saturday: On Time and Water

April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 4 Comments

StoryGraph Saturday is a weekly thing where I randomly choose a book from my To Read pile on StoryGraph and show it off to both remind myself that it’s there and to show it to you, Dear Reader, in case you might find it interesting, too. On Time and Water by Andri Snær Magnason, translated … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: On Time and Water

Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction

January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 5 Comments

Though nonfiction is often regarded as dry and dull, the best nonfiction books are as interesting as the best novels. And the cool thing is that the stories are true. According to my StoryGraph information I read thirty-seven nonfiction books in 2020, ranging from a book about how the language use on the internet changes … Continue reading Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction

Book Review: Wayfinding

April 18, 2019April 17, 2019 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 5 Comments

Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World by M.R. O'Connor Nonfiction 368 pages Expected Publication April30, 2019 by St. Martin's Press At one point or another, each of us has likely gotten lost. And as twenty-first-century technophiles, we have likely used a global positioning system to get ourselves un-lost. But before … Continue reading Book Review: Wayfinding

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