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So November is upon us and here's another monthly preview that I may or may not throw out the window halfway through the month but here's hoping for good results!
First up is my TBR. This includes both the books I'm reading for Nonfiction November and some other books I want to read just because. This section is the fiction books I might read in November with all my Nonfiction books. A couple are holds from the library that just got in and some of the others are ones I've been meaning to read and hope I might get to this month.
- Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand (2020). This is the final book in the Paradise trilogy and my hold came in from the library so I'm currently reading this book.
- Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado (2017). This is kind of a feminist/LGBTQ+ friendly horror anthology. I've seen a lot about it and its fairly polarizing but I've had a hold for the ebook for a while and it's finally come in from Libby so I might try this one. I might also just return it early and try it later, I haven't decided yet.
- One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (2020). This is a contemporary romance based off the bachelor style TV shows where our main character is critical of the show "Main Squeeze" (i.e. The Bachelor) and them never featuring plus sized people like herself before finding herself the new lead of the show. It sounds super cute and a lot of people on booktube love it and my hold came in so I might try it or I might try again later.
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (2020). I finally got my OwlCrate Special Edition Box with this book in it and I can't wait to read it! This is a fantasy/historical fiction about a young woman named Addie LaRue who makes a deal with what may or may not be the devil to live forever but in return no one will remember her...until someone does.
- Different Seasons: Four Novellas by Stephen King (1982). This is a seasonal anthology by Stephen King that includes both The Body which is the basis for the movie Stand by Me and Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption which is the basis for the Shawshank Redemption. I meant to read this in October but now I'm hoping I'll get to it in November.
- Horrid by Katrina Leno (2020). This is a young adult horror novel that's been very hyped up all year. I've been meaning to read it and hope I'll get to it soon.
Then I have the five books on my TBR for Nonfiction November. These are books I'm determined to read so I can do all the prompts for Nonfiction November, plus the group book.
- The Yellow House by Sarah M Broom (2019). This is a memoir about a family told in a way that centers around the house they bought in the 1960s in New Orleans. This is the Nonfiction November group read.
- Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth (2007). This is another memoir about a young woman working as a nurse/midwife on the East End of London during the 1950s. This book inspired the PBS series Call the Midwife and I'm reading this for the time prompt.
- Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob (2019). This is a memoir told in a graphic novel format that centers around her experience as a first generation American in a family of immigrants. This is for the Movement prompt.
- The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies by Dawn Raffel (2018). This is about Dr. Couney who set up sideshows at boardwalks (such as the one in Atlantic City and Coney Island) containing incubators and skilled nursing care for premature infants while putting them on display for paying customers. This is the book I'm reading for the discovery prompt.
- My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2016). This is a collection of RGB's writings from law school reviews to SCOTUS opinions. I'm reading this for the buzz prompt.
Then there's the books that are the book club selections for my various book clubs.
- Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate (2020). This is the Reese's Book Club pick for November and despite this being a nonfiction memoir that would fit into my Nonfiction November, I have no intention of reading this book. From what I know of the author: Christie Tate is a mommy-blogger with no respect for her children as individuals and their own agency as human beings going so far as to use their full names, pictures and other information that makes them easily identifiable. As far as the subject matter of the book goes I have heard enough to feel icky about the way she tells other people's stories told to her in the confidential setting of group therapy and the unprofessional and often quite troubling behavior of the therapist who conducts the group sessions. This review from Olive from Abookolive does a much better job of iterating how icky this book makes me feel and how disappointed I am with Reese's Book Club for picking it: REVIEW.
- The Cold Millions by Jess Walter (2020). This is the November Barnes & Noble book club selection. This is a historical fiction about two brothers in early 20th century America that includes vaudeville, the suffrage movement and the labor movements taking place at the same time. This book sounds great and like a kind of subject matter that I would like to read.
- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (1982). This is a magical realism story about three generations of the Trueba family and their connection to a magical world that lies parallel to the Latin America we know. This is the November/December pick for Our Shared Shelf which is the feminist book club originally started by actress Emma Watson that I participate in once in a while.
- White Ivy by Susie Yang (2020). This is the November Read with Jenna pick. It's a debut novel about a young woman's obsession with her classmate and the length's she'll go to get him to love her. It sounds pretty good and I might read this one.
And finally we have the long list of books that are coming out in November that I'm even vaguely interested in.
NOVEMBER 1
- The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb
NOVEMBER 3
- The Next Wife by Liz Lawler
- Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
NOVEMBER 10
- Agatha Arch is Afraid of Everything by Kristin Blair O'Keeffe
- A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins (A Lady's Guide #1)
- The Camelot Betrayal by Kiersten White (Camelot Rising #2)
- Love & Olives by Jenna Evans Welch (Love & Gelato #3)
- Dearly: New Poems by Margaret Atwood
- Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy! by Clair McNear
NOVEMBER 17
- Ink by Jonathan Maberry
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama
NOVEMBER 23
- Love in Lockdown by Chloe James
NOVEMBER 24
- How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black (The Folk of the Air #3.5)
- The Woman Outside My Door by Rachel Ryan
- Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One #2)
- Dark Tides by Philippa Gregory (The Fairmile #2)
And in addition to all these books I want to read (and want to own lol), I've also decided to give NANOWRIMO a go this year. I have 30 days worth of writing prompts and my laptop/tablet thing ready to go. Here's the link to nanowrimo if anyone's interested in it. So during the month of November I'm going to try to jumpstart my creative writing and write at 50,000 words during the month (about 1700 words a day). I might do check-ins for this as well as my reading this month. We'll see.
Happy Reading!
Richelle
