Nonfiction November is hosted by Leann @ Shelf Aware, Julie @ JulzReads, Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction and Katie @ Doing Dewey
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Week 2 — Book Pairing:
This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction title. It can be a “If you loved this book, read this!” or just two titles that you think would go well together. Maybe it’s a historical novel and you’d like to get the real history by reading a nonfiction version of the story.
I’m pairing the nonfiction book Cleopatra: Fact and Fiction by Barbara Watterson with the historical fiction books Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray and Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter. Cleopatra: Fact and Fiction was a recent read of mine and I absolutely loved it. My review of it should be up this week.
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Feel free to recommend me a “If you loved this book, read this!” in the comments if you want to.
I actually really love the cover of Lily of the Nile. What she’s wearing is so decadent and beautiful!
Ooh, what a great pairing! Such pretty covers and a fascinating topic! Definitely adding the nonfiction to my TBR!
I’m looking forward to your review, Stephanie!
What about The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George? That’s been on my TBR shelf collecting dust for AGES.
Cleopatra: Fact and Fiction sounds like a good take on the subject. I tried to read Stacy Schiff’s biography and there was too much fiction in it — pages and pages of speculation because not much was really known about the subject. An honest biographer would just admit that and move on.
I’ve never really read any fiction or nonfiction featuring Cleopatra so thanks for sharing these and putting them on my radar.
I loved Lily of the Nile! I should check out your other recommendations!
I know so little about Cleopatra, to be honest. Thanks for suggesting these!
Ooh, I’ve read a couple of great books on Cleopatra, including Stacy Schiff’s Cleopatra and Kara Cooney’s The Woman Who Would Be King, and I’d love to read some more. I’ve not heard of any of these and they look good!
Isn’t The Woman Who Would Be King about Hatshepsut, though? Or was there a little talk about Cleopatra as well? It’s been too long since I read the book haha
Oops, of course, you’re right, it was! I read it around the same time as some fiction about cleopatra and they got connected in my memory 🙂
Ooo Stephanie, I find Cleopatra fascinating, so I would happily read any of these books! ?