Category: Nonfiction

Nonfiction November 2024: Book Pairings #NonfictionNovember

Nonfiction November 2024: Book Pairings #NonfictionNovember

Nonfiction November is hosted by She Seeks Nonfiction, Volatile Rune, Based on a True Story, Readerbuzz and Adventures in Reading, Running and Working from Home —     Week 3 is hosted by Liz @ Adventures in reading, running and working from home: check out the post here!     Book Pairings This week, pair up a nonfiction book with a fiction […]


Review: Britannia by Glafira Regina Osypets #NonfictionNovember

Review: Britannia by Glafira Regina Osypets #NonfictionNovember

Title: Britannia: a Modern Guide Through the Ancient Kingdom Author: Glafira Regina Osypets Publication: October 22, 2024 Genre: Nonfiction, History, Travel Find it on: Amazon | Google Play Rating: 5/5★ Travel through the United Kingdom and explore its beauty with me! My book consists of 75 chapters, one for each city. Each section consists of […]


Nonfiction November 2024: Choosing Nonfiction #NonfictionNovember

Nonfiction November 2024: Choosing Nonfiction #NonfictionNovember

Nonfiction November is hosted by She Seeks Nonfiction, Volatile Rune, Based on a True Story, Readerbuzz and Adventures in Reading, Running and Working from Home — Week 2 is hosted by Frances @ Volatile Rune: check out here post here!   Choosing Nonfiction What are you looking for when you pick up a nonfiction book? Do you have a particular topic you’re […]


Review: Why Stories Work by Somdev Chatterjee

Review: Why Stories Work by Somdev Chatterjee

Posted April 22, 2024 by Stephanie in 3.5 stars, Nonfiction, Review, Science / 5 Comments

Title: Why Stories Work: The Evolutionary and Cognitive Roots of the Power of Narrative Author: Somdev Chatterjee Publication: April 29, 2023 by Notion Press Genre: Nonfiction, Science Find it on: Amazon Rating: 3.5/5★ For millions of years our ancestors survived on the marginal niches of the environment while the bigger beasts reigned on Earth. They […]


Review: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes

Review: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Bettany Hughes

Title: The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Author: Bettany Hughes Publication: January 18, 2024 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Genre: Nonfiction, Ancient History Find it on: Amazon | Apple Books | Barnes & Noble | Blackwell’s | Google Play | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 4/5★ ‘This is an entrancing book, at once a love letter […]


Review: They Were Here Before Us by Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon

Review: They Were Here Before Us by Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon

Posted January 25, 2024 by Stephanie in 4 Stars, Nonfiction, prehistory, Review / 6 Comments

Title: They Were Here Before Us: Stories from the First Million Years Authors: Ran Barkai & Eyal Halfon Publication: March 12, 2024 by Watkins Publishing Genre: Nonfiction, Prehistory Rating: 4/5★ An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the […]


Review: The Stone Age by Hourly History

Review: The Stone Age by Hourly History

Posted January 18, 2024 by Stephanie in 3 Stars, History, Nonfiction, Review / 4 Comments

Title: The Stone Age: A History from Beginning to End Author: Hourly History Publication: January 2, 2024 by Hourly History Genre: Nonfiction, History, Prehistory Find it on:Amazon Rating: 3/5★ The cave dwellers of the Stone Age were brutish and primitive compared to the human civilizations that would follow. Their technological developments were limited, and their […]