Hongkonger here, so glad to see The Impossible City on your list! I read it and it's one of the very few English-language books about HK written by a 'real' local. Hope you enjoy it.
I loved this video! I typically do not read nonfiction (after being forced to read it during 7 years of college), but many of these peaked my interest! Thanks for sharing!
Great video as always Mercy - thank you! There’s a few here I already had on my tbr and I few I have added. In reference to your question about tabbing in kindle - I use the function a lot and it works. It’s easy to access highlights, notes & bookmarks (tabs). I’m not sure it feels as satisfactory as an actual book, but that’s the whole kindle experience isn’t it and it is perfectly functional (and it’s a lot easier to read those big chunky non-fic tomes!). Weirdly, I love to take non-fic on holiday, usually works about where I am visiting and ebooks make this possible :)
LOL shocking to see you bring up Doran Larson. He was a professor in my college's English department. Never took a course he taught, but people seemed to prefer his writing to his coursework, so that seems like some sort of endorsement. Crazy to see you acknowledge him from across the pond. Small world!
I’m going to order Show Me Where It Hurts. I was diagnosed with hEDS earlier this year and like you, now feel like I’m ready to sit in this invisible illness space. I always save your videos like this - looking forward to coming back to it when I’m looking for more non-fiction ideas!
@ Thank you! I was lucky to find a great osteopath because the NHS have no diagnostic pathway in Scotland. I have a fab personal trainer that’s been working with me for over a year to keep me i right and stable, but so many people aren’t able to find or access those resources. Hope you’re doing well and getting used to living with your condition now it’s been named!
@@heidirgreen I'm happy to hear you've found the right people to help you! It does seem tricky to get help with the NHS for certain conditions. I don't think they've done enough research or put enough funding into in. Hopefully that changes in the future :)
Love a good memoir! I'm currently reading My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah-Azieb Pool and also have lined up Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo and In My Mother's Footsteps by Mona Hajjar Halaby for Non-Fiction November.
A lot of interesting books! On top of my list are: A bigger picture by V Nakate, (Ugandan climate activist), Reclaiming the commons by V. Shiva (Indian scholar and ecofeminist) and The ungrateful refugee by D. Nayeri (former Iranian refugee and US novelist).
Women We Buried is phenomenal, maybe try her other book on domestic violence (No Visible Bruises) if you get on with her writing as that’s also super impactful and well researched! happy reading 🫶
Hongkonger here, so glad to see The Impossible City on your list! I read it and it's one of the very few English-language books about HK written by a 'real' local. Hope you enjoy it.
Wow the Haunted Wood sounds SOO interesting , and the cover ? Such a stunner .. I have to put that one on my TBR for sure 🙈
Probably the best channel for bibliotaphs like me.😌
I loved this video! I typically do not read nonfiction (after being forced to read it during 7 years of college), but many of these peaked my interest! Thanks for sharing!
Great video Mercy, I love non-fiction 👏👏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Great video as always Mercy - thank you! There’s a few here I already had on my tbr and I few I have added. In reference to your question about tabbing in kindle - I use the function a lot and it works. It’s easy to access highlights, notes & bookmarks (tabs). I’m not sure it feels as satisfactory as an actual book, but that’s the whole kindle experience isn’t it and it is perfectly functional (and it’s a lot easier to read those big chunky non-fic tomes!). Weirdly, I love to take non-fic on holiday, usually works about where I am visiting and ebooks make this possible :)
Thank you for the kindle tips :)
I put a bunch of these on my list to read someday. Thanks for the great ideas!
this video literally came in the perfect moment in my life, love you
LOL shocking to see you bring up Doran Larson. He was a professor in my college's English department. Never took a course he taught, but people seemed to prefer his writing to his coursework, so that seems like some sort of endorsement. Crazy to see you acknowledge him from across the pond. Small world!
That is crazy! So cool that he was your professor!
I’m going to order Show Me Where It Hurts. I was diagnosed with hEDS earlier this year and like you, now feel like I’m ready to sit in this invisible illness space. I always save your videos like this - looking forward to coming back to it when I’m looking for more non-fiction ideas!
I hope the diagnosis process hasn't been too tough for you. I know it can be a real battle to get a diagnosis and then the support you need!
@ Thank you! I was lucky to find a great osteopath because the NHS have no diagnostic pathway in Scotland. I have a fab personal trainer that’s been working with me for over a year to keep me i right and stable, but so many people aren’t able to find or access those resources. Hope you’re doing well and getting used to living with your condition now it’s been named!
@@heidirgreen I'm happy to hear you've found the right people to help you! It does seem tricky to get help with the NHS for certain conditions. I don't think they've done enough research or put enough funding into in. Hopefully that changes in the future :)
The Kylie Maslen book sounds interesting, as I too have an invisible illness as I've mentioned previously. I hope you are doing well Mercedes.
Love a good memoir! I'm currently reading My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah-Azieb Pool and also have lined up Master Slave Husband Wife by Ilyon Woo and In My Mother's Footsteps by Mona Hajjar Halaby for Non-Fiction November.
Interesting books you profiled. I am reading The Salt Path by Raynor Winn and Annie's Ghosts by Steve Luxenberg.
Read Rachel Louise Snyder's previous book. Her writing is really impactful.
The Impossible City is also an interesting read.
Agree! Her book on domestic violence (No Visible Bruises) landed better for me than her memoir
A lot of interesting books! On top of my list are: A bigger picture by V Nakate, (Ugandan climate activist), Reclaiming the commons by V. Shiva (Indian scholar and ecofeminist) and The ungrateful refugee by D. Nayeri (former Iranian refugee and US novelist).
Thanks for the recommendations. They sound really interesting!
50% of my reading is nonfiction and grateful for the recs, as it's not as easy to get nonfiction recs as fiction recs.
Can you recommend any beginner books on the prison system? 🙂
Just Mercy by Bryan Stephenson and A Knock at Midnight by Brittany K Barnett are both great as introductions to the topic.
Women We Buried is phenomenal, maybe try her other book on domestic violence (No Visible Bruises) if you get on with her writing as that’s also super impactful and well researched! happy reading 🫶