All the books I read during Nonfiction November! | November 2022 Wrap Up

[@maryherbert2839]

Olive is every reader’s best friend. Her knowledge, enthusiasm and sparkling personality is a bright spot on the internet. Thank you, Olive, for all of your good work!

[@abookolive]

You are so sweet! Thank you for this ♥

[@sydneysomer9958]

I completely agree!!!

[@BookwormAdventureGirl]

Oh my goodness. A sassy Milky Way sounds like a fun narrative. Wild Ride is going on my TBR. 😊💙

[@awebofstories]

This was my first year doing Nonfiction November and I just concentrated on reading a bit more Nonfiction. Next year, though, I'm tackling those prompts!

[@unboundbookishnotions7373]

Same!

[@abookolive]

That's a great strategy! I'll try to make the prompts extra good next year, haha!

[@MyCozyLittleLibrary]

Having grown up watching In Living Color on Sunday nights in the 90s--at school the following Mondays, Homey's tagline would be on everyone's lips!--I'm definitely adding this book to my list. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@helenramsay2085]

Hi Olive, this was my first year participating in Nonfiction November, and I really enjoyed it! Thanks for all your work putting it together 😊

[@abookolive]

Hi! I'm so glad you were able to join in & that you had a good time! 🥰

[@carissa1446]

Unmentionable was probably my favorite NF book in November. I managed to read 4 and checked off the prompts. Catch and Kill is so good. I listened to the audio and Ronan Farrow did amazing work.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

This was my first year filling all the prompts. Thank you Olive! Secret: The Secret Life of Bats by Merlin Tuttle, Kingdom of Nauvoo by Benjamin Park Record: Watchman On The Tower by Matthew L Harris Border: Changes in the Land by William Cronon Element: Wilding by Isabella Tree, Scars on the Land by David Silkenat

[@abookolive]

Well done! Did you enjoy all of them?

[@melissamybubbles6139]

@@abookolive I did. Thank you for asking.

[@abookolive]

Wonderful to hear!

[@bybeebooks]

Really enjoyed Nonfiction November! I read a "Who was?" book about Georgia O'Keeffe, Three Martini Afternoons at the Ritz, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and most of Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath. Looking forward to next NN and already assembling a tidy stack in my mind's eye.

[@abookolive]

Nicely done! I'm looking forward to next year, too, but I'll be taking a nice and much needed mental break from it for the next few months 😂

[@laurenab]

I read 18 non fiction and finished off one fiction book in November. That's a lot of books for me to do in a month, but I read so many great books that I flew through them. Tiny Beautiful Things Cheryl Strayed, The Rural Diaries Hilarie Burton Morgan and Diary of a Bookseller Shaun Bythell were my favourites. I also ordered I'll be there for you on your recommendation.

[@stefannilsson364]

I really enjoyed Non-fiction November. I read seven physical non-fiction books and listened to a short audio book. And of course I squeezed in some fiction, too. The topics ranged from the Roman Empire's trade with the countries around the Indian Ocean to essay collections by James Baldwin and a book about mushrooms (Entangled Life). I really like reading non-fiction and it was good to get a month more or less devoted to non-fiction.

[@Showtunediva]

Friends Lovers And The Big Terrible Thing made me sob. I’ll have to check out that book about The Wire since I just read Michael K. Williams’s Memoir Scenes From My Life for Non Fiction November.

[@jenndflash]

I made it a goal to read 12 nonfiction books this year. Because of Nonfiction November, I read 16. I know I can do better next year thanks to the huge TBR of nonfiction books I can’t wait to tackle. I think my sophomore nonfiction November will be even better.

[@arobinreads]

I loved participating and finished all the prompts.

[@elizabethgordon1515]

I didn't know nonfiction november was a thing and I'm so excited for next year. I'm just starting to dip my toes into non fiction and I think this might add a unique twist on my tbrs.

[@abookolive]

We would love to have you next year! ❤️

[@elizabethgordon1515]

Woot! I'll start planning now lol

[@cosynovelniche]

Dear Olive, thank you so much for Nonfiction November 💕 it's a moment that I wait for every year and every year I end up discovering new favourites

[@abookolive]

It's my pleasure! I'm delighted to know it means so much to you ♥

[@unboundbookishnotions7373]

That was a great video Olive!! You should be VERY proud.🥰

[@abookolive]

Thank you so much! ♥ It's nice when the concept in your head is able to make it out into the world the way you envisioned it.

[@coffemuse]

I agree, that video on movies and TV was indeed a fabulous video that I really enjoyed! Congratulations on achieving superhuman feats in November and I hope you have a very relaxing December and January!

[@abookolive]

Aww, thanks! 😊 December will likely still be busy, but I'm definitely looking forward to taking a little breather next year!

[@stephanieecklund7148]

Loved nonfiction November! It was my first time participating and I look forward to next year!

[@abookolive]

Thanks so much for joining in!

[@maureenkelly1301]

This is the first year I participated in non-fiction November, using the prompts from Olive. For record: The Emperor of Scent, by Chandler Burr. It is about setting the record straight about how the nose recognizes scents; For element: I read Black Diamonds: The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years that Changed England by Catherine Bailey; For secret: I read Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker; and finally For border: I am reading The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky. It was a challenge and delight to search for titles that would fit the prompts that were set. Thanks Olive!

[@abookolive]

Thanks for joining in! You did an amazing job!

[@Amyduckie]

I actually read three and started a fourth. Which, for me is huge. I read Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis, which was excellent, and I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy. I also count The Heartstopper Yearbook since it’s about Heartstopper rather than being part of the story, even though their are a couple of single page comics in it. A great palette cleanser.

[@hawireal]

I love nonfiction and read it all the time. Thank u Olive for all the reviews. I use your videos to find new titles. Although I didn't use the prompts this year I read nonfiction the whole month😀

[@Nixreads]

I participated in NFN for the first time! I loved it, definitely participating again ❤️

[@MilenaReads]

Great wrap up! I’ll definitely check out the movie/tv video!

[@abookolive]

Thanks!

[@mame-musing]

Part of the fun of Non-fiction November is reading the many comments to your videos. Many of them contain titles of books for possible future reads. I didn’t read any books in response to the “element” prompt, however of those which I did read, they could often be categorized under multiple prompts. Secret: “Madame Fourcade’s Secret War” by Lynn Olson Borders/Secrets/Record: Last Call At the Hotel Imperial- the Reporters Who Took On The World at War by Debra Cohen Secret/Record: The Breach by Denver Riggleman Record: The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester Thanks for all the work you do encouraging everyone to explore non-fiction. Yes, it’s a cliche but the sentiment is valid - Truth is stranger than fiction.

[@SwiftySquad633]

My five year old daughter was going through cancer treatment when that space trip happened, I was so excited to see that and now really happy to see there's a book.

[@abookolive]

So sorry you all had to go through that. I hope she's doing well (you, too)!

[@SwiftySquad633]

@@abookolive she's in remission ❤️ thank you!

[@Tasmetu]

I could not 100% focus on Nonfiction November as I was hosting my own readathon, the Climathon. But since that one goes pretty well with nonfiction books I was able to read multiple 😊

[@abookolive]

Love that!

[@launchedathousand]

During Christmas you're going to be a walking/talking Encyclopedia about all the movie/tv show non-fiction books you read. I only managed to read 2 nonfiction books but both were history books that I really wanted to get to. One was all about the Halifax Explosion of 1917 and the other Black Tudors looked at the history of Africans living in England during the Tudor era, very interesting look at that era and would highly recommend for anyone interested in the Tudors.

[@abookolive]

Haha I already am! My husband and I went out to trivia with friends last week and we were talking about all the shows I read about 😂

[@TheTalomir]

Wonderful job as usual!

[@abookolive]

Thank you so much 😊

[@TheTeddybear1992]

I, unfortunately wasn't able to participate in nonfiction November, but am planning on doing it next year... however, I do love watching all your videos and seeing all your recommendations every year

[@Parker307]

One audio book narrated by it's author that is particularly good is A Most Remarkable Creature by Jonathan Meiburg. His main career is as a singer in a band so his voice is very good, he understands performance, and he even does a sound effect or two. He spent something like 10 years working on the book and it is a nonfiction book I seem to keep recommending to people and talking about.

[@abookolive]

I really enjoyed that book! I didn't listen to it on audio, though, so this is all great to know.

[@LaRosaReads]

Wow! You had a busy and solid reading month for sure! I enjoyed my first nonfiction November! I read some fiction titles although my intention was to strictly read nonfiction. I have to admit my nonfiction muscles are weak so I needed to balance some fiction with the other reads lol ❤

[@abookolive]

Incorporating some fiction into you NFN month is a great idea, especially if it's your first year! I think you did an amazing job ♥

[@LaRosaReads]

@@abookolive awww thanks!☺️

[@sandeesandwich2180]

I listened to Catch and Kill this past month and found the details that were not in the news reports quite shocking -- which is amazing since I thought nothing could shock me anymore. Also listened to Viola Davis' memoir and am now finishing Billy Porter's memoir. I thought I was going to get to The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women's Lives by Barbara Burman and Ariane Fennetaux, but I haven't cracked it open yet.

[@abookolive]

oh, Billy Porter's memoir ♥ I hope you're enjoying it!

[@sandeesandwich2180]

@@abookolive Just finished it -- and I did enjoy it! I thought it was going to be more directly inspirational (I have seen him on Colbert & others and found him to speak right to my soul). It wasn't, and yet it was. There is something about him that just speaks to me and I can't always put my finger on why.

[@tammyripp998]

Agree about Sullivan's book, as a journalism major I probably liked it more than others may.

[@abookolive]

Totally see why you would feel that way!

[@katherinestephens6537]

I did pretty good. It started off slow but i finished 9. Did all prompts but one.

[@janethansen9612]

I only managed two nonfictions in November, Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson and The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O'Rourke. I can't say that either was the best non fiction I have read but they were fine to read and as always I learned a thing or two.

[@abookolive]

I've been curious about Constructing a Nervous System - sorry to hear it wasn't the best 😔

[@AshtheViking]

I read 10 non-fiction books in November. Standouts are: Free:A Child and a Country at the End of History by Lea Ypi- memoir of a girl who grew up during the fail of socialism in Albania. I knew nothing about the country and I thought the perspective of a child suited the absurdity of life so well. Funny Farm- Laurie Zeleski- I went into this expecting just humorous stories about rescue animals but it was more about her childhood and her amazingly resilient mother who I feel honoured to learn about Nomad Century: How Climate Migration will Reshape Our World by Gaia Vince- A massive topic and I have qualms about a number of the author's solutions and suppositions but it was the most thought-provoking book I have read in a LONG time. It has spawned significant avenues for discussion and further research.

[@abookolive]

Those three sound amazing! I've been meaning to read Funny Farm - your comment may give me the push to finally pick it up!

[@zubaerchaudhari8267]

You so nicest friend everytime

[@Prickley_Pear87638]

I'd love to see you link these books to another site, supporting local bookstores instead of Amazon

[@abookolive]

This channel takes a tremendous amount of work. Affiliate links help me cover costs. You can purchase from whomever you choose, and I'll link to whomever I choose.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

I tried to read one nonfiction book each month this year. Didn’t quite work out. Even in November I only read two nonfiction books. The best of the two was War Doctor by David Nott. 🍀👋☘️📕☕️📖📚🤩

[@isisx2015]

this month i read maus by art spiegelman, as i had an already existing interest in it which became more pronounced and imperative after it's banning, as well as refusing compulsory sexuality: a black asexual lens on our sex-obsessed culture by sherronda j. brown, as part of my ongoing education in my developing understanding of my asexual identity.

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

I’ve ordered Live From NY for my son for Christmas

[@abookolive]

Wonderful! Hope he likes it 😊

[@a_bookish_gemini]

Always love NFN - I read 6 non fiction titles and one fiction (I needed a break) in November and my favorite was Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner. ❤

[@abookolive]

I still need to read Crying in H-Mart! Onto my 2023 list it goes...

[@a_bookish_gemini]

@@abookolive it’s really good, but man did it make me hungry at times 😂

[@rose_and_thorns]

I had a great NFN! I read a book for each word prompt and had three 4-stars and a 5-star.

[@abookolive]

Nice!!! 👏

[@jorjastonej]

You rocked #NFN. It was my first year year. I didn’t comment a lot because I was so very busy with work, but I read several fantabulous nonfiction books. Random question: I had a great aunt named Olive but I don’t know the origin of her name. Do you know yours? My Olive had Scottish and Norwegian ancestors. Olive’s sister, my grandmother was Fern Hester. I’ve always loved their names. Random thoughts/questions about strong beautiful women…

[@abookolive]

Thank you! It sounds like you rocked it, too! My full name is Olivia...for now. I'd like to change it eventually since I've been going by Olive since high school and I've always preferred it, but also because the name Olivia has no family meaning or origin. I was named by a nurse at the hospital who was an Olivia Newton-John fan. 😂

[@jorjastonej]

@@abookolive Wow.Yep. Likely a different version than my great aunt Olive’s. Good story tho it’s been awhile since I’ve read mention of Olivia Newton John. Since it tis the season, have your ever read seen the book/animation Olive, the Other Reindeer? 🐶🫒💕

[@esliet]

Catch and Kill was excellent read and frustrating to hear how long this went on.

[@javierfranco07]

did you read The Exterminating Manuscript by Gema Clouds?

[@abookolive]

No idea what you're talking about.

[@javierfranco07]

@@abookolive best book ever written, a dark fantasy novel without precedents

[@cathybrooks2898]

As a non-fiction author I had no idea non-fiction November was a thing. Please consider reading my memoir next year. It’s called Not My Story to Tell.

[@MISSONG5kj]

Hey mam where are you from

[@laurenhahn101]

People who brag about how many books they read are obnoxious.

[@abookolive]

I'm proud of how much reading I got done while hosting a huge event and dealing with lots of life stuff. If that means I'm obnoxious, I can live with that! I think everyone should be proud of the things they work hard on. ❤️

[@laurenhahn101]

@@abookolive You are right. You should be proud of the reading you have done. And the Internet is all about sharing.

[@abookolive]

@@laurenhahn101 Thanks, Lauren! I really appreciate that.