Just wanted to comment here to proudly share that I've been sober for 1,914 days.
@cjmoyoАй бұрын
Well done. I can only imagine how proud you must feel. Keep going. Keep making yourself proud. Even if it gets hard, be proud of the person you have become over the last 1,915 days
@Goolop77Ай бұрын
Congrats, friend!
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
You got this!! That’s huge and from one sober friend to another, I’m proud of you 🫂
@ShantanuPatnaikАй бұрын
Sharing the list: 5. The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art - Don Thompson 4. A Book of My Own - Scholastique Mukasonga 3. Wave - Sonali Deraniyagala 2. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage - Alfred Lansing 1. Travels with Charley: In Search of America - John Steinbeck Honorable Mentions: Henry and June: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1931-1932 The Fire Next Time - James Baldwin
@neonoires13 күн бұрын
Yessss. I've been getting into a lot of non-fiction lately. They help me out of reading slumps. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin is one of my favorites.
@thaliafernandez1378Ай бұрын
Yesss!! Loveeee Steinbeck. Could you make a video about your favorite authors? And the books you love the most by them.
@sarah.emmanuelleАй бұрын
When I saw you just read Travels with Charley on Goodreads I immediately ordered it! You were one of the people who recommended East of Eden and I LOVED that so you’re definitely growing Steinbeck’s fan club
@dhutton77Ай бұрын
Endurance is a great choice. I have read it three times and it continues to amaze me.
@jweather6626 күн бұрын
There was this exhibit at the Orange County Museum of Art recently that was just an entire room full of yellow balloons... Glad that museum is free LOL
@pluto559Ай бұрын
I’m Sri Lankan and it’s wonderful to see a Sri Lankan author mentioned! ❤
@im2old4this213 күн бұрын
I loved Travels Wich Charley, but the one thing I remember most about it is the way he accidentally "discovered" that putting his clothes in a 5-gallon bucket of soapy water while he drives will wash them. Then just rinse and dry and you've saved time washing!
@joelharris4399Ай бұрын
Personally, the non-fiction book that stood out the most for me this year is Chris Ferrie's brilliant "42 Reasons to Hate the Universe And One Reason Not To" (Sourcebooks, 2024). Chris seemingly blends science with macabre-infused, wry humour all the while being serious at the same time. Oh, and I forgot to mention he's a Canadian quantum physicist!
@jacquelineisaac2731Ай бұрын
I love me some John Steinbeck ❤his writing is amazing and his storytelling is phenomenal. I have put two of your books on my Goodreads list. Thank you 😊 !
@sophias9686Ай бұрын
You always have the best non fiction recommendations. Read Cockroaches this year because of you. Excited to check out these ones.
@laindarko3591Ай бұрын
I had more misses than hits with nonfiction this year, but luckily wound up with three I really loved: What is Found There by Adrienne Rich, Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton, and Strangers to Ourselves by Rachel Aviv. I think 2025 will be the year of Antarctica for me, so I will definitely be picking up Endurance!
@jennysbookshelfАй бұрын
A best nonfic list without Jon Krakauer? 🙈 You have gotten me completely hooked on his books this year! Anywho, what a gorgeous list of books 🤩
@deblawrence8341Ай бұрын
When I reread "Travels With Charlie" I also listened to the Lt. Dan audiobook version and LOVED IT! 😍 I found the section where he traveled down South particularly interesting. Last night I finished a book my mom got me for my Christmas reading this year, "A Christmas Memory" by Richard Paul Evans. I generally don't go for "sentimental" reads but enjoyed this one! Especially for those of us who grew up in the 60's and 70's and remember the havoc the Vietnam war had on America. Happy holidays everyone!!! 🎄☃❄
@sophiethepegasusАй бұрын
THE best book I read this year was Consent by Vanessa Springora. It's a memoir by a woman who was the "muse" and "lover" of one of France's great authors (Gabriel Matzneff) of the 60s when he was 50 and she was 14. She really discusses her life story and the sexuality of the 60s and how confusing it was for her. It is gorgeous. She writes her memoir as an act of revenge. “For many years I paced around my cage, my dreams filled with murder and revenge. Until the day when the solution finally presented itself to me, like something that was completely obvious: Why not ensnare the hunter in his own trap, ambush him within the pages of a book?”
@ny2phillyholloway592Ай бұрын
Yes!!!! I love that you picked Travel's With Charlie. I loved this book when I read it and it has stayed with me for decades. I thought It was humorous and poignant💖
@marcellainthemargins27 күн бұрын
Travels with Charley is my favourite non ficiton of the year aswell, I loved it! I think it pairs really well with your american road trips videos you did a few years ago too
@kristenp6547Ай бұрын
I read Cockroaches based on your recommendation and thought it was excellent. I may have to add A Book of My Own to my collection and my 2025 tbr. Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors too. My tbr is very large, so I don't tend to reread, but I may reread Travels With Charley. This year I read The Wayward Bus. I still have a few more Steinbecks to read. I try to save books from my favorite authors, especially from those I will never see a new book.
@arachnid4910Ай бұрын
Happy holidays, Ana 🤗
@IhearbooksАй бұрын
Read the Wave soon after it came out. It did stick. I still remember much of it. Also loved the Shackleton Endurance. It lead me to read more about The Franklin expedition. Would recommend The Ministry of Time (fiction) which centers on a member of Franklins expedition brought to modern times. Great story
@sabalosАй бұрын
I left this comment on another, older video of yours a couple of days ago, but I too love Mukasonga - Cockroaches and The Barefoot Woman in particular. I also, following on from reading Mukasonga, read Jean Hatzfeld's trilogy of nonfiction books about the Rwandan genocide - the first is conversations with some survivors, the second is interviews with some (imprisoned) killers, and the third is like a catch-up from five or six years later when the prisoners have been released. It's really great and I would recommend it if you want to read more about Rwanda in general
@tschackalacka7850Ай бұрын
Where is the beautiful big silber bracelet from? Would be a great christmas present!
@celebrityauthor7942Ай бұрын
I share the love of mountain books. Dharma Bums and Solo Faces are my favourites when I'm in the mood. I also have Eiger Dreams on my shelf (your recommendation). For non-fiction I started reading Laurie Lee's Village Christmas on the train this morning which is excellent so far. The opening line: "To most of us, England is a green sweep of heraldic history marked here and there by the black thumb of coal." 10/10
@samanthabrinton6677Ай бұрын
The New Yorker had a great article called The White Darkness a couple years ago about a guy who was trying to follow in Shackleton's footsteps.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Omg. Wow, kudos to him-I couldn’t imagine doing it (but secretly would want to give it a try hehe). When was it? Semi-recently?
@samanthabrinton6677Ай бұрын
@@AnaWallaceJohnson Pretty recently! I wanna say like 2005-2015? (He tried a couple times.) I believe there's audio from his last solo expedition too. We covered the article for my gender class in college. They talked about his drive to do it juxtaposed with his family's support a lot and how he wasn't really around but how everyone loved and understood him.
@KyndleWyldeАй бұрын
All About Love - bell hooks changed my life
@jweather6626 күн бұрын
Ughhh I was given Travels with Charlie by a friend's sister a few years ago, and I could never find motivation to pick it up. Might have to pick up an audio version and do a little read along!
@Yoeri22Ай бұрын
This year has been my non fiction year, i really didn't have the space of mind to dive into a fictional world so non fiction it is. My favorites were When i grow up by Moya Sarner, where the author dives into psychoanalysis and asks people in different age groups if they feel like an adult. And 10 birds that changed the world by Stephen Moss, where he looks at 10 different species of bird that had a huge impact on humans throughout history, like the domesticated pigeon in the middle ages being bred for food to the offspring of those pigeons living in our cities where we see them as pests. They really stuck with me
@tessateser19 күн бұрын
One of my favourite non-fiction books of all time is The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein-highly recommend!
@thegirlwhoeats8863Ай бұрын
Welp, I am too early! My routine is to not only write your book recommendations down but also take a look at the amazing community here and their best recommendations in the comments. Will rewarch this video later!
@LiteraryGladiatorsАй бұрын
I did read quite a bit of nonfiction this year, only I will be ranking everything together when the year concludes. I love ranking everything I read and then putting together my Top 10 list. The only book I read from this list is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage. I read it in late-2019 and I like how honest and intimate it was with how it made us feel as if we were on the voyage with them. There was also that great aspect that was Shackleton's methods for leading and how much it means to understand individual people rather than general goals and a master list of what needs to be done. I own Travels with Charley and would like to read it soon. I read The Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I loved East of Eden and thought The Grapes of Wrath was a good book. I read his short story Chrysanthemums as well. You do have some very intriguing books on here, though. The $12 Million Stuffed Shark sounds so familiar, but I have not approached or looked into it. I will also have to do more research on Scholastique Mukasonga and what she has written. She sounds fascinating! I will also have to look into Wave. I own the Library of America collection of James Baldwin's work and would like to examine it some more. I love his writing, but have been disappointed by the plots, direction, and approaches he took in the books I read by him (Giovanni's Room and Go Tell It on the Mountain). Henry and June looks intriguing, too. The first thing I thought was the Nickleodeon show Kablam!, but then it made sense to mention Henry and June Miller, as in Tropic of Cancer Henry Miller. These are some great nonfiction books you read this year. Thank you for sharing and I hope you continue to find some great nonfiction! -Josh
@kelly_hunsaker_readsАй бұрын
John Steinbeck is my favorite author and I love Travels with Charley. Amazingly insightful.
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
I agree!!
@abelginАй бұрын
i’d love to hear you talk more about anäis nin’s work!
@marksaleski9890Ай бұрын
Nin: Her diaries are really worth checking out.
@deborahhobbs8941Ай бұрын
A lot of “art” seems to have no depth, no soul- and they churn it out as if simply throwing some color on a canvas is historical and worthy
@madlynx1818Ай бұрын
Two good movies about the Rwandan genocide: ‘Sometimes In April’ and ‘Hotel Rwanda’. Chilling stuff.
@MarilynMayaMendozaАй бұрын
Heard about Hotel Rwanda but have been too afraid to read or watch anything about the genocide. Thank you for mentioning it. Aloha.
@madlynx1818Ай бұрын
@marilynmayamendoza Yes, they both do depict some brutal reality. They will make you cry. A movie I think I can recommend to you is ‘Agora’ starring Rachael Weisz playing the historic character of Hypatia, a scientist and philosopher and teacher in the famous city of Alexandria in ancient Egypt in the times of the Roman Empire. I just watched a video on your channel and I’ll bet you really enjoy this movie. My mom loves Tree grows in Brooklyn, she too grew up in those flats in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan.
@MarilynMayaMendozaАй бұрын
@ thank you for the recommendation. I was lucky not to have to live in a cold water flat. But some of my school friends did. I once lived in a railroad flat in Brooklyn, but there was heat and hot water thankfully. I have a special affinity for a tree grows in Brooklyn because the author Betty Smith went to the same library on Devoe Street that I did. There is a tree that her daughterplanted in honor of her mother’s life there. Aloha friend.
@lulupeace13Ай бұрын
I think you might like the book Thunderclap by Laura Cumming, I won't further elaborate but it's your vibe
@jacquelineisaac2731Ай бұрын
I’m reading the wager by David Grann and I love it it’s freaking violent and I am like yessss! lol his writing is so on point. 📚
@Squirrel1222Ай бұрын
Really liked that book
@roomfullofpages29 күн бұрын
You deserve so much more attention 🤧
@SpancyАй бұрын
Yayy can’t wait for these recommendations 😌
@KevinOReilly12684Ай бұрын
You are funny! I've always been so disappointed by famous or classic art. There're few exceptions. I'm glad to hear somebody else sees this to some capacity.
@ElizabethFailureАй бұрын
not me googling "can a tsunami happen in nyc"
@GregHarnessАй бұрын
Did I read non-fiction? Yes, yes I did. 25 non-fiction books so far this year.
@tasniahakter2787Ай бұрын
I love your interest in books about Rwanda! Do you have any book recommendations regarding Palestine? :)
@aamnahere6250Ай бұрын
In my experience (and this isn't a comment on this particular channel), many booktubers aren't inclusive of Palestinian literature. Some of the Palestinian books that I've read and cannot recommend enough are: 1) Minor Detail by Adania Shibli - Fiction (Recently read her other novella called Touch and absolutely loved it as well) 2) Gaza Writes Back - Short Story collection by Refaat Alareer. I am usually not into short stories but each one of these was an absolute gem. Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa- Fiction (One of the most beautifully written and soul shattering books I've ever read. I read it years ago and still think about it often). Some of the books I am looking forward to reading. 1) The Hundred Year War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi - Non fiction. 2) In the Presence of Absence by Mahmoud Darwish - Poetry 3) Things You Might Found Hidden in My Ear by Mosab Abu Toha - Poetry.
@tasniahakter2787Ай бұрын
@ Thank you so much!! I was hoping Ana may have read a few because her book lists seem to be pretty inclusive and diverse! Also, Jack Edwards (popular booktuber) posted a Palestinian book recommendations video on his second channel! I’m currently reading Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa. It’s beautiful so far. I appreciate you taking the time to write this out for me! ❤️
@jenniferblack40125 күн бұрын
- Recognizing the Stranger: On Palestine and Narrative by Isabella Hammad (on lists for notable non-fic for the year) - On Palestine by Noam Chomsky (he’s the expert in this area and has been for many years, maybe a good place to start?) - Visualizing Palestine: A Chronicle of Colonialism and the Struggle for Liberation by Jessica Anderson (more of an art book but beautiful if you learn/love infographics)
@FishareFriendsNotFood972Ай бұрын
I also am convinced I would make a good survivalist one day if I need to be, lol
@r.davidsen17 күн бұрын
Over a book a week. Impressive.
@coleo1356Ай бұрын
I cannot recommend Destiny of the Republic enough. James Garfield is bae. I haven’t stopped talking about him since. My friends hate it.
@Mimishake1Ай бұрын
Anyone interested in reading more nonfiction has to put some books of Palestine on their TBR. A few beautifully written, super informative and compelling recommendations: “We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I” by Raja Shehadeh “The Hundred Years War on Palestine” by Rashid Khalidi “The Message” by Ta Nehisi Coates “Justice for Some” by Noura Erakat ❤❤❤
@AnaWallaceJohnsonАй бұрын
Thank you for the recommendations!! I’ll check some out myself!!
@margaretcochran1626Ай бұрын
Anais is a yapper but I couldn’t help but love it!
@FrankOdonnell-ej3hdАй бұрын
Can tell from the intro that you’re just about ready for Hollywood. The hedge fund manager who actually paid millions for that stinky shark almost went to prison and it’s too bad his legal team were able to talk the feds out of charging him. He needs to keep a low profile and amp up his security or he could meet the same fate as that insurance CEO As for Steinbeck The Grapes of Wrath has long been one of my fave American novels but recently I found out he was almost as big an a-hole in his personal life as Hemingway. But may still read East of Eden anyway, Be well. ⚛❤
@davidsirois6633Ай бұрын
Lash year😊
@nuriasebazco7524Ай бұрын
Loved Cockroaches
@soda_fairyАй бұрын
📚🧪🔬
@Will2Wisdom21 күн бұрын
Would you like to read my book?
@MrPunky1Ай бұрын
Who is Digging for God
@sukirixsАй бұрын
Haha you so funny and smart I like you
@iblamesummersАй бұрын
good job white lady. i am wishlisting "Henry & June."
@SthemingwayАй бұрын
Which US state would you say has a more legitimate claim to infamy rather than fame? How many of the states in the Southeast have a story that has nothing to do with college football or the mid-19th century? O!o
@murranzАй бұрын
Steinbeck or Steinback?
@danieldelappe7830Ай бұрын
A little to fartsy. Ha. Exactly
@ReadWriteReeseАй бұрын
Thank you for the reminder to read Endurance 🫡 it’s been on my tbr for years!