Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2019

-Nonfiction Favorites of Prior Years-
Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2018: • Top 10 Nonfiction Book...
My Top 5 Nonfiction Books of 2017: • My Top 5 Nonfiction Bo...
My Top 5 Nonfiction Reads of 2016: • My Top 5 Nonfiction Re...
Top 10 books of 2015: • My Top 10 Books of 2015!
-Books Discussed- (Not in the order they appear in the video)
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson: amzn.to/2Xt2eeD
Rough Magic by Lara Prior Palmer: amzn.to/2HjPTmI
- Review on OLR: openlettersreview.com/posts/r...
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb: amzn.to/2V4c6sr
--Video review: • Maybe You Should Talk ...
Hammer Head by Nina MacLaughlin: amzn.to/2YHOzkZ
--Wrap up in which I talk about this book: • April 2019 Wrap Up
How to Catch a Mole by Marc Hamer: amzn.to/3hE8fP9
--Wrap up in which I talk about this book: • October 2019 Wrap Up
The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King: amzn.to/2MyX8Ze
--Video review: • Mister Rogers' Neighbo...
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff: amzn.to/35LOi2X
--Wrap up in which I talk about this book: • Nonfiction November 20...
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker: amzn.to/37JGaS7
--Video review: • Why We Sleep by Matthe...
Strapless by Deborah Davis: amzn.to/2BdsX87
--Wrap up in which I talk about this book: • March 2019 Wrap Up + C...
Saving Jemima by Julie Zickefoose: amzn.to/2llKcft
--Review on OLR: openlettersreview.com/posts/s...
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[@kaortega1120]

What a Fantastic List! I have made a note of each of these - I own a few, others are already on my TBR and other titles I just need to read - LOL! You have my attention each and everytime you post, always delivering treasures! Happiest of New Years To You!

[@nataliagameson2424]

Delighted with your number one pick - it’s the book that has stayed with me most this year and I think about it often.

[@verucasalt4535]

I love nonfiction! Thank you for this! I cannot wait to read all the books on this list!

[@aj_paperback1246]

Thankyou so much Olive. What a great list. I only found Booktube and your channel in October this year and I have fallen down the rabbit hole. I do enjoy non fiction but I have been waiting for your top 10. I already had Rough Magic and Hammer Head on my list. Why we Sleep and The Good Neighbour are already on my audiobook player. I have read 84 Charing Cross Road and Just Mercy and completely agree with your take on both. So now I'm adding the rest of this list to my TBR. Thanks In the vein of Saving Jemoma and how to Catch a Mole, I read The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elizabeth Tova Bailey and it was quiet and wonderful. Thanks for being so generous with your time and understanding. You have a new fan here.

[@nisoZ]

I've read Strapless and You Need to Talk to Someone based on your recommendations and they were glorious! looking forward to more of your brilliant reviews.

[@seriela]

Thanks for all the reminders. Must get my hands on Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. Happy New Year, Olive!

[@luckyangel17587]

SO excited for this video!

[@maslina4567]

Olive, your succinct, articulate and compelling videos are exceptional! What a joy to learn more about the world from your fascinating recommendations. I hadn't heard of most of these books and just requested six from the library as I feel they really, really need to be read. I'm so glad you are highlighting non fiction! Much appreciated.

[@tiffanycorsello1886]

I just discovered you! Alice from The Book Castle recommended you because I said that I wished there were more Booktubers who talked about nonfiction books. WELL. You were a great recommendation! I LOVE nonfiction and I'm loving your recommendations after just this video! I, too, am a bird lover (birder!) and so already put Saving Jemima in my cart. And I absolutely LOVED 84 Charing Cross Road- both the old movie and the book. I'm looking forward to watching you more and getting more recommendations! Yay!

[@angelomezzoiuso3804]

Dear Olive, I've been following you for more than one year. You do a wonderfull job! Thanks to your channel I have known and appreciated some fantastic books such as "the sound of a wild snail eating, silent spring or never home alone. Thank you very much! 🙂

[@InfiniteText]

I had a feeling that book might be among the top 3! Great list Olive!

[@kirsten0929]

84 Charing Cross Road, I read it this year, too, , loved it so much. I'm going to check out Why We Sleep, it sounds really interesting.

[@carolquade]

Just found your channel and your recommendations are wonderful...I'm trying to reignite my reading life in 2020---wish me luck! ;)

[@daylightruby6633]

Good luck!

[@NeetuSingh-eo4iu]

Thanks to you and your wonderful videos this year I have read six non fiction books and thanks for igniting my love for non fiction books which I started reading since 2018. 🤗

[@takingteawithcatherine]

Great list!!! Ok I need to start Maybe You Should Talk to Someone already.

[@imalahakhund]

Hi, Olive! Found your channel a few days back and absolutely love your videos! Love your voice and your story-telling way of talking!💕

[@abookolive]

Thanks so much! Happy to have you here :)

[@cherylclough4309]

Great list! I have read 84 Charing Cross Road and absolutely love it. I’ve also seen the movie with Anne Bancroft and love it as well. I am planning to reread it soon. It’s one of my favorite books ever. Listened to Just Mercy for your read along. It was terrific because Brian Stephenson was reading. I then went to library and got it out for my husband to read. I am planning to recommend it to my book group. I also read Rough Magic and loved it! A friend has it now and she’s enjoying it. My next nonfiction purchase will be Strapless. I’m all in for books about art. So, now, how about a video on those other 10 books?

[@sciencemama]

Thank you for this list - I’ve recently realized that I gravitate towards non-fiction! So this year I’m actively seeking recommendations - these look wonderful!!!

[@SixMinutesForMe]

Great list, Olive!

[@kathyking2515]

Wow, you are so fun to listen to and watch. I will definitely keep your recommendations in mind.

[@abookolive]

Thank you! I'm happy to hear you think so 😊

[@katehowereads]

So many of these sound good! On my short list now are Hammer Head, Rough Magic, and 84 Charing Cross Road.

[@rebeccam4746]

I finished reading Saving Jemima earlier this month. I loved it! Thank you for putting it on my radar.

[@abookolive]

Yay! Happy to do so 😁

[@clairepaley6735]

As a therapist can I suggest the author Irvin Yalom, who writes stories about working with clients. He is so honest and compassionate, whilst being profound and fiercely intelligent. I believe his first and most popular collection is “Loves Executioner” and you may love it 😊

[@jacquelinemcmenamin8204]

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone is in my top ten of non fiction this year. I’m currently listening to my number one Say Nothing I know all the story surrounding the kidnapping of Jean McConville. I grew up in the “Troubles”. It’s an important story as to how violence permeates the lives of the innocents in the midst of conflict. I still want to read Just Mercy. I was moving house during the read along.

[@doctorkellydor7819]

Maybe you should talk to someone is a great,deep book but the audio version is very funny to listen to ...Say nothing and Secondhand time are on my list.

[@alaashhab397]

You've made such a great review, thank you

[@abookolive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@aethereal100]

I would love to hear about the other ten you loved too!! ☺️

[@arlenelewis1908]

Currently reading 84 Charing Cross road so I agree on your assessment. I own Why We Sleep and Rough Magic but now must add Strapless, Saving Jemima, and Maybe You Should Talk to my list of books you inspired me to buy. I suffer clinical depression and having undergone many years of therapy, I think I will enjoy that last book mentioned very much. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@stampincass]

I was debating The Good Neighbor and you sold me on adding that one. I also added Hammer Head, that just sounds so interesting.

[@rebeccam4746]

If you enjoy audiobooks, I highly recommend the audiobook for The Good Neighbor. I listened to it last year and loved it.

[@deborajohnson5717]

I read your top three. They were awesome!

[@ThatsSoPoe]

I definitely want to pick up Just Mercy once I get the chance. I'm glad it's not just an important book, but a good read as well!

[@Nataliecj]

Just Mercy was my favourite non-fiction read of the year, it was heartbreaking but so good. Some other favourites are All That Remains by Sue Black, Maybe You Need to Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb, Kicking Off by Sarah Shephard and Fashionopolis by Dana Thomas. I ordered 84 Charing Cross Road and want to read it soon! So excited for all the non-fiction reading in 2020.

[@reader4532]

Why We Sleep and You Should Talk to Someone are still on my list, must get to them in 2020. I reread 84 charing cross road last summer...I agree, the one letter at the end: heartbreaking. Favorite nonfiction I read in 2019: Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe and Growing Up, by Russell Baker. Happy New Year!

[@pagejunkie376]

I hope you will watch the film adaptation of 84 Charing Cross Road. To me it was perfection. I like this year end list a great deal. Thank you and Happy New Year Olive...

[@elizabethkaitlyn968]

I've been diving into political books and things on our justice system, and Just Mercy sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. Great video!

[@toriareads382]

Great list. Ouch, my tbr just got longer

[@Yesica1993]

Thanks for the comments on, "The Good Neighbor". I grew up watching Mr. Rogers. I was afraid this book (as well as the Tom Hanks movie) would paint him in a negative light. I'm a grown woman of 51 and I don't think I could handle that. Call me sentimental and naive, but that's how I felt! My sappy Mr. Rogers story: I don't remember the specifics, but I was an adult going through some hard time or another. My nieces were young at the time and had the show on. I happened to catch a bit. I don't remember what he said, but it was something about being loved or whatever. I cried like a baby. It was just what I needed at that moment.

[@danielleptc]

Have you heard about the Finding Fred podcast? If not, please check it out, I think you'll love it!

[@LouiseReader]

So many great books! 10 probably.... You have me totally sold on Strapless. One of my friends had a print of that picture, he died suddenly this year. I think i'll get a copy of the book for me, and for his wife. I've been thinking about getting my own copy of the print. I tried to read Maybe You Should Talk to Someone a few times (ie I borrowed it from the library, but then never got to it), but am still keen. And who could resist the Mole book - although why anyone needs to be a mole catcher I don't know (mole biologist I guess?), and the Jemima book sounds great too.

[@abookolive]

From what he said in the book, people hire him to get moles off their property because they're creating molehills all over the place. He gets rid of them, knowing all the while they're just going to come back...I can see why he got very tired of the job.

[@smittenforfiction]

I've added Maybe You Should Talk To Someone to my TBR. ♥

[@happywhenreading3283]

Thank you for this excellent list. You have extended my non-fiction TBR! 😁Lori Gottlieb's book is in my top 5 this year as is Just Mercy. Both were books that I continue to think about often. Strapless and Why We Sleep are on my shelf. I must get to them. I just ordered Saving Jemima. I can't wait until it arrives. Thank you again for all of your videos and book recommendations.📚

[@BrekkeEl]

I definitely want to get Why We Sleep and The Good Neighbor. You know I love me some Mr Rogers (he’s a Presbyterian!). I still want to get to Hammer Head. SO MUCH GOOD NONFICTION.

[@CindyGallardoo]

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Phenomenal read!!!!

[@ashm4738]

I tried reading Why We Sleep by audiobook, and I don't recommend that. Fascinating information, but frustrating when he refers often to charts and such I didn't have access to. I absolutely loved Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. It's tied for my favourite read of the year along with The Lady from the Black Lagoon.

[@hartereads]

84, Charing Cross Road is awesome!

[@meljstephan]

I know I'd cry like a baby reading the Fred Rogers biography.

[@abookolive]

I sure did 😭

[@Aunt-Rachel]

I really liked Just Mercy, but found Maybe You Should Talk to Someone to be just okay; that is, interesting while I was reading it, but rather unmemorable. 84 Charing Cross Road sounds interesting. I think I'll check it out!

[@Aunt-Rachel]

And as soon as I went to add it to my Goodreads, realized I already had it there... haha.

[@eclecticreader961]

The Good Neighbor is on my reading list.

[@booksoverbreakfast]

84 charing cross road is just a delight

[@andreassandstrom5101]

Why we sleep is a great book!

[@rukminiprabhu2397]

Please make a video about the favorites that didn't make it to this list!

[@abookolive]

Unfortunately, I'm not going to have time ☹ Too many 2020 books to read & review. But, you can always check out my old wrap ups to hear about them!

[@rukminiprabhu2397]

@@abookolive Oh..no problem. Thank you😊

[@ifbut_then]

Wow

[@joniheisenberg6691]

Great list. I would also highly recommend “The Witches Are Coming” by Lindy West.

[@birkins1]

How about a best off 20-11

[@mbrady199]

Do you watch jaclyn hill? You both have such glowy cheeks & I'm here for it. I loooooove your channel for the non- fiction recs. Thanks!