> The Things You Can Read: Armchair BEA: So, You Want to Read Non-Fiction?

The Things You Can Read welcomes you and thanks you for your readership. We, here at The Things You Can Read, ask your help, if you visit our site regularly, please follow us either via email or Google Friend Connect.  Launched on June 7, 2012, our site has already attracted a great deal of attention.  One of the goals of the site is to feature reviews of Children's Picture Books, Young Adult novels and Adult Literary Fiction/Nonfiction.  A second goal for the blog is to be a resource for teachers of English and writing--with examples of student created writing, writing tips, resource links, and the opportunity to pick the brain of a seasoned English teacher.  To spice things up...every now and then, we'll also include random quotes and thoughts on education and life in general, but our ultimate goal is to reach out into the blogosphere and be a "Book Whisperer" and "Writing Whisperer" to children and adults of all ages.   Thank you for your readership.  Here is to a lifetime filled with reading and writing.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Armchair BEA: So, You Want to Read Non-Fiction?

Arm Chair BEA

 
I did not always love non-fiction.  My relationship with non-fiction changed after reading two books:  Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.  Simply said, I found these book to be written like fiction and loved them.  Once I realized that not all non-fiction is written in the voice of a  "Text Book" I found myself loving the right non-fiction selection.
 
Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 
 
 
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
 
Currently, I am reading:
 
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
 
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

Just finished:
Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made the Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic
 
What are your favorite non-fiction reads?  What non-fiction book are you currently reading?  Let us know here at The Things You Can Read!
 
Happy Reading and Happy Blogoversary to
The Things You Can Read!
Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of Books!


No comments:

Post a Comment

Your Comment is awaiting moderation. It will appear once it has been approved.

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...