Tag: nonfiction
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Book Review: Moonshot by Mike Massimino
It’s been a while since I’ve picked up any kind of space travel book. After the Artemis II mission, I was inspired to scroll through my audiobook library. How did I manage to forget how much I enjoy this topic?…
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Book Review: Finally This by Kathleen Byron Etzel
Finally This is a poetry collection that tells a story of love, grief, growth, and change. Told in three parts, the author reflects on different stages of life and experience. I won’t say there is a distinct plot to follow, but there is an emotional journey with a vague, linear story beneath…
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Book Review: Touring Switzerland by Train by Elena Rossetti
Yet again, I am traveling vicariously through books. This time, I’m reading about a country that I’m slightly more familiar with and have dreamt of traveling to since I was a child. This extensive guide to touring Switzerland is a useful starting point for travelers new to the country as well as a glimpse for…
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Top 5: Books I Read in 2025 (Nonfiction)
Although fiction has taken up most of my reading time over the past couple of years, nonfiction is my favorite genre to read. I feel like I didn’t read as much as I would have liked to in 2025 because this list was the easiest Top 5 I’ve ever put together…
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Book Review: An Honest Guide to Traveling the Philippines by Toomas Kask
Realistically, there are so many places in the world that I’m not going to be able to visit in my lifetime. That’s why I love reading travel guides. Not only do they allow me the opportunity to live vicariously through the pages, but it also helps me prioritize the places I want to visit in…
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Book Review: Kingdom of Devils by Katherine Grandjean
When I think of true crime, my mind immediately goes to the 20th century. I have read about and delved into a few cases from before the 1900s, but not often. When this book showed up in my inbox and I saw that it discusses America’s ‘first’ serial killers around the time of the American…
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Book Review: The Light of Liberation by Indrajit Garai
It’s always a treat getting to read new work from Indrajit Garai. The Light of Liberation is part memoir and part a work of philosophy. I’ve enjoyed his fiction very much, but I enjoyed this venture into nonfiction even more…
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Book Review: Standing in the Forest of Being Alive by Katie Farris
I got this book through a blind date with a book promotion on Independent Bookstore Day. It hadn’t been on my radar at all, but it sounded interesting, so I didn’t wait to pick it up. It was enlightening to read about the experience of someone battling cancer, especially having had a family member with…
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Book Review: Selected Writings by Thomas Aquinas
Having read two of St. Augustine’s key works (City of God and Confessions) the past two Lenten seasons, I felt that it was time to read from another saint. I wasn’t intimidated by the size after City of God, but as soon as I started reading, I realized that I’d picked up a heavy work…
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Book Review: The Madness Pill by Justin Garson
Growing up with a mother who works in the field of psychology, I inherited her interest in the subject. This title instantly caught my attention. I’ve never read deeply into the medical side of things, so I was excited to branch out…