Beyond the Bookends 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by jackie_beyondthebookends

November- Read a Feel good Nonfiction
The November prompt is to Read a Feel good Nonfiction. With so much going on in the world, we were so happy to put together this list of uplifting reads. 

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Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality by Eliot Schrefer

Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality

Eliot Schrefer

240 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ nature science young adult funny informative fast-paced
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers

Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

352 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction lighthearted fast-paced
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto

Forget Me Not

Julie Soto

352 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Madonna: A Rebel Life by Mary Gabriel

Madonna: A Rebel Life

Mary Gabriel

858 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative reflective medium-paced
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O'Connor

The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

Anne-Marie O'Connor

368 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction art history informative slow-paced
Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine by Sarah Lohman

Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine

Sarah Lohman

280 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative fast-paced
My Hygge Home: How to Make Your Home Your Happy Place by Meik Wiking

My Hygge Home: How to Make Your Home Your Happy Place

Meik Wiking

288 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction design self help informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

368 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history sad slow-paced
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II by Mari Eder

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II

Mari Eder

400 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction biography feminism history informative inspiring medium-paced
Krótko i szczęśliwie. Historie późnych miłości by Agata Romaniuk

Krótko i szczęśliwie. Historie późnych miłości

Agata Romaniuk

4 hours, 15 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction essays romance short stories sociology emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced