I've been wanting to read more nonfiction for a while but I have no idea where to start because the genre feels so daunting to me. I mainly read alot of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror so I feel like it's time to branch out. I'm thinking of starting the audiobook for "how to say Babylon" because I've heard alot of good things about it. If anyone has any suggestions I'll gladly take any and all recommendations sent my way.

I've been so intimidated to read this book. I'm hoping and praying it's not as dense as everyone claims. 🥲

Hiiii It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is part 6. Or maybe 7 i can’t remember

If you participated any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

If you’re new, introduce yourself!

I’ll go first.

My name is JadeLovesBooks.

I struggle with insomnia and I have not been sleeping well this last week so I am crankyyy 👹👹 I am working on every single quest available - unrealistic? Prob. But it gives me something to strive for My favorite childhood movie was The Little Mermaid 🧜‍♀️

God, I'll always be so bummed out that my history classes didn't teach me the important things. You're telling me we started claiming islands to mine bird shit?!?!?!

My goal for 2026 is to read at least one book a month from Irish authors. I'm currently brainstorming that tbr, what culturally relevant or famous books would I like to read/reread etc

But it got me thinking, slightly inspired by challenges like "reading around the world" - what are some famous/cultural classics from other countries? And who better to ask than PB users!

So,

• What is a famous classic/older book from your country?
• What is a culturally relevant book from your country?
• Maybe a book/author that is well-known in your country, but not internationally known?
• What's a book you had to study in school from your country?
• What's a "modern" famous book?

It can either be by an author from there, set in the country, or both! Or even just one of your favs

And if you're from somewhere #Big like the United States I've a bigger challenge - answer these but for your state/region!

• feel free to answer based on your identity/ethnicity too :)

I'll be adding an international read each month to my 2026 tbr, so choose well ;)

I'll confess to having made this conceptual filing error myself. Though I studied U.S. foreign relations as a doctoral student and read countless books about "American empire"—the wars, the coups, the meddling in foreign affairs—nobody ever expected me to know even the most elementary facts about the territories. They just didn't feel important.

the introduction has already been very enlightening and i'm only on page 15 but this sentence especially is so interesting. i feel like most authors writing a book like this would gladly play at having an innate knowledge of the subject so it's very intriguing that immerwahr professes his prior ignorance. i hope that means this book will be a little more accessible for readers who are also not as well-versed in the subject; because personally i don't even think i realized the phillippines was ever considered a U.S. territory?? which i'm not sure if that speaks to my personal ignorance or how well our history has managed to be whitewashed. regardless, i'm really looking forward to the rest of this. the introduction at least has an approachable style so far

1/3 of my 2025 total books read have to be non-fiction (or so I challenged myself) and I am severely behind on that goal.

Please save a girl and recommend me short non-fiction recs! Poetry is welcome!

I don't care how the author describes Ian Malcom. This will always be the true Ian Malcom.

Hiiii It’s time for Who’s Who Wednesday where every Wednesday we introduce ourselves and make new friends. This is part 5. I think

If you participated any of the times before, you don’t have to introduce yourself again but you can share some different facts about you, an opinion you have, or how your week is going.

If you’re new, introduce yourself!

I’ll go first.

My name is JadeLovesBooks.

I have started crocheting and already 29262922 projects I want to complete I also found Book Nooks and I’m freaking out over them I am especially annoyed this week bc I drive for a living and people simply cannot drive Sushi is life