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Jenny Eden Berk, MSEd's avatar

I thought Doppelganger was fantastic. Reading the Sixth Extinction now - great list!

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Lovingly Known As Midge's avatar

The reason I stopped to read your book lists was the picture of The Fact of the Body, in my opinion one of the most under read books. I can not recommend this book enough. Normally I love a book lists, but SubStack has so many, I have become overwhelmed by them. Glad I stopped to read yours as there are other books I will now keep my eye out for. Thanks.

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Jana's avatar

Agreed, there are many lists, but not that many focused on nonfiction, I hope 😂

I’m glad you were able to find some engaging titles 😊 thank you for reading and stopping by

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Emma Vivian's avatar

I'm so happy I stumbled across this post. What a great list! I usually prefer reading nonfiction, and I'm always looking for great recommendations. This list has so many good reads! I particularly like how, in some months, you group similar subjects together, almost like creating your own curriculum! How cool!

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Jana's avatar

Thank you for stopping by, Emma. I grouped them in the hope that it will help with writing more extended essays on some of these topics 😂 I appreciate you for noticing my efforts

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Emma Vivian's avatar

That’s such a great idea! I need to do this too!

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Life as Women Laughing's avatar

I found a book! Nice list!

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Jana's avatar

That's awesome. Which one stood out?

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Life as Women Laughing's avatar

The Age of Magical Overthinking.

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Jana's avatar

That one! I'm looking forward to reading it. I'm a big overthinker, including a title for my newsletter— I changed it 4 times

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Life as Women Laughing's avatar

Haha. Overthinking is my normal. Trying to change that 🤎

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SuddenlyJamie's avatar

So many intriguing titles on your list. You’re making me want to grab a stack of books and run away to the woods!

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Mazjda's avatar

Same

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Jana's avatar

Doesn't it?

It was easy to select what to read. The hard part was to categorise them by theme, so there's some structure each month 😂

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Camera & Words's avatar

What a fantastic list! As someone who loves to read both non-fiction and fiction, I can see this post being a resource I return to when I'm looking for a great non-fiction read.

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Jana's avatar

Oh, that means a lot! Thank you

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NJ Simat 🤍's avatar

I’m am impressed! My writing needs to take a backseat soon so I can increase my reading.

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Jana's avatar

Sometimes, it's what it takes. I agree, and I like your idea. I've recently "backseated" to publishing twice a month so I can read more

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NJ Simat 🤍's avatar

I try to do both, using bath or bed time for reading and on my best days I can do that. However when I’m in the thick of a novel, drafting or revision, then I’m just mentally spent.

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