Every year, I love seeing Publisher’s Weekly’s Summer Reads lists. They include books from a wide range of genres, including nonfiction. Some of the titles include:
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- The Afterlife of Malcolm X: An Outcast Turned Icon’s Enduring Impact on America by Mark Whitaker
- The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland by Michelle Young
- Dianaworld: An Obsession by Edward White
- The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year without Sex by Melissa Febos
- The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties by Dennis McNally
- The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains by Pria Anand
- The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog: And Other Serious Discoveries of Silly Science by Carly Anne York
- Sick and Dirty: Hollywood’s Gay Golden Age and the Making of Modern Queerness by Michael Koresky
- Warhol’s Muses: The Artists, Misfits, and Superstars Destroyed by the Factory Fame Machine by Laurence Leamer
- The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay by Christopher Clarey
Libby’s Biggest Books of April
Overdrive’s Madison Stoneburner Simon went on the Professional Book Nerds (PBN) podcast to discuss Libby’s biggest books of April. Several nonfiction titles made the list:
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- The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
- Fahrenheit-182 by Mark Hoppus
- I Am Maria by Maria Shriver
- No More Tears: The Dark Secret of Johnson & Johnson by Gardiner Harris
- Boat Baby by Vicky Nguyen
- Matriarch by Tina Knowles
- So Easy So Good by Kylie Sakaida
- The Next Day by Melinda French Gates
- Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Family Recipes by Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn
Ohio’s Republican Budget Proposal Destroys Library Funding, Restricts LGBTQ+ Books, Targets Library Trustee Terms
I grew up in Southern Ohio going to the local library on a regular basis. It’s how I fell in love with books and gained access to audiobooks I wouldn’t have been able to listen to otherwise. Book Riot’s own Kelly Jensen reports on how a new bill would deeply impact Ohio Public Libraries across the board, especially rural libraries like the one I grew up visiting. If you live in Ohio, be sure to call your representatives!
That’s it for this week! You can find me over on my substack Winchester Ave or over on Instagram @kdwinchester. As always, feel free to drop me a line at kendra.d.winchester@gmail.com. For even MORE bookish content, you can find my articles over on Book Riot.