week 8

Assignment 1: I like the suggestion to have NF and Fic together on a single display theme. We should do more of that!

 Assignment 3: Nonfiction Genres

Contemporary Social Issues

Dewey Area: 300s, heavy in 305-308

Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India. Miranda Kennedy.

 

Medical

Dewey Area: 610s, 616 alongside particular medical concerns
Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety. Daniel Smith.

 

Food

Dewey Area: 640s, heavy in 641.5 (also crossover in foodie memoirs- in biog.)
My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story with Recipes.

 

Essays

Dewey Area: 813-814

I Was Told There’d Be Cake. Sloane Crosley

 

Assignment 4:

Sideways on a Scooter: Life and Love in India. Miranda Kennedy.
Readers who like a strong sense of place and immersion in different cultures will enjoy this title. Kennedy moves to India after quitting a job in NYC, and recounts details of her varied experiences and relationships abroad. Fans of fiction featuring strong female friendships and realistic dramas may also like this narrative NF pic for its pacing and attention to detail.

 

I Was Told There’d Be Cake. Sloane Crosley

Twentysomething New Yorker shares short life stories where things go hilariously and often disastrously wrong. Intimate details and quick, smart humor make this a strong recommendation for lovers of quirky fiction and chick lit. I laughed so hard at the pony essay: Crosley replies to statements such as “I have a surprise for you” or “this party is going to be fun” with pony references (“is it a pony?” and “will there be pony rides?”, respectively), after telling the reader that she doesn’t even like ponies in the first place... and happens to have a drawer full of pony figurines. Crosley’s sharp writing does not disappoint.