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Your Favorite Summer Nonfiction Reads
In between putting ice cubes on the back of your neck and standing in front of an open freezer, we're going to try to take your mind of the heat ... with books!
Two weeks ago we recommended great summer fiction reads, and now we're going to turn to nonfiction books and the world of memoir, essays, history and science.
Guests
Shuchi Saraswat, book buyer at Brookline Booksmith, which tweets @booksmithtweets.
Eson Kim, youth programs fellow and creative writing instructor at GrubStreet. She tweets @ekimwriter.
Shuchi and Eson's Nonfiction Summer Reading List
NATURE
- "H Is for Hawk" by Helen Macdonald
- "The Fly Trap" by Fredrik Sjoberg
- "The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration in the Wonder of Consciousness" by Sy Montgomery & "The Great White Shark Scientist" by Sy Montgomery
EXPLORATION
- "A Field Guide to Getting Lost" by Rebecca Solnit
- "Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone" by Olivia Laing
- "Hidden Cities: Travels to the Secret Corners of the World’s Great Metropolises; A Memoir of Urban Exploration" by Moses Gates
LOVE
- "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating" by Moira Weigel
- "Modern Romance" by Aziz Ansari
MEMOIR
- "I'm Just a Person" by Tig Notaro
- "Poor Your Soul" by Mira Ptacin
CULTURAL COMMENTARY
- "The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race" edited by Jesmyn Ward
- "Pretentiousness: Why It Matters" by Dan Fox
ESSAYS
- "Known and Strange Things" by Teju Cole
- "The Examined Life" by Stephen Grosz
SCIENCE
- "The Elegant Solution" by Jim Tilley
- "Seven Brief Lessons On Physics" by Carlo Rovelli
YOUNG ADULT
- "Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir" by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
- "Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir" by Colleen Frakes
This segment aired on August 12, 2016.