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Happy Friday, friends! This week has positively flown by, which makes me feel like the rest of the year will be over before we see it coming. I’m feeling a little stretched thin right now, with some work projects and volunteer commitments converging in a way that’s stressing me out… so I’m going to skip the rest of the preamble and get right to the news.
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Hannah Gatsby is releasing a memoir in 2022! Ten Steps to Nanette will be released in March and “explore Gatsby’s path from the open mic to the global stage.” In addition to her professional and personal accomplishments, it will also explore her growth as a queer person and her struggles with autism and ADHD.
Looking for an audiobook? The New York Times recommends several to download this winter, based on some formats they think work especially well – essay and oral history.
Curious about formats in young adult nonfiction? In a recent edition of Book Riot’s YA newsletter, What’s Up in YA?, editor Kelly Jensen linked to a fascinating article about the five kinds of nonfiction that have evolved in the YA format. That’s a growing segment of nonfiction, so I thought it was interesting to learn about some of the categories and how they’ve changed.
Author Hanif Abdurraqib shared an absolutely infuriating experience on Twitter about trying to get certified as a volunteer soccer coach. I don’t have any commentary, I just think it’s important to read.
Patrick Radden Keefe announced the title of his next book! Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels, and Crooks is coming out in June from Doubleday Books and will be a collection of articles from The New Yorker with themes of “skulduggery and intrigue.” I’m in!
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One Thing I Like
One of my favorite email newsletters is Here for It w/ R. Eric Thomas, which arrives every Sunday. A couple weeks ago he wrote about the cultural ceremony around a new Adele album, which made me feel seen and teased all at the same time and I don’t even mind it. This summer, he wrote a whole piece on artistic swimming, which was a hoot if you, like me, also love the Olympics.
The nonfiction connection? R. Eric Thomas is the author of Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America, an awesome collection of essays about what it means to be “other” in the world. He’s done a lot of other stuff too, but this book and the newsletter are a great start.
For more nonfiction reads, head over to the podcast service of your choice and download For Real, which I co-host with my dear friend Alice. If you have any questions/comments/book suggestions, you can find me on social media @kimthedork. Happy weekend!