New on My Bookcase (vol. 6), the nonfiction

Last weekend was library day, and I had 23 books on hold, waiting for me. That’s enough books to fill up my own holds shelf!

That’s also so many books that I’m going to share the books I brought home in two posts. Today is all about nonfiction, while tomorrow I’ll share the fiction. (They won’t add up to 23 because some of the books were for my kids)

A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet: Southern Stories of Faith, Family, and Fifteen Pounds of Bacon by Sophie Hudson (a.k.a. BooMama)
I’ve been reading her blog for something like 6 or 7 years, so of course I’m excited to read her book. Love her story-telling. I grew up in the South (two years in Mississippi even) but to Yankee parents, so a lot of what she writes is familiar-yet-not.

The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride by Daniel James Brown
One of the books I finished this month was Winter of Entrapment, which told the story of the Donner Party, but it was not well-written at all, and I had to force myself to finish it. I recently read a review of Brown’s nonfiction, and the reviewer praised his books so much that I was excited to perhaps read an account of those events that didn’t have me wanting to fling the book across the room. {on a side note, clearly I need to work on my “stop reading that book” skills.}

Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm of 1894 by Daniel James Brown.
Yup. Same author. Didn’t really mean to get two books by him out at once, but I obviously didn’t juggle holds dates well here.

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan.
World War II is one of my major reading interests, and I’ve read virtually nothing about the events around the building of the atomic bomb, so I jumped at the chance to rectify that.

The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell.
Love history, and have heard good things about Vowell’s books. I’ve never heard her on the radio, but I assume that’s an indicator that she knows how to tell a story well.

Glamping with MaryJane: Glamour + Camping by MaryJane Butters.
Read about this via the Pioneer Woman, and it sounded fun.

Two Views of Hell: A Biblical & Theological Dialogue by Edward William Fudge and Robert A. Peterson.
I read the recent interview with Fudge on Rachel Held Evan’s blog, and it got me curious enough to want to read the book.

The Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Over 200 Delicious Recipes by Judith Finlayson.
While slow cookers might seem like a fall and winter cooking device (all those soups and stews), I love using mine in the summer – anything to avoid turning on the oven! I’m also always looking for more vegetarian recipes, and have liked Finlayson’s recipes in the past. {I’m not a vegetarian, but I don’t really like meat that much, and get tired of it easily.}

What are your go-to summer recipes? Bonus points if they don’t require heating up my kitchen. Extra bonus points if they’re vegetarian or vegan. My eternal gratitude if they can be made from pantry/freezer ingredients a.k.a. they don’t require a trip to the store. That’s my biggest problem with salads – I don’t want to shop more than once a week, and lettuce tends to only last a few days.

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New on My Bookcase (vol. 6), the nonfiction originally appeared on The Deliberate Reader on July 26, 2013. Consider leaving a comment!