pickThere's nothing more magical than New York in the snow. This morning, I'm alternating between flipping through these pages and looking out my window at “the real thing“ 😅(by the end of this storm, we're expecting eleven inches here in NYC).
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so-soThis is a coffee table featuring photos of gargoyles and grotesques from cities across the US accompanied by an essay by Stephen King.
The stars of the show here are the photos, some of them beautiful and some truly creepy. I like the idea of gargoyles and grotesques hiding up in the skyscrapers of New York City. I‘ve been there. Did I notice any of them? Nope. But I‘d sure look now if I went back.
King‘s essay is long-winded at best.
pickThis book takes readers on a photographic journey of Edinburgh with commentary by Ian Rankin, who shares stories of his youth and discusses how Scotland has changed over the years. I was predisposed to like this because the photographers also provided photos for some of Rankin's mid-series novels, such as Dead Souls and Set in Darkness, and that period of covers is my favourite. Would love a 2nd edition of this book (was originally from 2005!).
pickWow what a cool book about the man who took pictures of snowflakes! Mr. Bentley was fascinated with snow so much that when he received a camera as a gift, he perfected taking pictures of snowflakes. Pretty illustrations and a wonderful story.
We‘ve been conjuring up ❄️ snowflakes here. These are made with paper lunch sacks, brown or white.
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“The angels stroked her hands and feet, so that she felt the cold less, and she hastened on to the Snow Queen's castle.”
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#MonthlyNonfiction is back for 2026!
Read at least one nonfiction book each month. 12 nonfiction books in the year. Optional bonus prompts available for extra books and tracking by Dewey category.
Everyone welcome!
Very low key… dip in and out as your schedule allows. Read through all the Dewey categories if you‘d like… or just read whatever nonfiction books spark your interest.
