Morning, bibliophiles!
Yesterday, I shared a list of all my comfort books. They were stories of all sorts and kinds and all beloved favorites of mine...along with some that are on my reading list for this autumn. Today, I wanted to add a few more titles to that list. However, instead of fictional stories, these are nonfiction favorites.
Up until about two years ago, I read almost all non-fiction books. Pretty much all of the books I read were serious and heavy as heck. Religious topics and subjects were the majority of the things I read about...lots of messages that had some troublesome consequences for me, and lots of healing that has needed to take place since. Perhaps lots of healing that will take a lifetime to go through. Needless to say, I don't read those sorts of books anymore. And for a while, I had bad associations with nonfiction books...but, thankfully, I have found that doesn't need to be the case. There are tons of fun and delightful books out there that I have really enjoyed going through. And today I'm happy to share that list with you.
I have gone through my bookshelves and written down every title that stood out to me. In this post, I have separated them according to their main subject or topic written about in these books...though some of them could certainly fit under a couple or even a few categories. Regardless, these are wonderful books to read straight through, or just a specific section here and there, or even to keep on your coffee or bedside table for a bit of perusing during a teatime or moment of free time. I hope you find some titles on this list that tickle your fancy and maybe even add to your library as well.
And as always, please do share your favorite nonfiction comfort reads below...I am *always* looking for more to add to my list. (Some of you have mentioned Gladys Taber to me recently and I have just barely looked her up, but her writing does look like my cup of tea...so thank you for sharing that!) Keep the awesome recommendations coming!
Home, Domesticity, & Natural Living...
Hands-on Home by Erica Strauss
Down to Earth by Rhonda Hetzel
Simply Living Well by Julia Watkins
Year of Cozy by Adrianna Adarme
The Art of Gentle Domesticity by Jane Brocket
Little House Living by Merissa Arink
Heart of the Home by Susan Branch
The Made from Scratch Life by Melissa Norris
Hand Made by Melissa Norris
Seasonal Pleasures & Celebrations...
Celebrate by Pippa Middleton
Mrs. Sharp's Traditions by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Cozy Cookbooks...
The Mitford Cookbook by Jan Karon
So Much to Celebrate by Katie Jacobs
Eat Like a Gilmore by Kristi Carlson
Little Women cookbook by Wini Moranville
Anne of Green Gables cookbook by Kate MacDonald
Taste of Home (some of my all-time favorites for every season, holiday, ordinary day. etc)
Gooseberry Patch (I feel the same about these books as I do Taste of Home)
Mary Berry cookbooks (about as cozy as you can get; she also has an autobiography that I want to read)
Honey and Jam by Hannah Queen
Memoirs & Biographies...
The Fairy Tale Girl by Susan Branch
Martha's Vineyard, Isle of Dreams by Susan Branch
A Fine Romance by Susan Branch
A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear
Home by Julie Andrews
Talking as Fast as I Can by Lauren Graham
Slow & Gentle Living...
Slow by Brooke McAlary
Romancing the Ordinary by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Something More by Sarah Ban Breathnach
Food Memoirs...
Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard
My Life in France by Julia Child
Julie and Julia by Julie Powell
Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
Hygge and the Like...
Live Lagom by Anna Brones
How to be Mindful by Anna Barnes
The Book of Hygge by Louisa Thomsen Brits
The Cozy Life by Pia Edberg
How to Hygge by Signe Johansen