Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In which I celebrate Tag Tuesday by piecing together the tag I’ve been waiting for someone else to create. (Please excuse my phlegmy voice. Boo, seasonal allergies. And also please excuse the high-pitched buzz at the beginning of the video—created, I think, from the city leaf blowers driving along my street which are making my seasonal allergies worse.)
THE NONFICTION JOURNEY TAG
Questions:
1. What was your first experience reading nonfiction?
2. Has the reading of a work of nonfiction ever brought you to tears?
3. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your nonfiction journey?
4. Do you enjoy documentaries? Do you have a favorite? Is there a subject you’d like to see discussed on film? (That is, what should Ken Burns film next?)
5. Have you read a biography about (or memoir of) a person with whom you identify?
6. Read aloud a short passage you love from a work of nonfiction.
7. Do any works of nonfiction intimidate you? Which ones and why?
8. What tips would you give to people hesitant to read nonfiction?
9. What are your favorite works of nonfiction?
10. Tag other Booktubers.
I TAG: @abookolive @booksimnotreading @OldBluesChapterandVerse @adayofsmallthings @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @tillysshelf @saintdonoghue @ramblingraconteur1616 @brittabohlerthesecondshelf @BookishTexan @TheHistoryShelf @myreadinglife8816 @RememberedReads @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @ReadbyFred @aaronfacer @thegrimmreader3649 @anenthusiasticreader @DavidWiley7 @hardbooks770 @anotherbibliophilereads @lindysmagpiereads @seriela @HardcoverHearts AND ALL THE REST OF YOU!
Nonfiction November hosted by @abookolive
Shakespeare Journey Tag from @booksimnotreading @OldBluesChapterandVerse @adayofsmallthings
Victorian Literature Journey Tag from @scallydandlingaboutthebooks and @tillysshelf
Check out videos from the participants in People April for suggestions of biographies and memoirs, etc.
Also check out @saintdonoghue for fantastic nonfiction suggestions.
I TAG: @abookolive @booksimnotreading @OldBluesChapterandVerse @adayofsmallthings @scallydandlingaboutthebooks @tillysshelf @saintdonoghue @Britta@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
BOOKS, ETC. MENTIONED:
Helen Keller biography
Nancy Drew mysteries, Encyclopedia Brown, the Bobbsey Twins, and the novels of Louisa May Alcott
Biographies of Presidents and Composers (including Haydn) as young people
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs
My father's book: Down By the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community by Charles Joyner
David Attenborough and Ken Burns
Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
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Or use the Super Thanks button right under each YouTube video
FIND ME ELSEWHERE:
Voxer: hannahsbooks
Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Instagram: instagram.com/hannahsbooks1
Goodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1 (currently inactive)
In which I celebrate Tag Tuesday by piecing together the tag I’ve been waiting for someone else to create. (Please excuse my phlegmy voice. Boo, seasonal allergies. And also please excuse the high-pitched buzz at the beginning of the video—created, I think, from the city leaf blowers driving along my street which are making my seasonal allergies worse.)
THE NONFICTION JOURNEY TAG
Questions:
1. What was your first experience reading nonfiction?
2. Has the reading of a work of nonfiction ever brought you to tears?
3. Are there any people who have played a significant role in your nonfiction journey?
4. Do you enjoy documentaries? Do you have a favorite? Is there a subject you’d like to see discussed on film? (That is, what should Ken Burns film next?)
5. Have you read a biography about (or memoir of) a person with whom you identify?
6. Read aloud a short passage you love from a work of nonfiction.
7. Do any works of nonfiction intimidate you? Which ones and why?
8. What tips would you give to people hesitant to read nonfiction?
9. What are your favorite works of nonfiction?
10. Tag other Booktubers.
I TAG: @abookolive @booksimnotreading @OldBluesChapterandVerse @adayofsmallthings @scallydandlingaboutthebook2711 @tillysshelf @saintdonoghue @ramblingraconteur1616 @brittabohlerthesecondshelf @BookishTexan @TheHistoryShelf @myreadinglife8816 @RememberedReads @MIDDLEoftheBookMARCH @ReadbyFred @aaronfacer @thegrimmreader3649 @anenthusiasticreader @DavidWiley7 @hardbooks770 @anotherbibliophilereads @lindysmagpiereads @seriela @HardcoverHearts AND ALL THE REST OF YOU!
Nonfiction November hosted by @abookolive
Shakespeare Journey Tag from @booksimnotreading @OldBluesChapterandVerse @adayofsmallthings
Victorian Literature Journey Tag from @scallydandlingaboutthebooks and @tillysshelf
Check out videos from the participants in People April for suggestions of biographies and memoirs, etc.
Also check out @saintdonoghue for fantastic nonfiction suggestions.
I TAG: @abookolive @booksimnotreading @OldBluesChapterandVerse @adayofsmallthings @scallydandlingaboutthebooks @tillysshelf @saintdonoghue @Britta@brittabohlerthesecondshelf
BOOKS, ETC. MENTIONED:
Helen Keller biography
Nancy Drew mysteries, Encyclopedia Brown, the Bobbsey Twins, and the novels of Louisa May Alcott
Biographies of Presidents and Composers (including Haydn) as young people
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs
My father's book: Down By the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community by Charles Joyner
David Attenborough and Ken Burns
Invincible Louisa by Cornelia Meigs
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL:
Patreon: patreon.com/hannahsbooks
Kofi tip jar: ko-fi.com/hannahsbooks
Or use the Super Thanks button right under each YouTube video
FIND ME ELSEWHERE:
Voxer: hannahsbooks
Email: booksandyarn1@gmail.com
Instagram: instagram.com/hannahsbooks1
Goodreads: goodreads.com/hannahsbooks1 (currently inactive)
