You know I love a good meme and now I get to play after Melody tagged me on a non-fiction meme created by Gautami.
- a) What issues/topic interests you most–non-fiction, i.e, cooking, knitting, stitching, there are infinite topics that has nothing to do with novels? Books on bookbinding and paper crafts are my weakness but I’ll read books or magazines on sewing, beading, etc. I find I can be inspired to use a new product, try a different color combination, etc. Aside from craft books I also like books on creativity, travelogues and am slowly getting back into memoirs. There are so many other subjects I’d like to read about such as history, art, ecology, the list goes on.
- b) Would you like to review books concerning those? Sure. I think it would be fun. I have reviewed a couple of memoirs so other non-fiction titles would be great but it bet it would take me longer to get to those than to the fiction books. My non-fiction books are usually saved for later.
- c) Would you like to be paid or do it as interest or hobby? Tell reasons for what ever you choose. I receive quite a few books for review and I always mention that when I post about the books. I think the concept of getting paid is great but I have a feeling the ones who pay would have certain expectations. I have seen several blogs (not book blogs) change after they started accepting revenue. That’s just not me. So for me the ARC is payment enough.
- d) Would you recommend those to your friends and how? If it’s a book I enjoyed of course I would. I’d get them to read my reviews or maybe gift them with the book if I think it’s something they would like.
- e) If you have already done something like this, link it to your post. Well you can take a peek at my “book reviews” to check on my reviews. Like I said, there are a few memoirs but it’s mainly fiction.
- f) Please don’t forget to link back here or whoever tags you. Melody (thank you!)
And to get this meme moving, you have to tag 10 people. I know I’ve seen this one going around already so hopefully I don’t double-tag. Anyway I’m tagging:
Aloi from Aloi Reads
Melissa from Book Nut
Bookie
Tanabata from In Spring it is the Dawn
Maggie from Maggie Reads
Lisa from Pfeiffer Booknotes
Gentle Reader from Shelf Life
Stephanie from Stephanie’s Confessions of a Bookaholic
LK from The Literate Kitten
Andi from Tripping Toward Lucidity
14 Comments
I tend to read more fiction than nonfiction, but I do enjoy a nonfiction book now and then. I’ve got a few on my TBR shelf waiting to be read. I enjoy some memoirs, but it really depends on the subject matter and the person whose story is being told. I tend not to gravitate towards celebrities or politicians.
I read mostly fiction too. Although I do have a small collection of non-fiction that I really should get around to reading at some point.
Thanks for the tag!! I’ll have to think about this one for a bit. Until recently, I’ve never been a big non-fiction fan. But the past year, I’ve read some really good ones!
Literary Feline – I’m there with you on the memoirs. I prefer that they be “unknown” to me. I went through a big phase of reading a lot of memoirs but they kind of got to be too much. I’m getting back into them now though.
Tanabata – Thanks for doing the tag 🙂 I need to pick up more non-fiction too!
Stephanie – Cool, thanks for playing! I can’t wait to read your answers!
Thanks for tagging me! I’ll have to think about this one, but I’m going to enjoy doing it 🙂
Mine’s up! Love this meme.
Hi iliana. Remember me ? 🙂
I trust you are well. I don’t read many non-fiction books, in fact I’ve only read one this year. I guess the key is finding a topic you’re interested in and looking for books around that.
Gentle Reader – Thank you for playing!
Andi – I’m going come over and check out your answers!
Gavin – Of course! I’ve missed your posts – I hope this means you are back to blogging? Will go “visit” to see what you’ve been reading 🙂
I’m getting mine ready and thanks for the fun meme. Oh, I love the Valentine look! 😀
Maggie – Oh thanks for playing! I know you read non-fic so I’d love to read your answers 🙂
Enjoyed your answers, Iliana! And thanks for playing. 🙂
I definitely agree with you about the reviewing part, and like you I think ARC is payment to me too.
I love craft books, too. I haven’t been buying many of them lately, but I love looking at them in the bookstore. Craft magazines, too!
Hey, thanks for the tag! I’ll probably not get around to it today, but I promise to do it when I get a moment tomorrow…
I enjoyed reading your answers. You’re right about how blogs change when the blogger’s getting paid. Interesting, isn’t it, how money changes things?
Melody – I love getting ARCs. I never thought I’d have so much fun with this hobby and for me that works.
Danielle – I haven’t been buying craft books or magazines. I want some but being that I’m out of work I’ve trying to be “good” 🙂
Melissa – Thanks for playing and whenever you get the chance of course. Yep, the money thing is a funny thing. I don’t mind ads on blogs – I think some handle those pretty well but there are others that are quite obnoxious too. I guess whatever works for the person. I know this is just my hobby so not receiving payment (aside from the ARCs) keeps it fun and without restrictions.