Among the standout nonfiction this week: C'mon, Get Happy by David Fantle and Tom Johnson, "a marvelous grab bag of facts, tidbits, and insights"; Dwight Garner's The Upstairs Delicatessen, "a rambunctious ramble across food touchstones from literature, writers' lives, and Garner's own experience"; and Plague-Busters! by Lindsey Fitzharris, illustrated by Adrian Teal, a "fabulously fascinating account of six of the world's most injurious plagues... [that] will likely keep the audience utterly transfixed." Plus so many more!
Have you been thinking of writing a novel? Well, this November marks the 25th year of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). You may be surprised by the famous names who've taken part.
--Jennifer M. Brown, senior editor, Shelf Awareness