Celebrate Every Day With Books 9/30/2019 - 10/6/2019
It seems like everyday has some new theme to celebrate so I thought it might be fun to see what kind of interesting books I can find (new, old, or coming soon) for an everyday holiday. In fact, most days have more than one holiday!
Just so you know I have not read most of these but the ones I pick seem the most interesting. You can probably find tons more books for each holiday but I am only going to pick two books for one holiday a day.
Let me know what you think. Do any of them seem interesting to you? Is there another book you think would be a better choice?
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH 2019
Podcast Day
Title: So You Want To Start A Podcast by Kristen Meinzer
Genre: Non-Fiction, Computers, Podcasting
What It Is About?: “...So You Want to Start a Podcast covers everything from hosting and guest booking to editing and marketing...” (from goodreads.com)
Available: NOW
Title: Limetown by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie w/ Cote Smith
Genre: Fiction, Mystery
What It Is About?: “...From the creators of the #1 podcast Limetown, an explosive prequel about a teenager who learns of a mysterious research facility where over three hundred people have disappeared—including her uncle—with clues that become the key to discovering the secrets of this strange town…”
Available: NOW!
TUESDAY OCTOBER 1ST 2019
Music Day
Title: Impossible Music by Sean Williams
Genre: Fiction, Young Adult
What It Is About?: “Music is Simon’s life—which is why he is devastated when a stroke destroys his hearing. He resists attempts to help him adjust to his new state, refusing to be consoled, refusing to learn sign-language, refusing to have anything to do with Deaf culture. Refusing, that is, until he meets G, a tough-as-nails girl dealing with her own newly-experienced deafness.”(from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: Music Is Power by Brad Schreiber
Genre: Non-Fiction, Music History, Criticism
What It Is About?: “Music Is Power tells fascinating stories about the origins and the impact of dozens of world-changing songs while revealing political context and the personal challenges of legendary artists from Bob Dylan to Bob Marley.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOVEMBER 21ST 2019!
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 2ND 2019
Balloons Around The World Day
Title: The Big Book Of Balloon Art by Gerry Giovinco
Genre: Non-Fiction, Craft & Hobbies, Toymaking
What It Is About?: “The easiest-to-follow and most comprehensive balloon-sculpting treasury available, this amazing book is packed with over 100 unique designs.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Spy With The Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical
What It Is About?: “Siblings Ilse and Wolf hide a deep secret in their blood: with it, they can work magic. And the government just found out. Blackmailed into service during World War II, Ilse lends her magic to America’s newest weapon, the atom bomb, while Wolf goes behind enemy lines to sabotage Germany’s nuclear program…” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: OCTOBER 2019!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 3RD 2019
Look At The Leaves Day
Title: Summer Green To Autumn Gold by Mia Posada
Genre: Non-Fiction, Juvenile, Science, Leaves, Trees
What It Is About?: “This nonfiction picture book, written and illustrated by Mia Posada, beautifully explains why leaves change color in fall. It highlights both the eye-catching colors of the season and the science behind the colors. Back matter offers additional scientific details for curious readers as well as suggested further reading and links to hands-on activities.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: Reading The Leaves by Sandra Mariah Wright & Leanne Marrama
Genre: Non-Fiction, Mind/Body & Spirit, Divination
What It Is About?: “Reading the Leaves shows you how to:
- brew a cup of tea for divination purposes
- interpret more than 200 time-tested symbols that are most likely to show up, such as hearts and anchors, and what their size, location, and relationship to other shapes mean
- set an intention
- create a regular tea ritual
- keep a tea leaf reading journal
- do a reading for family and friends
- make their favorite tea time recipes
- respond when a "bad" symbol shows up”(from Goodreads.com)
Available: MAY 19TH 2020!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4TH 2019
World Smile Day
Title: Smile Because It Happened by Carole Young & Stacey Reynolds
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Memoir
What It Is About?: “In 1995, as a young wife newly separated by many miles from her family in the Midwest, Stacey Reynolds began corresponding with her mother, Carole Young, by e-mail. These e-mails, along with letters, continued until 2012 and provide a very personal, often humorous, glimpse into the life of a self-described “mother of three beautiful children, wife, daughter, interior designer, crazy gardener, lifelong learner, martial artist and artist with a paintbrush.” (From Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Smile Of The Absent Cat by Grant Morrison and Illustrated by Gerhard
Genre: Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Biography, Memoir
What It Is About?: “The story is about Louis Wain, an Edwardian artist known for being the first to do "cat cartoons." As he died penniless and insane, a state that Morrison assumes all creators strive for, the graphic novel focuses on what happens to the world Wain made ("Catland") without its creator and how it will reflect the real events in his life. The main character is a detective who recently returned from the first World War.” (From Goodreads.com)
Available: OCTOBER 8TH 2019!
Balloons Around The World Day
Title: The Big Book Of Balloon Art by Gerry Giovinco
Genre: Non-Fiction, Craft & Hobbies, Toymaking
What It Is About?: “The easiest-to-follow and most comprehensive balloon-sculpting treasury available, this amazing book is packed with over 100 unique designs.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Spy With The Red Balloon by Katherine Locke
Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Historical
What It Is About?: “Siblings Ilse and Wolf hide a deep secret in their blood: with it, they can work magic. And the government just found out. Blackmailed into service during World War II, Ilse lends her magic to America’s newest weapon, the atom bomb, while Wolf goes behind enemy lines to sabotage Germany’s nuclear program…” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: OCTOBER 2019!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 3RD 2019
Look At The Leaves Day
Title: Summer Green To Autumn Gold by Mia Posada
Genre: Non-Fiction, Juvenile, Science, Leaves, Trees
What It Is About?: “This nonfiction picture book, written and illustrated by Mia Posada, beautifully explains why leaves change color in fall. It highlights both the eye-catching colors of the season and the science behind the colors. Back matter offers additional scientific details for curious readers as well as suggested further reading and links to hands-on activities.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: Reading The Leaves by Sandra Mariah Wright & Leanne Marrama
Genre: Non-Fiction, Mind/Body & Spirit, Divination
What It Is About?: “Reading the Leaves shows you how to:
- brew a cup of tea for divination purposes
- interpret more than 200 time-tested symbols that are most likely to show up, such as hearts and anchors, and what their size, location, and relationship to other shapes mean
- set an intention
- create a regular tea ritual
- keep a tea leaf reading journal
- do a reading for family and friends
- make their favorite tea time recipes
- respond when a "bad" symbol shows up”(from Goodreads.com)
Available: MAY 19TH 2020!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4TH 2019
World Smile Day
Title: Smile Because It Happened by Carole Young & Stacey Reynolds
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography, Memoir
What It Is About?: “In 1995, as a young wife newly separated by many miles from her family in the Midwest, Stacey Reynolds began corresponding with her mother, Carole Young, by e-mail. These e-mails, along with letters, continued until 2012 and provide a very personal, often humorous, glimpse into the life of a self-described “mother of three beautiful children, wife, daughter, interior designer, crazy gardener, lifelong learner, martial artist and artist with a paintbrush.” (From Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Smile Of The Absent Cat by Grant Morrison and Illustrated by Gerhard
Genre: Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Biography, Memoir
What It Is About?: “The story is about Louis Wain, an Edwardian artist known for being the first to do "cat cartoons." As he died penniless and insane, a state that Morrison assumes all creators strive for, the graphic novel focuses on what happens to the world Wain made ("Catland") without its creator and how it will reflect the real events in his life. The main character is a detective who recently returned from the first World War.” (From Goodreads.com)
Available: OCTOBER 8TH 2019!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH 2019
World Teachers’ Day
Title: Teachers by Bored Teachers
Genre: Humor, Teachers
What It Is About?: “This hilarious romp through the weeds of the people that educate our children is the perfect gift for that special someone who manages (tries to manage) 30+ children 5 days a week.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Ultimate Teacher Appreciation Gift Book by Annie Brock
Genre: Non-Fiction, Juvenile, Teachers
What It Is About?: “Give every amazing teacher a gift they’ll treasure forever with a book filled with fun prompts that kids can fill out, personalize, and color to say thank you for a wonderful school year.” (from Goodreads.com)Available: APRIL 7TH 2020!
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH 2019
Garlic Lovers Day
Title: Garlic by Jenny Linford and Photography by Clare Winfield
Genre: Non-Fiction, Cooking
What It Is About?: “A celebration of garlic from festivals to folklore plus a stunning collection of more than 65 delicious recipes from around the world.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Garlic Papers by Stanley Crawford
Genre: Non-Fiction, Gardening, Essay
What It Is About?: “Readers who care about preserving local businesses will appreciate this new book by writer and garlic farm owner Stanley Crawford. In the fall of 2014, Crawford questioned US tariff exemptions for the country’s largest importer of Chinese garlic. This set off a massive legal battle, pitting his small New Mexico farm against the importer and its international law firms. In this compelling account of his David-and-Goliath battle, now in its fifth year, Crawford describes his personal and farming life under a cloud of lawsuits and administrative skirmishes. The unusual case was of such interest that it became the subject of a Netflix documentary, “Garlic Breath,” in the six-part series Rotten, released in 2018.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: OCTOBER 19TH 2019!
World Teachers’ Day
Title: Teachers by Bored Teachers
Genre: Humor, Teachers
What It Is About?: “This hilarious romp through the weeds of the people that educate our children is the perfect gift for that special someone who manages (tries to manage) 30+ children 5 days a week.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Ultimate Teacher Appreciation Gift Book by Annie Brock
Genre: Non-Fiction, Juvenile, Teachers
What It Is About?: “Give every amazing teacher a gift they’ll treasure forever with a book filled with fun prompts that kids can fill out, personalize, and color to say thank you for a wonderful school year.” (from Goodreads.com)Available: APRIL 7TH 2020!
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6TH 2019
Garlic Lovers Day
Title: Garlic by Jenny Linford and Photography by Clare Winfield
Genre: Non-Fiction, Cooking
What It Is About?: “A celebration of garlic from festivals to folklore plus a stunning collection of more than 65 delicious recipes from around the world.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: NOW!
Title: The Garlic Papers by Stanley Crawford
Genre: Non-Fiction, Gardening, Essay
What It Is About?: “Readers who care about preserving local businesses will appreciate this new book by writer and garlic farm owner Stanley Crawford. In the fall of 2014, Crawford questioned US tariff exemptions for the country’s largest importer of Chinese garlic. This set off a massive legal battle, pitting his small New Mexico farm against the importer and its international law firms. In this compelling account of his David-and-Goliath battle, now in its fifth year, Crawford describes his personal and farming life under a cloud of lawsuits and administrative skirmishes. The unusual case was of such interest that it became the subject of a Netflix documentary, “Garlic Breath,” in the six-part series Rotten, released in 2018.” (from Goodreads.com)
Available: OCTOBER 19TH 2019!
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