https://alandove.com/tags/nonfiction/ Recent content in Nonfiction on Alan Dove, Ph.D. Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Alan Dove Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:40:00 -0400 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/reviews-march-2026/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:40:00 -0400 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/reviews-march-2026/ My March reading spanned global capitalism, a guide to personal journaling, a depressingly realistic dystopia, a page-turner about taxes, and a celebrated time travel novel. Here’s what I thought of each of these books. https://alandove.com/posts/2025/reviews-february-2026/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:34:00 -0500 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/reviews-february-2026/ The Great Blizzard of 2026 only grazed us, with less than a foot of snow falling, but between the other snowstorms and a brutal cold snap, it was still a good month to curl up in a warm house with some good books. https://alandove.com/posts/2025/january-2026-reviews/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 10:54:00 -0500 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/january-2026-reviews/ Last year’s reading pace shows no signs of abating, and in January I happened to pick some great books from my long list. The three award-winning novels I read were all excellent, in completely different ways, and the nonfiction book that accompanied me through most of my January workouts was a solid piece of reporting with only a few minor flaws. Laura and I also finished the third co-operative game in a fun series. https://alandove.com/posts/2025/december-2025-reviews/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:39:00 -0500 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/december-2025-reviews/ December arrived cold and snowy, perfect weather for sitting indoors with a cup of hot tea and a good book. I finished a trilogy I’d started a couple of months ago, read two books about food, and enjoyed a well-crafted memoir. https://alandove.com/posts/2025/november-2025-reviews/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 10:33:00 -0500 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/november-2025-reviews/ In November, I read three books and listened to a fourth, which I count as reading. The selection included an interesting historical biography, a somewhat informative book on corporate innovation, and two pretty good novels. Laura and I also played a couple of excellent co-operative iPad games. https://alandove.com/posts/2025/book-reviews-july-2025/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:44:00 -0400 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/book-reviews-july-2025/ Here’s the start of what may become a monthly post: books I read in July 2025. It’s an eclectic mix of fiction and nonfiction. https://alandove.com/posts/2025/a-book-a-week-six-months-in/ Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:30:00 -0400 https://alandove.com/posts/2025/a-book-a-week-six-months-in/ At the beginning of 2025, I resolved to read more, especially fiction. Here are brief reviews of the more than two dozen books I’ve read in the past six months.