08 - A book about a hobby

[Brittany]

Nature: Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling , Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You , The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals—and Other Forgotten Skills

Art: The Organic Artist: Make Your Own Paint, Paper, Pigments, Prints and More from Nature , The Painted Art Journal: 24 Projects for Creating Your Visual Narrative , Create Your Life Book: Mixed-Media Art Projects for Expanding Creativity and Encouraging Personal Growth , Cultivating Your Creative Life: Exercises, Activities & Inspiration for Finding Balance, Beauty & Success as an Artist , Storytelling Art Studio: Visual Expressions of Character, Mood and Theme Using Mixed Media

Reading: I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life , Book Love, Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks , A History of Reading

[Annette]

I can recommend Matt & Karen Smith's travelogues
Dear Bob and Sue and Dear Bob and Sue: Season 2

[Katie]

I'm thinking of reading Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping for this challenge. I'd call camping a hobby!

[Nikki]

I think I’m going to read The Animators. The two main characters are artists. That would qualify right? :)

[Devon]

The Vampire Knitting Club. First in a series and I am a knitter! Cute book so far.

[Katy]

Devon wrote: "The Vampire Knitting Club. First in a series and I am a knitter! Cute book so far."

Are you also a vampire? Because that would be pretty cool.

[Lucie Renee]

How about A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson for the hobby of hiking? His books make me laugh out loud.
For the hobby of travel, Bill Bryson also wrote In a Sunburned Country about travelling in Australia that is hysterical.

[Brittany]

I like Mariana Zapata and while Kulti is a romance novel the entire story is based around soccer so I'm going to use it here.

[Stéphanie]

I read Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey by America's Test Kitchen and National Geographic. AKA BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!! I absolutely love how simple the recipes are and the historical take the book has on the regions of Italy, their local food history, and what ingredients are native to these regions. A book that is wonderful to look at, informative, and has recipes to boot. I chose it for this prompt since I love cooking (a huge hobby of mine), and so it fits perfectly.

[Thomas]

Brittany wrote: "I like Mariana Zapata and while Kulti is a romance novel the entire story is based around soccer so I'm going to use it here."
I assume they are not professional soccer players?

[Sarah]

Would you guys count pageants as hobbies? I don't know much about them but I was thinking of reading Dumplin' for this prompt

[Sue]

I have just read Knit Two by Kate Jacobs, a sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club. Not as good as the first book but a nice easy read.

[Brittani]

I used The Distance from Me to You for this. Hobby: Hikinig. And I loved the book!

[Alix]

I have no hobbies except reading, so I stole the recommendation for Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks

[Jackie]

Sarah wrote: "Would you guys count pageants as hobbies? I don't know much about them but I was thinking of reading Dumplin' for this prompt"

I would; I've never done it but I had friends who dabbled in pageants.

[Erica]

I'm a cellist so I will go with "The Silver Swan" by Elena Delbanco !

[Sofia]

I love bullet journaling so I’m going to read ”The Bullet journal method” by Ryder Carroll.

[Britany]

GEMSTONES! :)

Finished Rise & Shine, Benedict Stone by Phaedra Patrick

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Johanne]

So, my son said the other day (after I complained I didn't have a table for my things, because they are full of different art projects etc), it's because 'you don't have a hobby'... I guess he's right, except for reading, but I think he meant a creative hobby. So a few days later he found the solution: He thinks I should have Warhammer as a hobby, so I can paint and play with him. Still considering. But if I take it up I might read one of his codex books :)

[Kate]

Forgive me if some has asked this already, but would any of you all count I'll Be Gone in the Dark for this prompt? Michelle McNamara was an amateur sleuth so I wasn't sure...I'd be interested to hear y'alls thoughts!

[Elaine]

Anyone have suggestions for books to do with singing? I'm not big into autobiographies but any other ideas would be welcome!

[Soph ♡]

Elaine wrote: "Anyone have suggestions for books to do with singing? I'm not big into autobiographies but any other ideas would be welcome!"

Angie Thomas has a book that has just been released called On the Come Up, which is about a young girl who aspires to be a rapper.

[Elaine]

Angie Thomas has a book that has just..."

Ooo this looks interesting! Thank you I may just pick this one when I can get my hands on it :).

[Deborah]

Elaine, singing is very secondary to the plot, but Bel Canto is one of my favorites, if you haven't read it.

[Melody]

I'll second Deborah on Bel Canto! It's such a lovely book, and it'd also fit prompt 1. A book becoming a movie in 2019.

[Milena]

Bel Canto is a lovely book, but the character is a professional opera singer from what I remember. Do other characters in the book sing as a hobby? I read it a long time ago.

[Melissa]

I believe this is going to be my favorite prompt of the year. I picked Geekerella by Ashley Poston for this prompt and I absolutely LOVED that book. It was one of the best books I have ever read. I picked it because i love going to comic con and doing cosplay. Anyone who enjoys comic con needs to read this book. It is such a cute story

[Cristin]

I read Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art for this prompt. As a long time comic reader and collector, I did not expect to get as much out of this as I did. It was more on the philosophical side than I expected, and I'm glad to have read it.

[Emily]

Melody wrote: "I'll second Deborah on Bel Canto! It's such a lovely book, and it'd also fit prompt 1. A book becoming a movie in 2019."

Loved Bel Canto! I'm excited to hear that a movie is coming out!

[Shelley]

Elaine wrote: "Anyone have suggestions for books to do with singing? I'm not big into autobiographies but any other ideas would be welcome!"

Noteworthy is about a teenage girl who passes as a boy to join the boys' a capella group at school.

[El]

I read Love Among the Bookshelves by Ruskin Bond for this prompt.

[Jennifer]

I just finished this by Anne Bogel, creator the Modern Mrs. Darcy blog for the prompt. Great little book about all facets of being a bookworm.

[Selena]

I'm on my phone so unfortunately it seems I can't tag a book. But I was wondering, Stephen King's "Misery" is about a writer, and he is often writing in the book. Could this be considered a book about a hobby? Thanks!

[Novina]

Would Fight Club count as a hobby? An unconventional one, maybe. :P I originally read it for Prompt 25: A Debut Novel, but I've since come across another debut novel that I'd like to read, so I was wondering if I could count this for Prompt 8.


Let me know what you think


Thanks! :)

[Suni]

Is listening to music a hobby? So could I choose for this prompt a book with a character who spends a lot of time listening to music, buying vinyls, talking about musicians?

[Shelley]

I think listening to music or having a fight club are both hobbies! I agree about Misery that the guy is a professional writer, not a hobby writer, but the lady’s fandom could be called a hobby!

[Cornerofmadness]

I read How to Hunt Ghosts: A Practical Guide by Joshua P. Warren because for me and my friends, paranormal investigation is a hobby

[Jen]

Suni wrote: "Is listening to music a hobby? So could I choose for this prompt a book with a character who spends a lot of time listening to music, buying vinyls, talking about musicians?"

I think this totally works. Something like 'High Fidelity', music is absolutely his hobby.

[Jen]

I ended up reading Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting for this prompt. Very fun read for knitters and crocheters!

[Sherri]

I am using Accidental Thief for this prompt. It is about playing video games & playing a video game while being in the game.

[Shananana]

My hobbies are baking and math, so I think I'll finally read How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics for this one.

[Amanda]

I have to read stuff for college and so far I got them figured into the challange... but I was wondering if Writing Empirical Research Reports, 8th (Eighth) Edition, By Bruce, without online code would work for this since I technically do a lot of writing for fun? I could count my essay writing as a hobby (Yes, I am very weird.)

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Amanda wrote: "I have to read stuff for college and so far I got them figured into the challange... but I was wondering if [book:Writing Empirical Research Reports, 8th (Eighth) Edition, By Bruce, without online ..."

Makes sense to me!

[Jennifer]

Kenya wrote: "I'm a nerd, so my hobbies include fan fiction and conventions. XD Fangirl would work for the former if I hadn't already read it, but I think I'm going with [book:The Pros of Cons|31..."

Thanks to this I read The Pros of a Cons! It was delightful.

[Wifey]

Would Juliet, Naked count? The heroine's partner is an obsessive music fan, which sparks the whole story.

[Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer]

I just finished The Girl He Used to Know for this prompt and I really enjoyed it! The main characters meet in a chess club at college. It would work great for several other prompts, as well. It's set at a college, it's told from two different POVs, it's published in 2019, and I think it would make a great movie, too. ;)

[SadieReadsAgain]

I read I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life, by Anne Bogel for this. I've been a fan of Anne's podcast What Should I Read Next for a couple of years now, so I was excited to read this. First up, it's a lovely wee book - no annoying dust jacket, just a beautiful cover which feels nice in your hands. And you can judge this book by its cover, because the inside is just as lovely. I enjoyed each of these essays on my favourite hobby, she has such an easy style. It's like a conversation, not a lecture. So much of the reading life she talks about resonated with me. And thanks to this book, I will never overlook the acknowledgements in a book every again! Now I'm going to look up some of her mentions on GR to add to my (also enormous) TBR...

[Denise]

Hi all, I'm wondering if natural history would count as a hobby? Including non-fiction natural history? (With some archaeology..)

If so, I'm hoping that Marie Brennan's series on dragons - A Natural History of Dragons - could be counted!

[SadieReadsAgain]

If it's something you're into (or something anyone is in to) then it's a hobby :)

[Leona]

Brooke wrote: "The Friday Night Knitting Club works for anyone interested in knitting"

The "Y" in Forest Lake, Minnesota has this one for the book club read for April and since I have it on my TBR shelf, it will be a must read for me.