November 2020 Alternative Choice!

[Daria, Winging this mod thing!]

Maybe you don’t want to read something political. Or maybe you want to double up on your nonfiction! Here’s our alternate nomination thread for November.

The topic: pop culture. Let’s keep this alternate read light! Humor is a plus.

See a nom you’d like to second? Comment with a +1 and the title. This thread will be open till September 30 or till we have a lot of +1’d noms, whichever comes first.

[Daria, Winging this mod thing!]

Starting things off:

I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution
Live from New York: An Oral History of Saturday Night Live

[Marta]

I have Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language on my list which is supposed to be humorous.

[Amy]

I've already read it but I'd be open to reading it again for the discussion:

So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson. It kind of scared the crap out me, to be honest...

Also Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits

or

Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip

(mostly because I already own them and need a push to clear one off my shelves!)

[[deleted user]]

+1 for both Because Internet and Dish (because I already own both 😊)

[Beth]

The Birth of Korean Cool: How One Nation is Conquering the World Through Pop Culture

This book is 6 years old, but K-Pop is still going strong.

[Barbara (The Bibliophage)]

+1 for Because Internet

[Jessica]

+1 for Because Internet and The Birth of Korean Cool