Nonfictioness

Author: nonfictioness

  • Why we no longer keep the dead body in the home

    Why we no longer keep the dead body in the home

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    In July 2023 I wrote an article exploring why in England we no longer keep the dead body in the home, based off part of my PhD research into the folklore of death and dying in nineteenth-century rural England for the Wellcome Collection. You can read the article here.

  • Lore of the Wild Podcast

    Lore of the Wild Podcast

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    I had the absolute pleasure of talking all things nature folklore with Mel Schuit from Quarto Kids Cast. It was really lovely to talk about my inspiration and writing process for Lore of the Wild and reflect on the importance of sharing nature folklore with children as a way to help them to feel more…

  • The Lore of the Wild

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    I am so pleased to announce my next book, an illustrated children’s non-fiction title The Lore of the Wild. This book is a dream come true for me, creating an introduction to nature folklore for children and it includes incredible illustrations by the very-talented Aitch. Here is the blurb: See nature in a whole new…

  • Trees and Sympathetic Magic

    Trees and Sympathetic Magic

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    Trees have long been important to humans. Not only do they provide firewood, offer shelter and make useful waymarkers but they were also often at the heart of sacred spaces, providing a place for people to gather and worship. This association with religion continued on into more modern times when many churches were built next…

  • Book Lovers’ Quiz

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    I’ve really enjoyed writing quizzes based on my Miscellany books over the last few weeks (if you have missed them you can try my museum quiz here and my library quiz here) so for my final foray please find my book lovers’ quiz! The answers are here in a separate post. Do let me know…

  • Book Lovers’ Quiz — Answers

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    Here are the answers to my book lovers’ quiz (if you have not had a go yet you can see the questions here). Let me know how you got on! 1. Real name                                                      nom de plume Stephen King                                                     Richard Bachman Anton Chekhov                                                Man Without a Spleen Mary Ann Evans                                               George Eliot William Sydney Porter                                   O.…

  • Library quiz

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    Welcome to my library quiz! It’s packed full of fun library facts from my book A Library Miscellany, do have a go and let me know how you get on. Answers in a separate post here (no cheating!). 1. Which is the biggest library in the world by number of items in its collection? a)…

  • Library Quiz — Answers

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    Here are the answers to my library quiz (if you haven’t had a go yet please click here). 1. c) The Library of Congress. As of 2017 the Library of Congress in Washington DC had 162 million items in its collection. The British Library is second in the list with 150 million items. 2. Glasgow…

  • Museum Quiz

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    I thought that seeing as under lockdown all our favourite museums and galleries around the world are closed we could do with some museum-related fun. So I’ve created a quiz based on some of the fascinating information in my book A Museum Miscellany. Do dive in and give it a go, answers to follow in…

  • Museum Quiz — Answers

    —

    by

    nonfictioness
    in

    Hopefully you are reading this page because you have already had a go at my museum quiz, if not, no cheating now, click here to try the quiz. 1.  b) The Louvres has held the top spot of most visited museums for a number of years with a peak of 9.3 million visitors in 2015.…