​​Book List/Book Reports
​​This is a two-part assignment.
​​Part 1: Your first task is to come up with your own list of “Ten Essential Books of Creative Nonfiction.” For each title selected, provide a paragraph explaining why it is on your list. Due midnight Sept. 1. Submit as a MS Word attachment to stephen.e.kimber@gmail.com
​​Compiling your personal Top 10 will be easy — and hard. Classic? Canadian? Historical nonfiction? Memoir? What constitutes essential, anyway? We would like you to think about which creative nonfiction books you believe everyone should read. The best way to begin thinking about what you might deem essential is to take a look at other people’s “best” lists. There are many out there. Here are a few to get you started:
​​Part 2: During the fall term, you will read — and write a report on — two of the books on your list. We’re happy to leave the treatment up to you, but each report should include:
  • ​​a description what the book’s about;
  • ​​a mini bio of the author;
  • ​​why you think it’s an essential book; and
  • ​​your own critique of the book.
​​Word count: Approximately 1,000 words each.
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  • ​​Report #1 due midnight Sept. 27.
  • ​​Report #2 due Oct. 30 (Mark: 15% each).
​​Submit as a MS Word attachment to Stephen.E.Kimber@gmail.com
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