Category: Memoir
Most students have become accustomed to the usual assigned reading texts that are based in Europe and America. But rarely do books set in Asia, Africa, or Latin America …
Melanie Pitman
December 24, 2016
Authors, Autobiography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book News, Bookish Contests, Bookish Events, Drama, Faves, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Native American, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Reading, Relationships, TBR
Hey, you hoseheads! Break out the stubbies, hold onto your touques, and turn the volume up on the ghetto blaster! January is almost here, and so is the annual …
If you’ve enjoyed my last two articles about Stanley Kubrick and Francis Ford Coppola, you’ll be interested to know that Martin Scorcese has an even more impressive roster of …
2017 is just around the corner and that means new books will be hitting the shelves soon! Check out our list of some of the nonfiction novels being released this …
My mom likes to read, but I wouldn’t call her a bookworm by any means. She goes through bouts where she picks up her kindle and finds a book …
Police memoir isn’t a vocal genre, but goes back two centuries. Detective fiction is a well-established genre, first published and popular in the 1920’s and 1930’s. So, it’s not particularly …
While New Zealand has always been a beautiful place, its increased popularity as a filming destination (particularly for The Lord of the Rings movies) has put it atop many folks’ …
Bill Gates is one of the most well-known technologists, philanthropists, entrepreneur, and college drop-outs known to humanity. As most people know, he started Microsoft at a young age with …
Christianna Marks
December 16, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Faves, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBT, Memoir, Mental Health, New Adult, Relationships, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
As 2016 comes to a close, (how the heck did that happen?) it’s time for me to reflect on the books that found their way into my heart this …
Kathy Gates
December 16, 2016
Business, Children, Health, History, Humor, Memoir, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion, Self-Help, Spirituality
In my last article, I told you about some of the fiction titles in IndieReader’s Best Reviewed Books of 2016. This time I’m looking at IndieReader‘s non-fiction list. You may …
The New Year is approaching and it’s time to start thinking about those resolutions, but there’s more to setting goals for the New Year than writing them down; you …
With the death of Florence Henderson last week and John Glenn just a few days ago, 2016 appears to have been an unusually tough year for us in terms …
Christianna Marks
December 9, 2016
Adult, Audiobooks, Autobiography, Human Interest, Humor, Memoir, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Poetry, Relationships, Reviews, Science Fiction, Women
Dear Carrie Fisher, At this point I’ve just finished listening to the The Princess Diarist audiobook, and it feels like a long phone call that you don’t want to end. …
Carrie Fisher: known only in the eyes of most as Princess Leia herself. But this legendary role, taken up when she was just 19, is far from her only …
If you’ve heard of the little movies, When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, (just about everyone has, I know!) you may be aware of how, over 20 …
If you read while your family is over for the holidays, I’m guessing you don’t exactly get along, or that something stressful beyond anyone’s control is affecting everyone. So, …
It’s all good and well reading fiction throughout the year, filling our heads with wonderfully crafted prose over a multitude of different genres, but there comes a time – …
Kara Wright
November 13, 2016
Biography, Book Lists, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Native American, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Looking for something new to read this month? Amazon puts together several lists each month of new books recommended by their editors. Here are 9 of the books on …
Melanie Pitman
November 13, 2016
Adult, Author Spotlight, Authors, Biography, Book Lists, Contemporary, Faves, Memoir, Music, News, Poetry, Romance
When I read the news of Leonard Cohen’s death, my breath caught in my throat. It had never occurred to me that this man, one of our culture’s greatest …
The sport of swimming will always have a special place in my heart. I started swimming competitively at the age of six and continued throughout high school. I swam …