Category: Autobiography
Kathy Gates
May 27, 2017
Autobiography, Book Lists, Family, Feminism, Humor, Memoir, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Travel, Women
For some, middle age means winding down. For others, it’s the opposite: they hit their fifties revving up and raring to go. Here are 7 books to help us …
Sara Deeter
May 19, 2017
Adult, Autobiography, Book Lists, Classics, Fantasy, Feminism, LGBT, Literary Fiction, Music, Poetry, Romance, Women, Young Adult
GaGa, ooh la la!! If I were to enter an alternate universe and actually have the chance to MEET LADY GAGA (*screams internally*), the inner book nerd in me …
Sara Deeter
May 8, 2017
Author Spotlight, Autobiography, Book News, Business, History, Literary Quotes, Maya Angelou, News, Politics, WTF
Because…reasons? Ivanka’s new release, Women Who Work, has already received a lot of criticism from, well, women who work. Real women. Not women whose biggest struggle is having to choose between …
Melanie Weaver
May 3, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Biography, History, Human Interest, Latino, Muslim/Arabic Culture, Non-Fiction, Politics, Short Story, TBR
Honestly, some days I feel like we Americans live in the Twilight Zone. With wild political pendulum swings every four (or eight) years, erupting racial tension and distrust of …
Way back in 2009, before the controversial 2016 presidential election and numerous *huge* scandals surrounding her father, Ivanka Trump published a book. The Trump Card: Playing to Win in …
I recently moved, and while going through all of my possessions in an effort to minimize what we’d have to pack, I came across an old journal of mine, …
Jodi Trask
April 23, 2017
African American, Author Spotlight, Autobiography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Classics, Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Humor, Muslim/Arabic Culture, Poetry, TBR, Young Adult
Rupi Kaur is a Canadian poet best known for her book of poetry and prose Milk and Honey. She combines illustration and words to create powerful poetry filled with pain …
Sometimes, when folks get the dreaded “C” word from their doctor (or a host of other terminal illnesses), they retreat into their homes and withdraw from friends and family, …
Near the end of his life, Ulysses S. Grant was dying, penniless, and wanted to ensure his wife Julia would be able to live in comfort after his death. …
George Takei, Star Trek alum, activist, and social media icon, is boldly going where he’s never gone before: the actor has just announced that he is teaming up with IDW Publishing to …
Melanie Pitman
March 31, 2017
Animals, Autobiography, Book News, Bookish Contests, Contemporary, Drama, Dystopian, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Native American, News, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Relationships, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Spirituality, Suspense/Thriller, Women
Drum roll please…………. After four days of facts, emotion, discussion, and debate….. Fifteen Dogs has been crowned the 2017 Canada Reads champion. It is THE book that Canada needs to …
The current political situation in America has left many of us seeking the wise words of books for comfort. But some have taken this a step further, giving away …
Bill Gates, like fellow entrepreneur Elon Musk, is an avid reader. As he explained on his blog, Gates.Notes, “reading books is my favorite way to learn about a new …
It’s easy to diagnose and treat a broken leg. The injury is visually evident, and, for the most part, the treatment is the same regardless of the patient. A …
I’m always amazed at how many books are available about grizzly murders and the lives and trials of serial killers. There are countless books about some of the most …
When you hear the term ‘serial killer’ your thoughts probably go straight to the victims. You might also feel great sympathy for the people left behind to deal with the …
When we think of Mahatma Gandhi, we usually do so in terms of his lifelong work toward India’s independence from Great Britain and his championing of civil rights and …
Melanie Pitman
February 23, 2017
Adult, Authors, Autobiography, Biography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Career, Children, Contemporary, Drama, Erotica, Family, Faves, Historical Fiction, History, Human Interest, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Poetry, Reading, Religion, Self-Help, Short Story, Spirituality, Writing
Sometimes celebs like to surprise us. Like when we learned J-Lo could sing as well as act, when Tom Selleck became an avocado farmer (what?!?), or even when Arnold …
Frederick Douglass was born a slave, and so his exact birthday is not known, but later, as a freed man, he chose to celebrate it on the 14th of …
Melanie Pitman
February 14, 2017
Authors, Autobiography, Biography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Faves, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, Memoir, Music, Non-Fiction, Sports
With the wild success of books like Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Rob Lowe’s Stories I Only Tell My Friends, it seems like writing a memoir …
