Category: Memoir
True crime is a fascinating genre where the author doesn’t need to make up the conflict – it’s all too real. Serial killers tend to dominate, but not always, …
Cierra Loften
May 29, 2017
Adult, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Crime Fiction, Drama, Human Interest, Memoir, More, Mystery, New Releases, TBR
Summer (book) lovin’ had me a blast…. summer (book) loving’ happened so fast… I read a book (like these) perfect for me! Okay, enough Grease flashbacks and on with this …
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 …
Cierra Loften
May 24, 2017
Book Lists, Book Lovers, History, Human Interest, Humor, Memoir, More, Non-Fiction, Reading, TBR
It is that time of year again when the sun is shining its brilliant rays into our windows, the sandy beach is calling our name, and, of course, billionaire Bill …
According to the website What’s Your Sign, summer has plenty of symbolic meaning. It reads as follows: “In a word: ‘Party!’ And our host is the sun whose presence …
Kathy Gates
May 15, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Dystopian, Family, Feminism, Humor, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mental Health, Muslim/Arabic Culture, New Adult, Politics, Suspense/Thriller, Women, Young Adult
I love to read and I love to discuss books. Should be a no-brainer that I would gather with ‘my people’ on a regular basis to talk books. Alas, …
Kathy Gates
May 11, 2017
Banned Books, Biography, Book Lists, Ernest Hemingway, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics, Reference
In 1917, the United States entered World War I and turned the tide in favor of the so-called Triple Entente Powers. It was also the year British troops in …
Mindy Kaling, whom all sane people worship, is adapting a White House memoir for television. Who Thought This Was A Good Idea? And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to …
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, …
I’ve been a reader since I don’t remember when. I could read before I went to school. Books have represented many things to me over the years: adventure, knowledge, …
At only seven years old, Bana al-Abed became famous all over the world as she tweeted from the wartorn city of Aleppo, Syria. Bana will now be writing a …
If you’ve never been into poetry, the idea of picking it up can be daunting. Where do you even start? Should you go to the beginning, bury yourself in …
Does anyone here miss The Office? I know I do. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of this beloved TV show. The unabashed awkwardness combined …
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, …
Obsession: what a fantastic opportunity for the storyteller. It can be the internal driver in a story where the obsessive is oblivious and therefore unable to stop themselves; or …
Former Vice President Joe Biden and former second lady Jill Biden have scored a major book deal through Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan, USA Today reported a few …
Trish Parsons
April 3, 2017
Adult, Biography, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Children, Comics and Graphic Novels, Crime, Fantasy, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Middle Grade, Mystery, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Young Adult
If you like to keep up with new book releases, then we’ve got you covered. Here are 12 books, from literary fiction to graphic novels that are coming out …
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. …
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 …
In his early 20s, Paul Kalanithi faced a life-changing choice between a career in writing or in medicine. With degrees in English literature, philosophy and human biology, a question …