Memoir/Biography

The subtitle of this book is A Feminist Coming of Age, which is what intrigued me, and I’m glad I ended up picking this one up! To put things in perspective, I had just finished Pachinko, which is a great …

First of all, I have to say thank you to Joli for choosing me to review The Fox Hunt, by Mohammed Al Samawi. So many of my passions and “bookish interests” came together and made reading Mohammed’s book a privilege. …

Review Roundup: My mini book reviews of January & February We girls at LQ read a LOT of books. Sometimes we write full reviews, but sometimes, especially for older novels that were published not very recently, it makes more sense …

I not only learned new things about 29 influential women, I also discovered new heroes after reading In Praise of Difficult Women by Karen Karbo. It was an inspirational read, just in time for Women’s History Month! The way Karbo writes these …

This book has been called “one of the most powerful books about grief ever written.” Grief is a thing in my own life, and I’ve been reading a lot about it lately, so I was really looking forward to picking …

As anyone who follows my Goodreads can quickly note, I’m a sucker for author-read celebrity memoir(ish) audiobooks. My latest choice was It Takes Two: Our Story, by Jonathan and Drew Scott. One of my guilty pleasures is watching HGTV when …

I recently found myself at the library with a hole in my TBR list. Although I have plenty of books at home I’ve not read, I decided to browse the shelves in the memoir section. After looking through several shelves, …

I’ve read these three great nonfiction books lately, and I thought I’d review them together! Option B by Sheryl Sandberg For anyone who has ever grieved the loss of another human or has/is supporting someone going through grief, this book …

Shrill is a hilarious and poignant memoir about Lindy West’s experiences with sexism, work, dating, the internet, and being overweight. She has an incredibly strong authorial voice that makes the book so enjoyable to read. She is confident and strong, …

Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder is a must read. I devoured this book, slowly and purposefully, realizing early on these were words to savor. Half memoir and half travel log, Neither Wolf nor Dog …