Everyone once in awhile you come across a book that so exquisitely explains your life experience it makes you feel less alone in the world. For me, these books include The Giant’s House by Elizabeth…
Browsing Category Non-Fiction
A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America
A False Report: A True Story of Rape in America by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong is an in-depth look at reported rape cases in America. From Marie who is accused of falsifying a…
I Can’t Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
Eric Garner was a drug dealer. He had a temper and once beat a man for getting close to his wife. He was in and out of jail, abandoning his wife and kids. Eric Garner…
Get ‘Mean’
Myriam Gurba’s memoir Mean opens with the chase-torture-rape-death of Sophia Torres, a young woman described by some media as “transient.” Gurba and Torres are linked by more than a shared culture: Torres was raped by the…
Four Books Reviewed in 100 Words or Less
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas This is one of those books that gives you an uneasy feeling of dread as you read it because you’re absolutely convinced something terrible is going to happen…
Three Quickie Reviews
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi One of my weaknesses as a reader, and as a human, is that I’m not too keen on history. I don’t like to read about olden times. If a book takes…
How I Spent My Winter (in words)
Ill Will by Dan Chaon Insomnia isn’t my thing, but on the one night I woke during the witching hour and couldn’t fall back asleep, I magically had this weirdo mess of creepiness to keep…
The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
We like to be alone, it seems. Fewer of us are getting married. More of us live by ourselves than ever. Lots of us prefer to work remotely (read: on our own) rather than come…
Irena’s Children
Have you heard the name Irena Sendler? The Irena Sendler who is called the “female Oskar Schindler” because she helped rescue more than 2,500 Jewish children in Warsaw in WWII? If you haven’t heard of…
March Books One, Two & Three
March Books One, Two, and Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and illustrator Nate Powell will go down in history as some of the best graphic non-fiction ever created. Telling the story of Congressman John…
Stealing a Page from Christa’s Book: Review Stew
I Live Inside: Memoirs of a Babe in Toyland In this slim volume, Michelle Leon former bass player for Babes in Toyland, recounts her childhood, her time traveling with Babes, a little bit of her…
Charmed, For Sure
I tend to avoid essay collections/memoirs by bloggers. This is a little strange, considering I’m an aspiring author with a blog that will be 16 years old this month. But a lot of times when…