Review: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running By Haruki Murakami (Vintage, Paperback, 9780307389831, August 2009, 192pp.) The Short of It: An interesting peek into the mind of Haruki Murakami. The Rest...
View ArticleReview: Then Again (Audio)
Then Again By Diane Keaton (read by Diane Keaton) (Random House Audio, Compact Disc, 9780307934017, November 2011) The Short of It: Warm, witty and touching. Absolutely loved it. The Rest of It: I am...
View ArticleReview: Wild
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail By Cheryl Strayed (Knopf, Hardcover, 9780307592736, March 2012, 336pp.) The Short of It: Disappointing and at times utterly ridiculous. I had no...
View ArticleReview: The Longest Way Home
The Longest Way Home: One Man’s Quest for the Courage to Settle Down By Andrew McCarthy (Yes! THAT Andrew McCarthy!) (Free Press, Hardcover, 9781451667486, September 18, 2012, 288pp.) The Short of It:...
View ArticleReview, Tour & Giveaway: Because You Have To
Because You Have To: A Writing Life By Joan Frank (University of Notre Dame Press, Paperback, 9780268028930, September 2012, 200pp.) The Short of It: Writers, true writers will appreciate the grit...
View ArticleReview: Life Itself
Life Itself By Roger Ebert (Grand Central Publishing, Paperback, 9780446584968, September 2012, 448pp.) The Short of It: Written with humor and heart. The Rest of It: Everyone is familiar with Roger...
View ArticleReview: Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty (Audio)
Let’s Just Say It Wasn’t Pretty Read By Diane Keaton (Random House Audio, Compact Disc, 9780804165853, April 2014) The Short of It: An observant, witty take on the meaning of beauty. The Rest of It:...
View ArticleReview: I Am Malala
I Am Malala By Malala Yousafzai (Little, Brown and Co., Hardcover, 9780316322409, October 2013, 352pp.) The Short of It: Malala Yousafzai was just a young girl on a field trip for school when she was...
View ArticleReview: Twelve Years a Slave
Twelve Years a Slave By Solomon Northup (Graymalkin Media, Paperback, 9781631680021, February 2014, 248pp.) The Short of It: A true account of a free black man, kidnapped and forced into slavery. The...
View ArticleReview: It Was Me All Along (A Memoir)
It Was Me All Along (A Memoir) By Andie Mitchell (Clarkson Potter, Hardcover, 9780770433246, January 6, 2015, 240pp.) The Short of It: A warm, sometimes funny, often heartbreaking novel about a young...
View ArticleReview: Waiting for Snow in Havana
Waiting for Snow in Havana By Carlos Eire (Free Press, Paperback, 9780743246415, 2004, 390pp.) The Short of It: A young boy’s take on Cuba before and after Fidel Castro. The Rest of It: Waiting for...
View ArticleReview & Tour: Searching for John Hughes
Searching for John Hughes By Jason Diamond William Morrow Paperbacks, 9780062424839, November 29, 2016, 304 pp. The Short of It: Anyone growing up in the 80s is going to find this book to be a real...
View ArticleReview: Lab Girl
Lab Girl By Hope Jahren Knopf Publishing Group, 9781101874936, April 2016, 304pp. The Short of It: What I especially liked about Lab Girl is that it read more like a novel than a memoir, plus it’s...
View ArticleReview: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body By Roxane Gay Harper, 9780062362599, June 2017, 320pp. The Short of It: Gay’s story touches on so many things. Although the title is called Hunger, it’s about...
View ArticleReview: Hillbilly Elegy – A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Hillbilly Elegy By J.D. Vance Harper Paperbacks, 9780062300553, (Paperback) May 2018, 288pp. The Short of It: An important read, even if you think you won’t be able to relate to it. The Rest of It:...
View ArticleReview: Becoming
Becoming By Michelle Obama Crown, 9781524763138, November 2018, 448pp. The Short of It: I wanted to end the year on a positive note so it’s no coincidence that I ended it with Becoming. The Rest of...
View ArticleReview: I’ll Be Gone in the Dark
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark By Michelle McNamara Harper, 9780062319784, February 2018, 352pp. The Short of It: A matter-of-fact investigation of the East Area Rapist, better known as the Golden State...
View ArticleReview: Just Mercy
Just Mercy By Bryan Stevenson Spiegel & Grau, 9780812984965, August 2015, 368pp. The Short of It: Haven’t seen the movie yet but the book will be one that I remember for a long, long time. The...
View ArticleReview: Brat – An 80’s Story
Brat: An 80’s Story By Andrew McCarthy Grand Central Publishing, 9781538754276, May 11, 2021, 240pp. The Short of It: This is probably the first time I’ve ever found myself completely enamored by a...
View ArticleReview: Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
Broken (In the Best Possible Way) By Jenny Lawson Henry Holt and Co., 9781250077035, April 6, 2021, 304pp. The Short of It: I love a good laugh. It can fix many things and let’s face it, we haven’t...
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