Book ReviewsHistorical fiction / historical romance / History / Memoirs / non-fiction / Reading lists / Suspense / WWII8 Comments
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown When this book was published in 1970, it was hailed as one of the first books to chronicle the destruction of the American Indian tribes in the midwest and western United State solely from the American Indian perspective. As such, it’s ... more >
Book Reviewsclassic fiction / eating disorders / Essays / Historical Mysteries / Memoirs / Reading lists / Sci-fi / WWII10 Comments
Read and reviewed: The Sins of Lord Lockwood, A Treacherous Curse, Seize the Fire and Brooklynaire When We Were Ghouls by Amy E. Wallen I stumbled on this memoir…somewhere, and it sounded intriguing. The author spent part of her childhood in Nigeria and later in Peru, following her father’s ... more >
Book Reviews / Reading ListsFiction / Humor / Memoirs / Mystery series / non-fiction / Reading lists / Romance8 Comments
I also read and reviewed: Wild Embrace and Burn Down the Night (both with Janine), The Girl With All the Gifts, First Comes Love, First Star I See Tonight and The Young Blood. Wait for Me! by Deborah Mitford I’ve long been obsessed with the Mitford sisters, an obsession ... more >
Publishing Newscopyright / digital publishing / DRM / Ebooks / History / Holocaust / lawsuit / Libraries / Memoirs10 Comments
Author of fake Holocaust memoir ordered to return $22.5m to publisher – In another chapter of the strange case of Misha Defonseca, the author of the fake Holocaust Memoir has been ordered by a judge to return $22.5 million that she won in another suit against her US publisher. Defonseca’s ... more >
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I’ll start the confessions by admitting that I was never a major fan of “Little House on the Prairie.” Even at age 10 I knew sappy when I saw it and not ever having read any of the “Little House” books, I wasn’t invested in the series. That being said, ... more >
Book ReviewsChangeling Series / classic fiction / Contemporary romance / historical romance / Memoirs / Reading lists10 Comments
Besides the books below, I’ve also read and reviewed The Trouble with Being Wicked by Emma Locke and Fading by E.K. Blair. Reading My Father by Alexandra Styron Sometimes I’m more interested in reading about famous authors than in actually reading their works; I’ve read a biography of Jack Kerouac but ... more >