As the moderator for the Nonfiction Book Club, I typically refrain from voting. I often wind up picking the books for the vote, or at least some of them, so I typically let everyone else decide, then I'll just step in to break ties. I was happy when this one was tied with another because… Continue reading Into the Raging Sea by Rachel Slade
It's been a decade since I first read The Boys of Winter, sixteen years since one of my all-time favorite movies, Miracle, was released in theaters, and 40 years, almost to the day, since the "Miracle on Ice" games was played between the seasoned USSR team and the fresh out of college USA team. A… Continue reading The Boys of Winter by Wayne Coffey
I first read Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl in the 7th grade and that was what kick-started my love, obsession, and fascination with WWII. Many years and many books later, when one our sales reps sent me a copy of Renia's Diary, I knew I had to read it. Synopsis From the Front… Continue reading Renia’s Diary by Renia Spiegel
It's another nonfiction book club book! And we had a record 9 people at book club last night which was the most we've had all year and it was so exciting. Especially since we voted on the next couple books, it was lovely to have more than a handful of people there to vote so… Continue reading The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
I've come to discover a favorite sub-genre emerging: women going out into the world and being real life badasses. What follows are a few of my favorites! Current Favorites Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA by Amaryllis FoxAmaryllis Fox's memoir is a chronicle of her time in the CIA in the middle east… Continue reading Real Life Female Superheroes
Mythos was included as one of Libro.fm's advanced listening copies for booksellers and as I was in the mood for something a little different for my evening listening (and I've always loved Stephen Fry), I figured it was a good one to try out! Synopsis From the Front Flap:Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun… Continue reading Mythos by Stephen Fry
This review is SPOILER FREE! What feels like many years ago, I kept seeing this book cover that looked super cool. It was green and had a girl who looked like a total badass on the cover. Little did I know that it was the third in a new series that had, until then, been… Continue reading Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
There are blurbs on this book from authors I love, and the description of it is Vikings meets Wonder Woman made it a "total Sarah pick" as our Macmillan sales rep told me. So of, course, eventually, I had to read it. Synopsis From the Back Cover:Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside… Continue reading Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young
A good friend loves Grady Hendrix's books and so when I was looking to branch out and read a horror book on the beach, she told me I had to read We Sold Our Souls. Synopsis From the Back Cover:Only a girl with a guitar can save us all. Every morning Kris Pulaski wakes up… Continue reading We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
I've been trying to read Nevernight for the better part of two and a half years. Which is weird, because I really like it. I don't know why it's taken me so long to read it, save for my occasionally annoying new obsession with all thing nonfiction that makes fiction seem boring. Which again, weird.… Continue reading Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
