Official Book Club Selection
by Mackenzie M. July 22nd, 2011 | New Releases
When it comes to Kathy Griffin, I’ve learned to always expect the unexpected. On her television show, My Life on the D-List, anything inappropriate can happen; and oh, does it ever. So when I found out in 2009 that she had a book coming out, I knew it was time to mentally brace myself for all of the outspoken and downright hilarious things that were sure to be waiting for me in the book. Well, Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin surpassed all expectations when it was released on September 8, 2009. The first paragraph
The Glass Castle
by T Akery June 13th, 2011 | Authors, New Releases, Nonfiction
The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls. This book is about her past, her parents, her siblings and her drive to be what she is now, a contributor to MSNBC. This documents many of the obstacles she had to overcome in childhood.
Before you pick up this book, you should know that it contains incidents that could be considered abusive. There may be some content that is disturbing since much of the incidents involve children. This is not a book that contains light reading.
As Jeannette recalls the stories of her childhood, it is the memories of her
Before you pick up this book, you should know that it contains incidents that could be considered abusive. There may be some content that is disturbing since much of the incidents involve children. This is not a book that contains light reading.
As Jeannette recalls the stories of her childhood, it is the memories of her
Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
by Angela Yorke May 25th, 2011 | Choosing Books, New Releases, Nonfiction, Reading
Caveat: I am not a parent, but I can see why a parent, or anyone who has had to send a willful child to sleep will find this book immensely attractive and cathartic.
Go the F**k to Sleep (GTFTS) is a book that most parents will wish had been written and published sooner. In addition to the unconventional title, the (prospective) contents of GTFTS have already polarized parents’ opinions across the country.
The book has received favorable editorial reviews and mainly positive responses from readers who enjoyed the privilege of an advance reading. Others less than enamored of the idea have
Go the F**k to Sleep (GTFTS) is a book that most parents will wish had been written and published sooner. In addition to the unconventional title, the (prospective) contents of GTFTS have already polarized parents’ opinions across the country.
The book has received favorable editorial reviews and mainly positive responses from readers who enjoyed the privilege of an advance reading. Others less than enamored of the idea have
A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep by Rumer Godden
by Jane Wangersky May 9th, 2011 | Authors, Nonfiction
Recently, I wrote about the life and work of British novelist Rumer Godden (1907 - 1998). She also occasionally wrote non-fiction, and we are fortunate that, toward the end of her long life, she wrote her own autobiography. A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep is the first of two volumes, covering her life from birth until 1944. The title sums it up: Throughout 37 years of a life that was privileged in some ways, difficult in others, Ms. Godden kept so busy (with dancing, among other things) that she had little time to give in to
Pat Conroy
by Jane Wangersky February 28th, 2011 | Authors
At the beginning of The Great Santini, a nearsighted girl watching for her father's plane asks her brother if he sees anything. He says:
And we're off on a Pat Conroy story, full of impossible but wildly entertaining dialogue plus reflections on family, sports, the military, the American South,
"I see fourteen passenger pigeons, a squadron of Messerschmidts. Over there I see Jesus Christ rising from the dead. Mary being assumed into heaven. I see a horde of Mongols, Babe Ruth taking a s***, and a partridge in a pear tree."
"I mean, do you see anything interesting?" Mary Anne answered unemotionally.
And we're off on a Pat Conroy story, full of impossible but wildly entertaining dialogue plus reflections on family, sports, the military, the American South,
