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The Next Day

August 6, 2025

next day

Nonfiction has not been rewarding for me this year. My guess is the petulant part of my brain feels that it is already working too hard to process this country’s current reality and has no room for ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: essays, inspiration, women

Careless People: A Memoir

June 3, 2025

careless

Careless People is the memoir from Sarah Wynn-Williams who worked at Facebook from 2011-2017 as the global public policy director. A former diplomat and lawyer she joined believing they needed someone ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: memoir

From Here to the Great Unknown

January 24, 2025

from here

Those of us outside looking in, mired in our everyday lives, tend to mythologize celebrities and what their lives look like. The greater the star the larger they loom. This is even true for the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: memoir, pop culture

Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten

November 11, 2024

be ready

  I certainly can’t speak for all of you, but I’m still adrift this week trying to deal with feelings of disbelief and dread. I have a tremendous need for comfort in my reading and thankfully, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, cooking, food, memoir

Rabbit Heart

September 11, 2024

rabbit heart

But doubting our terror is what we’ve been trained to do. Imagine being eight years old and awakened on what should be a normal school morning by your father and older brother sitting on the side of ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: memoir, true crime, women

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