by Laura | Jun 21, 2017
by Brittany Brolley In her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned,” Lena Dunham fearlessly tackles a variety of topics with the candor and self-deprecation of a best friend. From her Obsessive Compulsive diagnosis to the...
by Laura | Jun 7, 2017
I have wanted this great book to be reviewed in my Nonfiction Book Corner~Thank you to my newest book review team member, Brittany Brolley! The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Brittany Brolley Reading The...
by Laura | May 22, 2017
Around the time that Melanie Holmes read and reviewed Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison here the prison topic came my way again. Author Jan Smitowicz contacted me about his new memoir, Rebel Hell. Jan has quite a story to tell, and it is about...
by Laura | Apr 17, 2017
What a gem of a book. As author, anchor/reporter, Ann Nyberg writes, “The vignettes in this book are a true gift for anyone who wants a glimpse inside the real life of Katharine Hepburn – Connecticut gal who rose to the stars.” I’ll say. In Remembering Katharine...
by Laura | Apr 4, 2017
by Melanie Holmes Ellen Condliffe Lagemann wants us to care about men and women who have sold drugs on street corners, committed burglary, and even worse: murder. In Liberating Minds: The Case for College in Prison, she calls upon America to care enough to college...
