by Laura | Jul 16, 2014
Eat Now; Talk Later: 52 True Tales of Family, Feasting, and the American Dream by James Vescovi is one of the most unique collection of stories I’ve read in some time. Vescovi put together 52 short stories about his grandparents, Tony and Desolina Vescovi. They...
by Laura | Aug 19, 2013
The more I learned about Jennifer Thorpe-Moscon’s book, How Geek Girls Will Rule the World, the more I saw it’s one for the LiveTrue Books Collection. Here’s my interview with Jennifer about her book: Q&A with Jennifer What inspired you to write the book? It was...
by Laura | Jun 17, 2013
I get a lot of requests for reviews of books that fit into the growing LiveTrue Collection, and especially love having the chance to recognize nice works by young writers. Here is one such chance! Rula I. Abdo is one already-wise 25 year old. Her book, Quotes in...
by Laura | Nov 26, 2011
If you love stories of people living true in delightfully unusual ways, Celebrations of Curious Characters is for you. Author Ricky Jay is a famous performer, actor and author. He is also quite the historian, and consults to the theater, film and television...
by Laura | Oct 15, 2011
Where does author Marilyn Johnson find secrets to living your best life? In the obituaries. Yes, the obituaries. She has written for Life magazine, and has been an editor for Esquire and Redbook. But her heart is in following and writing obits. She has written obits...
