Title: SpareAuthor: Prince HarryPublisher: Random HouseHardcover: 410 pagesSource: PurchasedSummary: (taken from Goodreads): It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince… Continue reading Book Review: Spare by Prince Harry
Title: Year of the Jungle Author: Suzanne Collins Illustrator: James Proimos Publisher: Scholastic Press Hardcover: 40 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Suzy spends her year in first grade waiting for her father, who is serving in Vietnam, and when the postcards stop coming she worries that he will never make it… Continue reading Picture Book Review: Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins
Title: Don’t Wait Up Author: Liz Astrof Publisher: Gallery Books Hardcover: 320 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository For fans of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and I Heart My Little A-Holes comes a candid and hilarious collection of essays on motherhood from the award-winning television comedy writer and producer of… Continue reading Book Review: Don’t Wait Up by Liz Astrof
Title: The Complete Persepolis Author: Marjane Satrapi Publisher: Pantheon Books Paperback: 341 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Persepolis is the story of Satrapi’s unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; of the contradictions between private life and public life… Continue reading Graphic Novel Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Title: A Thousand Pieces of Gold Author: Adeline Yen Mah Publisher: HarperCollins Paperback: 272 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository In this poignant memoir the New York Times bestselling author of Falling Leaves, Adeline Yen Mah, provides a fascinating window into the history and cultural soul of China. Combining personal reflections, rich… Continue reading Book Review: A Thousand Pieces of Gold by Adeline Yen Mah
Title: The Art of Leaving Author: Ayelet Tsabari Publisher: HarperCollins Hardcover: 336 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository An intimate memoir in essays by an award-winning Israeli writer who travels the world, from New York to India, searching for love, belonging, and an escape from grief following the death of her father at… Continue reading Book Review: The Art of Leaving by Ayelet Tsabari
Title: Invisible Woman: Growing Up Black in Germany Author: Ika Hugel-Marshall Publisher: Continuum Hardcover: 158 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository “In March 1947 I was born. My arrival was celebrated within the inner family circle, quietly and anxiously. When I was a year old, my mother married a white German man; a… Continue reading Book Review: Invisible Woman by Ika Hugel-Marshall
Title: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House Author: Alyssa Mastromonaco Publisher: Twelve Hardcover: 244 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository If your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her… Continue reading Book Review: Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? by Alyssa Mastromonaco
Title: Sonata: A Memoir of Pain and the Piano Author: Andrea Avery Publisher: Pegasus Books Hardcover: 336 pages Source: County of Los Angeles OverDrive Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Andrea Avery, already a promising and ambitious classical pianist at twelve, was diagnosed with a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that threatened not just her… Continue reading Book Review: Sonata by Andrea Avery
Title: How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide Author: Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming Publisher: Beacon Press Hardcover: 256 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have… Continue reading Book Review: How to be Less Stupid About Race by Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming
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