Tag: #memoir

• November Books

  Hotel of Secrets by Diane Biller It is New Years Eve in Vienna and Maria Wallner is determined to rebbuild the Wallner Hotel, her family legacy even though her mother neglected it throughout the economic downturn. The hotel is her life and provides a distraction from romance which all of Vienna is waiting for her…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 1, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #anitakunz, #ashleyherringblake, #avonromance, #berkleyromance, #blackstonepublishing, #chrisbohjalian, #chriscolfer, #coraline, #crystalsmithpaul, #dianebiller, #didyouhearaboutkittykarr, #historicalfiction, #iriskellydoesn’tdate, #janeausten, #justahat, #kilalaprincess, #manga, #memoir, #middlegrade, #midwives, #neilgainman, #nikkipayne, #nonfiction, #pantheonbooks, #prideandprotest, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #skubiar, #strangerthanfanfiction, #theextraordinarysecretsofaprilmayandjune, #thelastblackunicorn, #tiffanyhaddish, #toyokopop, #womenshistory, #YA, hotelofsecrets

• Spare me your Revenge

  You know how sometimes you see a passing feud on a tabloid and you get into it? Like it’ so vapid, so irrelevant to your own life but somehow you managed to not only read that article but then go into the rabbit hole of everything in that feud to the point that you can…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 12, 2023

  Book/Author Highlight, Reviews

  #atriabooks, #britishroyalfamily, #memoir, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #princeharry, #rachelreads&reviews, #tombower

• Aug Books

  Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Traught a Family-and a Whole Town-About Hope and Happy Endings by Janet Elder As I’ve said multiple times. I’m a sucker for dog memoirs even if they’re a bit sad because, with all the variations, it harbors the same theme. Dogs teach us more about…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 31, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #aconytebooks, #amandabridgeman, #annasortino, #awjantha, #beckyalbertalli, #blackflame, #broadwaybooks, #centaurrising, #comingofage, #cradle, #debcaletti, #disneyhyperion, #gennmcmenemy, #ginnyrorby, #girlunframed, #givemeasign, #hocuspocusandtheallnewsequel, #howtospeakdolphin, #huck, #janeyolen, #jarrettkrosoczka, #jennywilliamson, #jimmybeason, #josephbruchac, #juliemerberg, #kateinwaiting, #kimberlygriffithslittle, #marvelcomics, #memoir, #nativeamerican, #nativeamericansinhistory, #nicejewishgirls, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #putnam'ssons, #rachelreads&reviews, #reycraft, #rockridgepress, #scholastic, #scholasticgraphix, #soundoflight, #sunshine, #thetimeofthefireflies, #voicesofthepeople, #willwight, #womenofmythology, #worldmythology, #YA

• July Books

  Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn and Shonda Rhimes Although I finished the Brigderton series the other year, I am a completist so I had to read this companion book even though it is connected more to the tv series than the original novels. I’ll admit, since it said companion I thought it would be more…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 31, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #abramsbooks, #amidsummer’snightmare, #arielandthecurseoftheseawitches, #avonbooks, #behindeverygreatman, #bloomsbury, #disneyhyperion, #drawingthevote, #eventhisIgettoexperience, #fantasy, #firstladies, #historicnonfiction, #jadeadia, #juliaquinn, #kodykeplinger, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #margarettruman, #marlenewagmangeller, #memoir, #michelleobama, #nonfiction, #normanlear, #oncemorewithchutzpah, #penguinrandomhouse, #poppy, #queencharlotte, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #shondarhimes, #soulsmith, #thelightwecarry, #theregoestheneighborhood, #toddhasaklowy, #tommyjenkins, #wearethepower, #willwight, #YA

• January Books 2023

  TJ Powar Has Something to Prove by Jesmeen Kaur Deo This debut novel tackles several issues that are rarely discussed in YA due to the stigma and shame surrounding it, and that’s why it is needed. TJ Powar is the school’s reigning debate champ alongside her cousin, Simran. She’s also considered one of the prettiest…

  rachelbeerwoman

  January 31, 2023

  Book Suggestions

  #frankw.baker, #graphicmemoir, #graphicnovel, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #historicalfiction, #jesmeenkaurdeo, #megmedina, #memoir, #playingwithmyself, #rachelreads&reviews, #randomhouse, #randyrainbow, #st.martinspress, #timogline, #tjpowarhassomethingtoprove, #vikingbooksforyoungreaders, #wesurvivedtheholocaust, #wonderandimagine, #YA

• Winter Nonfiction

  Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescues by Laurie Zeleski This lovely memoir combines the thoughtful examination of ‘s life with her mother after she escaped her abusive husband with her kids to create an animal rescue with stories of the animal residents that occupy her farm. I enjoy the narrative she weaves around…

  rachelbeerwoman

  December 25, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #andrewnette, #dangerousvisionsandnewworlds, #drawnandquarterly, #enoughalready, #funnyfarm, #gabriellemoss, #graphicnovel, #ianmcintyre, #issarae, #julieleung, #lauriezeleski, #memoir, #nonfiction, #paperbackcrush, #quirkbooks, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #st.martinspress, #themisadventuresofawkwardblackgirl, #tianveasna, #valeriebertinelli, #whenthelightsarebrightagain, #whodiditfirst, #yearoftherabbit

• Disney books

  Handsome Heroes and Vile Villains: Men in Disney’s Feature Film by Amy M. Davis A semi-sequel to her book Good Girls and Wicked Witches, Davis turns to the portrayal of masculinity in Disney movies from 1934 to 2012. This topic has been missing in Disney studies due to the focus of the Princess line but…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 21, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #amym.davis, #beyondthetiara, #bythebook, #contemporaryromance, #disney, #disneyhyperion, #disneyprincesses, #emilyzemler, #fairytale, #handsomeheroesandvilevillains, #iftheshoefits, #jasmineguillory, #jodibenson, #juliemurphy, #meanttobe, #memoir, #natalieholt, #nonfiction, #partofmyworld, #queensofanimation, #rachelreads&reviews, #retelling

• Book Highlight: Brown Girl Dreaming

  Just as I never read the children classic author, Ronald Dahl, I hadn’t gotten to Jacqueline Woodson. Until now! Her memoir mixes prose and poetry as she chronicles her childhood in five parts: Part 1, i am born which covers her childhood in Ohio and her parents’ separation; Part 2, the stories of south carolina…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 12, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #browngirldreaming, #jacquelinewoodson, #memoir, #middlegrade, #penguinrandomhouse, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews

• Summer Nonfiction

  Popular by Maya Van Wagenen I read this memoir a long time ago for a project in middle school so it was nice to revisit it again. This memoir details Maya’s journey to finding popularity by utilizing a How to be Popular Guide from the 50s by then teen model Betty Cornell (who writes the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  August 18, 2022

  Uncategorized

  #americaferrera, #americanlikeme, #anthology, #binge, #elizabethacevedo, #harpercollins, #inheritance, #inkyardpress, #janeagainsttheworld, #janetgrutler, #justinbaldoni, #karenblumenthal, #manup, #mayavanwagenen, #memoir, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #popular, #rachelreads&reviews, #roaringbookpress, #saracieaj.fennell, #simon&schuster, #tyleroakley, #visualpoem, #wildtonguescan'tbetamed, #youtoo

• In the Country We Love Review

  Originally this was goung to be a review but how can you review a memoir. They’re personal, and heartfelt and also helpfully co-written so they’re usually articulated and well-structured.

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 14, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #dianeguerrero, #inthecountrywelove, #memoir, #rachelreads&reviews, #st.martinspublishing