Tag: #nonfiction

Peter Vronsky Interview

Peter Vronsky is the foremost expert on serial killer history, and author of such books, Sons of Cain, American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years and more. He generously took the time to talk with me about Cottingham, the state of true crime publishing and how do you define a psychopath. Enjoy. 1. What put you…

rachelbeerwoman

August 13, 2024

Interview

#americanwerewolf, #nonfiction, #petervronsky, #rachelreads&reviews, #serialkillers, #sonsofcain, #truecrime
June Books

Pillow Talk by Stephanie Cooke. Illustrated by Mel Valentina Vargas You know those sexy male gaze trope of women having pillow fights in their lingerie. Well that fantasy gets upended by the Pillow Fight Championship. It’s a real thing where girls get dressed up as wreastlers to pillow fight their rivals into submission. It’s a…

rachelbeerwoman

June 30, 2024

Book Suggestions

#christinalauren, #disneyhyperion, #erinstanton, #graphicnovel, #meanttobe, #melvalentinavargas, #nonfiction, #pillowtalk, #rachelreads&reviews, #stephaniecooke, #susie’sseniordogs, #tangled, #tangledupinyou, #YA
April Books

Spy x Family vol 11 by Tatsuya Endo Endo’s delightful spy family goes on a field trip! Okay, only Anya is going on a field trip and she’s determined to step up her role in becoming friends with Donovan Desmond and the rest of the Desmond family. Which she has the perfect opportunity to do…

rachelbeerwoman

April 30, 2024

Book Suggestions

#comingofage, #ericsmith, #inkyardpress, #johnflorio, #littlebrownandcompany, #manga, #markedman, #nonfiction, #ousieshapiro, #rachelreads&reviews, #reamshukairy, #roaringbookpress, #spyxfamily, #tatsuyaendo, #thenextnewsyriangirl, #YA, #youcangoyourownway
Sheila Moeschen Interview

Sheila Moeschen is a freelance writer whose works on pop culture, travel and humor can be found at Medium, Substack, Huffington Post among others and is the author of The League of Extraordinarily Funny Women. She kindly took the time to answer my questions about her work, favorite comediens and what she has coming next.…

rachelbeerwoman

April 3, 2024

Interview

#bostonandbeyonddiscoveringcitiesharborsandcountrycharms, #comedy, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #sheilamoeschen, #theleagueofextrordinarilyfunnywomen
March Books

My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor Sonia’s memoir is a thoughtful reflection of Sonia’s life and career beginning with her childhood in the Bronx and her parents’ complicated relationship. One bourne out of love but had turned sour when she was 6 due to her father’s alcoholism, being poor, and the need for medicine for…

rachelbeerwoman

March 31, 2024

Book Suggestions

#angeladavis, #autobiography, #badfeminist, #essays, #gloriasteinem, #memoir, #myautobiography, #mybelovedworld, #mylifeontheroad, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #roxanegay, #soniasotomayor, #womenshistory
We Should All Be Feminists

Ah yes, the iconic Tedtalk that made waves everywhere when Aidichi talked about the dangers of a single story and why feminism isn’t a scary word that others make it out to be. In honor of women’s history month this had to be the first thing I read. I also read her A Feminist Manifesto…

rachelbeerwoman

March 1, 2024

Book/Author Highlight

#afeministmanifestoinfifteensuggestions, #chimamandangoziadichie, #isabelallende, #memoir, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #thesoulofawoman, #weshouldallbefeminists, #women's books
Jan Books

Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon Sunny G is still reeling fom his brother’s death a few months before. It doesn’t help that his family have had no discussions about this. Between the Punjab way of not dealing with those issues and the Sikh belief that death just is, a natural…

rachelbeerwoman

February 1, 2024

Book Suggestions

#don’treadthecomments, #ericsmith, #inkyardpress, #macmillan, #mitaliperkins, #muppetsinmoscow, #natashalancerogoff, #navdeepsinghdhillon, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #realisticfiction, #sunnyg’sseriesofrashdecisions, #therowman&littlefieldpublishinggroup, #YA
Reading Log 2023

Last year, I read an amazing 500 books so this year it was only reasonable that I reach a little more and try to get to 600. I didn’t. I got to 700 books!! And yes, maybe it’s considered “cheating” if you count those graphic novels and lower grade books that are easy to read…

rachelbeerwoman

December 31, 2023

Book Suggestions

#abigailhingwei, #adrianneherrera, #alexandramonir, #alisakwitney, #allycarter, #allycondie, #amandabrice, #amandabridgeman, #angelacarter, #angiethomas, #anitakunz, #annaseawell, #annm.martin, #antlucia, #archiecomics, #auralewiw, #awjantha, #beckyalbertalli, #beverlybond, #biancaturetsky, #bradmeltzer, #brendajanowitz, #brittalundin, #bryankozentino, #camryngarret, #candiceiloh, #cassandraclare, #cathleendaley, #charitytahmaseb, #charlessstrong, #cheriedimaline, #chriscolfer, #chrisduffy, #christopherhealey, #claireforrest, #comics, #contemporaryromance, #courtneysheinmel, #crystalsmithpaul, #danparent, #darcyvance, #dawnwells, #dccomics, #deborahgregory, #deliaadhler, #deliaowens, #delilahs.dawson, #denenemillner, #dhonielleclayton, #dianaquincy, #dianawynnjones, #dianebiller, #dianeknapp, #disneyhyperion, #dorisschroeder, #dortheajsnow, #e.d.baker, #earnestthompsonseton, #elisabettagnone, #elizabethacevedo, #elizabethlim, #eloisajames, #emilymidorikawa, #emmabradford, #emmaclairesweeny, #emmatheriaut, #evaleigh, #faitherinhicks, #fantasy, #fcyee, #fernandoruiz, #fracturedfairytale, #francescosedita, #francinelewis, #gabrielgarciamarquez, #gabriellecharbonnet, #gailcarsonlevine, #georgeo’connor, #girlhoodjourneys, #gloriachao, #gracelin, #graphicnovels, #gregorymaguire, #gregweisman, #haleyneil, #harpercollins, #hbgilmour, #heathernuhfer, #helenhale, #herberta.libby, #hiromuarakawa, #historicalromance, #j.c.cervantes, #j.elle, #jadeadia, #jamesdashner, #jamesriley, #janfields, #jarrettjkrosoczka, #jblynn, #jeffyang, #jencalonita, #jenniferdeleon, #jenniferdonnelly, #jennifermathieu, #jennyeldermoke, #jerrycraft, #jessicabrody, #jessicaspotswood, #jilliambrooks, #jimcolucci, #jimmybeason, #joanholub, #jodipicoult, #johannakerby, #johngreen, #josephbruchac, #judyblume, #juliadao, #juliaquinn, #julieberberg, #juliemurphy, #julioanta, #kamigarcia, #karencantwell, #kellythompson, #kennethplume, #kieracass, #kirstengier, #kodykeplinger, #l.l.mckinney, #laurenmarino, #levacrosen, #lianadelarosa, #linseymiller, #lisapapademetriou, #liviablackburne, #lmmontgomery, #loisduncan, #louisamayalcott, #lowergrade, #lylalee, #mackenzilee, #madonna, #maggiethrash, #manga, #marciamartin, #margaretstohl, #margueritebennett, #marimancusi, #marnibates, #marshallsaunders, #marvelcomics, #marywilcox, #maurenegoo, #meganmccafferty, #megcabot, #megmedina, #melissadelacruz, #michaelbuckley, #middlegrade, #mikedimartino, #mollymuldoon, #monicaahanou, #morrisgleitzman, #nandinibajipai, #nataliasylvester, #neilgainman, #nicolayoon, #nicolekozer, #nicstone, #nonfiction, #oliviaabhati, #omarhassan, #patricklawson, #paulruditis, #penguinrandomhouse, #peters.beagle, #pgkain, #poetry, #rachelreads&reviews, #rachelreneerussell, #rachelvail, #rainatelgemeier, #randireisfield, #realisticfiction, #regencyromance, #renemartin, #retellings, #rikatanaka, #robinbenway, #robinha, #robinwasserman, #rogerleamcbride, #rozellakennedy, #rupikaur, #rutasepetys, #samanthavanleer, #samellis, #sandhyamenon, #sarahmaclean, #saulausterlitz, #scottwesterfeld, #shannonhale, #sherisinykin, #shonarhimes, #sibylmiller, #simon&schuster, #skali, #somanchainani, #stephaniecook, #stepheniemeyer, #stephenlee, #stevekluger, #susankorman, #suzannecollins, #suzannewilliams, #taherehmafi, #tatsuyaendo, #taylorjenkinsreid, #terrilibenson, #terrryblas, #tessadare, #thortonburgess, #tommyjenkins, #tonimcgeecausey, #tonyviehmann, #troynesbit, #vcandrews, #verabrosgol, #veronicaroth, #victoriaaveyard, #victoriajamieson, #vivianalcock, #wendymass, #whitmanclassics, #williamgoldman, #YA, #zoraidacordova
Dec Books

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green I know, I know this was a sensation years ago which like the contrary person I am avoided it but eh, why not. I already seen the movie back in college and again, it was such a hit I already knew the major points and Augustus dying.…

rachelbeerwoman

December 31, 2023

Book Suggestions

#alihazelwood, #avonbooks, #avonromance, #bridgetoterabithia, #candiceiloh, #dearmartin, #everythingeverything, #fruitsbasketanother, #harpercollins, #jeffyang, #johngreen, #katherinepaterson, #kilalaprincess, #lovefromatoz, #lovefrommeccatomedina, #loveinenglish, #lovetheoretically, #mariae.andreu, #natsukitakaya, #nicolayoon, #nicstone, #nonfiction, #ourbraveforemothers, #queenofexiles, #rachelreads&reviews, #rikatanaka, #rosewood, #rozellakennedy, #saltthewater, #sayatanidasgupta, #simon&schuster, #skali, #thefaultinourstars, #thegoldenscreen, #thesunisalsoastar, #tokoyopop, #vanessariley, #vizmedia, #women's books, #workmanpublishing, #YA
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