Tag: #nonfiction

• 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: Girls Who Green the World

  For those who are spiralling into eco-depression and feel that the news is an endless drain of hurricanes, corporate pushbacks and more. But have no fear, Kapp interviews and thirty four women who have been discovering and creating new sustainable technologies and businesses to help save our planet.

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 13, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight, Uncategorized

  #dianakapp, #ecoactivism, #enviromentalactivism, #girlswhogreentheworld, #nonfiction, #penguinrandomhouse, #rachelreads&reviews, #thirtyfourrebelwomenouttosaveourplanet, #womenshistory

• Educate Yourself

  With these nonfiction books about underrated role models! We are Here: 30 Inspiring Asian American and Pacific Islanders Who Have Shaped the United States by Naomi Hirahara This is another book in the Smithsonian Learning lab series that puts focus on thirty Asian American and Pacific Islanders that have shaped the US, just in time…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 12, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #annshen, #asianamericanhistory, #cerrieburnell, #chroniclebooks, #disabilitieshistory, #diversity, #iamnotalabel, #naomihirahara, #nonfiction, #pacificislanderhistory, #rachelreads&reviews, #revolutionarywomen, #smithsonian, #wearehere, #wideyededitions, #womenshistory

• Book Highlight: Extraordinary Mothers and Daughters

  This is the perfect book for Mother’s Day as if the title wasn’t clue enough. The beautiful collages by Natasha Cunningham highlighting black and white portraits overlayed with flowers adds to the theme. Split into six chapters by Emily Freidenrich shows the warmth, love and osmetimes complex bonds of twenty five famous mother-daughter figures even…

  rachelbeerwoman

  November 4, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #chroniclebooks, #emilyfreidenrich, #extraordinarymothersanddaughters, #natashacunnigham, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews

• Hispanic Heritage Month Reads

  Nuestra América: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States by Sabrina Vourvoulias Like any nonfiction books on the subject of role models and inspiring people, this book provides mini biographies on some famous and some lesser known figures that shaped or changed history through their accomplishments. The standard latinos are present such as…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 15, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #adrianaherrera, #afterhoursonmilagrostreet, #alexisdaria, #angelinamlopez, #angiecruz, #anthology, #ariannadavis, #avonbooks, #contemporaryromance, #dianemunozstewart, #dominicana, #dontaskmewhereimfrom, #gabrielgarciamarquez, #harlequinpublishing, #jenniferdeleon, #loveithetimeofcholera, #macmillan, #martitaIrememberyou, #mexicangothic, #miasosa, #nonfiction, #nuestraamerica, #olgadiesdreaming, #penguinrandomhouse, #priscillaolivieras, #rachelreads&reviews, #romance, #sabrinasol, #sabrinavourvoulias, #sandracisneros, #sealbooks, #silviamorenogarcia, #simon&schuster, #smithsonian, #westsidelovestory, #whatwouldfridado, #xochitlgonzalez, #YA, #zoeycastile

• Book Highlight: Young, Fearless, Awesome

  This delightfully inspiring book encourages kids to chase after their dreams and break boundaries no matter their age through the stories of these icons. Some you probably know like Anna Frank and Greta Thunberg but it also features some new ones like Samantha Smith who wrote to a Soviet leader and became a peace ambassador…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 5, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #activists, #middlegrade, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #sourcebooks, #stellacaldwell, #twentyfiveyoungpeoplewhochangedtheworld, #youngfearlessawesome

• Book Highlight: Paperbacks from Hell

  It’s spooky season so my big suggestion for getting your horror fics is to delve into the horror history of the 70s-80s with Grady Hendrix’ Paperbacks from Hell. Clearly written by a fan who knows his horrors and pulps, Hendrix’ tone is full of vivid narrative energy. Whenever I read I feel like I’m on…

  rachelbeerwoman

  October 1, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #gradyhendrix, #horror, #nonfiction, #paperbacksfromhell, #quirkbooks, #rachelreads&reviews

• Book Highlight: The Wonders We Seek

  The Wonders We Seek: Thirty Incredible Muslims Who Helped Shape the World by Saadia Faruqi and Aneesa Mumtaz is an informative book that does exactly what it says in the title.

  rachelbeerwoman

  September 22, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #aneesamumtaz, #harpercollins, #muslimhistory, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #saadiafaruqui, #thewondersweseek, #thirtyincrediblemuslimswhohelpedshapetheworld

• 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

• George O’Connor Interview

  I think it’s a kind of kismet that my 100th post was a review of Dionysos: The New God. Now my 200th post was a lovely interview with The Olympians creator himself, George O’Connor! Here he dives deep into his thoughts on mythology, and his other works including the historical Journey Into Mohawk Country, nonfiction…

  rachelbeerwoman

  July 17, 2022

  Interview

  #adamrapp, #ballpeenhammer, #comics, #graphicnovels, #greekmythology, #journeyintomohawkcountry, #nonfiction, #norsemythology, #rachelreads&reviews, #theasgardians, #theolympians, #unrig