Tag: #nonfiction
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Book Highlight: Grandes Dreamers
This heartfelt children’s book by Argelia Atilano with vivid illustrations by Anna Alvarado covers 12 inspirational Latinas that have broke barriers and changed perceptions of what Latinas can do in the U.S. Most of them are well-known like Rita Moreno, AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for those who don’t know the popular acronym for the representative), J.Lo.,…
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Book Highlight: The Lucky Ones
This informative, passionate memoir follows Jenny Brown, founder and owner of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary as she delves into her journey into animal rights, particularly farm animals and veganism. Beginning at age 10 when she was diagnosed with cancer, she had to have her leg amputated. Her mother sought to ease the pain a little…
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Nonfiction Dog Books
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan shows the relationship between dog and man can help veterans after their tours with Tuesday giving the trust, openness and “normalcy” he craves as he deals with his ongoing PTSD. The Second Chance Dog by Jon Katz follows the…
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Book Highlight: Piglet
This is not a review. As I mentioned in my Animal Books post, I automatically adore nonfiction books about animals and am completely biased so I adored this book. I literally cried (for the first time) because it was so adorable. I also cried because it was heartwarming and there was some animal death/abuse passages.…
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Book Highlight: Before and After
This is the amazing, heartbreaking and true story of the Tennessee Children’s Home Society, a nonprofit orphanage run by Georgia Tann that was quite popular drawing support from prominant families. Celebrities like Joan Crawford and June Allyson had adopted children from the agency. But Tann had been cooking the books, destroying paperwork of its fradulent…
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New Historical Women?
As if you can’t tell already, I read a lot of historical fiction and historical nonfiction about the forgotten women of the past who are just now getting the spotlight. I just read The Last Grand Duchess by Bryn Turnbell. It was fine, nothing particularly relavatory or new if you already know the Romanovs. But…
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