Category: memoir
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Book Review: Not That Fancy by Reba McEntire
Though I don’t consider myself an all-out country music fan, I have fond memories of watching Reba’s performance of Fancy on a CMT awards show or special when I was a kid. I was somewhat familiar with her sitcom through a friend, and tidbits of memories like these were enough to make me want to…
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Book Review: Inside Gilligan’s Island by Sherwood Schwartz
I never read this when I was first reading books by the cast and crew of Gilligan’s Island, even though this was written by the creator of the show himself. I anticipated it to be a collection of the same stories that have been circulating on the internet for decades, but I was impressed to…
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Book Review: The Faith of Elvis by Billy Stanley
Elvis Presley has always been a staple in my life. Aside from family members being fans, I was a Lilo & Stitch kid, which is how I developed my own love for him as an entertainer. As an adult, I’ve been able to visit Graceland a couple of times, and it seems like as more time passes,…
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Book Review: Murderland by Caroline Fraser
I’ve seen this book pop up for a while now and was casually interested. I picked it up when it was chosen as a book club read. While it was kind of what I thought it was about, it also wasn’t what I expected…
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Book Review: Moonshot by Mike Massimino
It’s been a while since I’ve picked up any kind of space travel book. After the Artemis II mission, I was inspired to scroll through my audiobook library. How did I manage to forget how much I enjoy this topic?…
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Top 5: Books I Read in 2025 (Nonfiction)
Although fiction has taken up most of my reading time over the past couple of years, nonfiction is my favorite genre to read. I feel like I didn’t read as much as I would have liked to in 2025 because this list was the easiest Top 5 I’ve ever put together…
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Book Review: The Light of Liberation by Indrajit Garai
It’s always a treat getting to read new work from Indrajit Garai. The Light of Liberation is part memoir and part a work of philosophy. I’ve enjoyed his fiction very much, but I enjoyed this venture into nonfiction even more…
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Book Review: Standing in the Forest of Being Alive by Katie Farris
I got this book through a blind date with a book promotion on Independent Bookstore Day. It hadn’t been on my radar at all, but it sounded interesting, so I didn’t wait to pick it up. It was enlightening to read about the experience of someone battling cancer, especially having had a family member with…
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Book Review: Felony Review by Randy E. Barnett
I’m fascinated by true crime and I’ve read a wide range of topics and cases, but it’s not often that I’ve been able to experience it from a legal point of view (outside of famous trials). I was excited to receive the opportunity to read Randy E. Barnett’s memoir…
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Book Review: Food for Thought by Alton Brown
Growing up, Good Eats was my favorite Food Network show. I remembered enjoying Alton Brown’s approach to teaching about food and food science (to this day, I cannot pick up a bag of sliced bread without thinking about him squishing the bag to show how much air is in there)…