Category: non-fiction
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Book Review: The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
I hadn’t heard of the Franke family until the news of Ruby Franke’s arrest went viral. The more that came out about her children’s situation, the more heartbroken I felt. While the idea of family vlogging never quite sat right with me personally (hence why I was out of the loop), I didn’t have a…
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Book Review: Blitzed by Norman Ohler
The idea of Adolph Hitler on high doses of drugs doesn’t change the perception of the evil he embodied, but the idea that drugs might have been commonplace in the homes of the German people explains a lot about (or at least part of) why he was able to dominate them with his radical ideologies…
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Book Review: The JFK Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer & Josh Mensch
While at first glance the title of the book sounds like your run-of-the-mill ‘whodunit’ in the John F. Kennedy series, The Kennedy Conspiracy is actually about a lesser-known assassination attempt that took place before President Kennedy’s inauguration…
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Book Review: Letters to Jackie by Ellen Fitzpatrick
I had no idea a book like this existed until I stumbled across it in a used bookstore. What a treasure trove it is! There is a lot of hearsay about John F. Kennedy’s assassination (and I am admittedly someone who is willing to listen to all of it), but this is not one of…
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Book Review: From Where to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough
Elvis Presley has been a staple in my household and extended family for my entire life, but I’d never known much about his family outside of a couple of trips to Graceland. My most recent trip was in October of 2023. Even though it was several months after Lisa Marie Presley’s death, it was a…
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Book Review: Wilderness Within by Sr. Josephine Garrett
Part meditation and part journal, Wilderness Within is a thorough guide for the Lenten season written by a Sister and mental health counselor. With several included companion pieces, this guide offers not only spiritual reading but also exercises often drawing from the field of psychology…
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Book Review: Pinball by Jon Chad
I saw this book on display at the library and it caught my eye. I’ve been a super casual pinball player and haven’t touched a machine for years outside of digital games. I figured this would be a nostalgic read. I had no idea I’d end up learning so much about the history and mechanics…
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Book Review: One Giant Leap by Charles Fishman
Out of all of the space race books I’ve read, this one has been the most unique. It offers a look beyond the general facts that have become prevalent in the media/the typical narrative of the story…
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Book Review: The Echo from Dealey Plaza by Abraham Bolden
I’ve heard Abraham Bolden mentioned in a couple of books I’ve read about JFK (one of them even recommended this book which is where I learned of the title). Now that I’ve finally read it, I wonder even more why this man isn’t widely discussed (aside from certain reasons that can be assumed by many)…
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Book Review: The Mythmakers by John Hendrix
I’m more familiar with C.S. Lewis than Tolkien but I never realized that the two of them were friends until I saw this book. I was immediately intrigued…