Tag: history
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Book Review: The Phantom by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin
I never tire of coming across new biographies of people who fought in World War II. How have I never heard of this man before?!…
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Book Review: The JPII Field Guide by Bobby Angel & Jackie Angel
Pope John Paul II will forever be one of my favorite saints, not only because of his life and legacy, but also because he is one of the only saints (currently) who was alive in my lifetime. I have vivid memories of his papacy (which impresses me as he passed away when I was still…
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Book Review: The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
I’m not sure how I haven’t come across this book before it was made one of Book of the Month’s Centennial Editions. I even have a parodied title of this book in my audiobook library. I couldn’t resist reading this one immediately…
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Top 5: Favorite Nonfiction Reads of 2026 (so far)
At the beginning of the year, I promised myself I would get back into reading nonfiction regularly… I did well at the beginning of the year, but as I’ve been prioritizing my physical TBR, my digital library has been neglected. (Anyone else prefer listening to nonfiction on audiobook?) Even though I haven’t read much, I…
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Book Review: Dear Donald, Dear Bennett by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer
As a longtime fan of the old What’s My Line episodes, I was excited to read more about Bennett Cerf. I gravitated toward this book as it is his World War II correspondence with his co-founder at Random House, Donald Klopfer…
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Book Review: Basilicas by Grady Connolly
One of my dream road trips is to visit notable churches across America, so this book immediately caught my eye. I didn’t even realize that there are multiple basilicas in my state!…
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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: Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Perhaps more interesting than this book itself is the story behind it. Before Irène Némirovsky’s had the chance to complete five planned parts of Suite Française, she was taken by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz, where she died shortly after. Before her murder, she was able to complete the first two parts of the book…
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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…