Category: Memoir

  • Review: BODY FULL OF STARS by Molly Caro May

    Review: BODY FULL OF STARS by Molly Caro May

    Thank you so much to Counterpoint Press for providing my free copy – all opinions are my own. Book Description:  What if labor does not end with pregnancy but continues into a mother’s postpartum life? How can the fiercest love for your child and the deepest wells of grief coexist in the same moment? How…

  • Book Mail: THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD by Maude Julien

    Book Mail: THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD by Maude Julien

    I love memoirs–they are personal, emotional, and inspiring. This has been on my radar for a long time and it sounds so heartbreaking. Thank you so much to the fabulous Little, Brown and Company for sending me a free copy! SYNOPSIS:  Maude Julien’s parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn…

  • Review: A RIVER OF DARKNESS by Masaji Ishikawa (Translated by Risa Kobayashi and Martin Brown)

    Review: A RIVER OF DARKNESS by Masaji Ishikawa (Translated by Risa Kobayashi and Martin Brown)

    Thank you so much to Amazon Publishing for sending me a free copy – all opinions are my own. “Someone once said, ‘If a crying baby could tear down the universe, it would.’ Thats how I felt that day. I wanted to demolish the whole universe, but the sad truth was, it had already come…

  • A NEW MEMOIR YOU NEED TO READ!

    A NEW MEMOIR YOU NEED TO READ!

    Has anyone read GORILLA AND THE BIRD: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love by Zack McDermott? I’ve always been fascinated by personal stories like this and this one sounds especially interesting! Did you know it’s going to be made into a series starring Channing Tatum? This is definitely a MUST READ! Check out…