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Title: Fiction Ruined My Family Author: Jeanne Darst Genre/Pages: Memoir/320 Publisher: Riverhead Books (div. of Penguin) Release Date: September 29, 2011 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Natalie’s 1-Sentence Synopsis: The youngest of four daughters born into a family with a storied past, Jeanne Darst finds herself battling nature AND nurture with her wit and tenacity. Memoirs–family memoirs in particular–are one [...]
Title: The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie Author: Wendy McClure Genre/Pages: Nonfiction/352 Publisher: Riverhead Press Release Date: April 14, 2011 Rating: 4 Bookmarks Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: A thoroughly researched and well-written memoir that chronicles Wendy McClure’s reawakening of her love for the Little House [...]
While snowbound last week, I began cobbling together a spreadsheet of the books I want to read in 2011. Yep, I’m officially a nerd with a customized Excel spreadsheet to track my future reads. I have a wall calendar to keep track of reviews and now a spreadsheet to organize the books I plan to [...]
I’ve raved about one of my favorite authors, Bill Bryson, in no fewer than three posts here at BL&S. Bryson writes humorous nonfiction and makes it look effortless. He’s written about his travels, his childhood, and recently, some epic books about the world and things in it. Until recently, in my eyes, Bill could do [...]
Title: You Better Not Cry Author: Augusten Burroughs Genre/Pages: Memoir/224 Publication: St. Martin’s Press; October 27, 2009 Rating: 1.5 Bookmarks Source: Library A collection of bleak, holiday-themed essays, most that left me feeling like jabbing an icicle into my eye and skipping every Christmas until eternity. With a mere 183 days until Christmas, what better [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? February 9, 2012
The Girl with the Crooked Nose
by Ted Botha
courtesy of Penguin Publishers
February 25, 2012
The Book Club Cookbook
by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp
courtesy of Tarcher Publishers (Penguin USA)
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