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Mary Astor’s Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936
This book caught my eye because of the cover; yes I judge books by their cover. The author, Edward Sorel, is a cartoonist, illustrator, and caricaturist whose work has appeared in Vanity Fair, The New...
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H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
Enjoyed reading this book of nonfiction, which has three story-lines. The first storyline involves the author’s lifelong fascination with the sport of falconry, and how she comes to own and train a...
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Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft and Her...
As a fan of biographies, I was thrilled to discover this book that details both the lives of eighteenth century writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights Mary Wollstonecraft, and her...
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
I can’t think of a better summer read than David Grann’s 2009 book, The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon. This is the fascinating, page turning, nail biting true story of Percy...
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Just Think, I Could Have Been Normal: Growing up Extraordinary With Cerebral...
From the very first paragraphs, I was drawn into Nova’s biographical account. It was hard to put down the book. While reading Just Think, I Could Have Been Normal, I went through the entire spectrum...
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50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple’s Extraordinary Rescue Mission Into...
This is a true story about a very small group of people who decided to rescue 50 Jewish children from Nazi Germany in 1939-legally. The idea came from someone who was the head of a Jewish fraternal...
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Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say by...
I can’t remember why I placed a hold on Tell Me More, but I’m happy that I did. On the dust jacket it cites the Huffington Post, who call her “the poet laureate of the ordinary.” This book evoked all...
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Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout by Laura...
I’ve read a few biographies by or about musicians but this one was the most passionate, honest, but brutal in its way, so far. The title pretty much says it all; Laura Jane Grace started life as Tom...
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Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Adult Biography Hope wants to be a scientist, a field that makes it hard for women to do so. She succeeds despite overwhelming odds and becomes a biologist with her own lab. Her voice is quirky, witty...
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Black Women Who Dared by Naomi M. Moyer
This picture book is for young and old alike: it shines a light on forgotten, local heroes in our midst. Like Rosa Pryor, who in 1919, became the first black woman to own a business in Vancouver. This...
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