I think we can all agree that 2020 sucked, right? Well, if there are any positives to be gained from this garbage fire of a year it’s that I had more time than ever to read. As of this writing, I have read 95 books! I’m hoping to get to 100 before January 1st (which…
A Promised Land is the first of two volumes from former President Barack Obama on his time as commander-in-chief. A Promised Land begins with a brief history of Obama’s early years that would lead him to pursue a career in public service. Starting as a state senator in Illinois before launching into what would become…
On the heels of their 2019 film, Last Christmas, Greg Wise and Emma Thompson have curated a collection of essays from a wide variety of contributors. Contained herein are stories from actors, writers, refugees and soup-kitchen volunteers who all try and get down to the heart of what Christmas means to them. This is a…
After reading the obituary for Dolores Price – a noted IRA soldier – journalist Patrick Radden Keefe decided to explore the infamous “Troubles” that had led to death and destruction in Northern Ireland. In doing so, he uncovered the unsolved death of Jean McConville, a mother to ten children, who was abducted and subsequently “disappeared”…
For years, Matthew McConaughey had been keeping journals filled with stories of his career and tidbits of advice written down over his years of experience. Earlier this year, he decided to gather up those journals, travel to a remote cabin and try and put them together into some sort of pseudo-memoir/self-help book. I’ll say this…
“..as this book will show, the past rarely lies still in its grave; it is continually dug up, reanimated and occasionally even weaponized.” Following the conclusion of WWII, there had been some skepticism on the part of the government about whether or not Canadians would ever want to learn about it. With The Fight for…
“It’s not about stealing lobster. It’s about a problem that continues and doesn’t stop. People said ‘murder for lobster.’ I said, Look, if that guy had of come in my shed and took a screwdriver, okay, would you have said ‘murder for screwdrivers’? Because it’s not about the value of what he stole, it’s about…
Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL’s First Black Player is the memoir of Willie O’Ree, former Boston Bruin and current ambassador for the NHL’s Hockey is for Everyone program. I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. To be honest, before reading his book, I didn’t know a…
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