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Book Review: ‘That Hidden Road’ by Rocco Versaci
That Hidden Road is the memoir of author Rocco Versaci’s cross-country biking trip as he takes the road less traveled across the United States, finding unexpected adventures and learning life lessons...
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Book Review: ‘If Truth Be Told: A Monk’s Memoir’ by Om Swami
If Truth Be Told: A Monk’s Memoir by Om Swami is the remarkable story of his journey towards renunciation and awakening. Om Swami’s mother had a vision that let her know her son had a destiny that was...
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Book Review: “I Was Saved by the Bell” by Peter Engel
Everyone has those shows from their childhood that leave an indelible mark, shaping the years to come. For me Saved by the Bell was absolutely one of them and reading Executive Producer Peter Engel’s...
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Book Review: ‘Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon’ by Peter Ames Carlin
I apply a key test to biographies of public figures. Does the book help the reader to understand who the subject is… What he thinks, what he values, and what he seeks to accomplish through his work or...
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Interview: Marsha Samoylenko Denison, Author of ‘Grisha’s Loop: My Slavic Saga’
Marsha Denison was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Newton. She attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and later received her Master’s Degree in...
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Book Review: ‘Papa, Where Are You?’ by PJ Easterbrook
Based on true events from the early 1920s, Papa, Where Are You? by PJ Easterbrook is the story of two young sisters who, through a series of perverse and appalling circumstances, are first taken from...
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Book Review: ‘A Last Chapter of the Greatest Generation’ by Judson I. Stone
A Last Chapter of the Greatest Generation by Judson Stone reminds us that the debt we owe as a nation to the greatest generation cannot be underestimated, and Dr. Stone knows that firsthand. As the son...
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Book review: ‘Stand Up and Sing! Pete Seeger, Folk Music and the Path to...
Susanna Reich Stand Up and Sing! Pete Seeger, Folk Music and the Path to Justice by Susanna Reich is a picture book intended for children in grades 3 through 7. But, like the music and message of Pete...
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Exclusive Interview: Quentin Harrison on His New Book ‘Record Redux: Carly...
Blogcritics contributor Quentin Harrison‘s new book, Record Redux: Carly Simon, is the second installment in his Record Redux pop music series, which explores in depth the discographies of female...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Ballad of the Green Beret: The Life and Wars of Staff Sergeant...
Some songs are justly characterized as “era defining.” Far more rare are songs that delineate the end of a time period in history. Yet there’s a strong argument that “The Ballad of the Green Berets” is...
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Book Review: ‘Sorrows & Songs, One Lifetime – Many Lives’ by Janice Wood Wetzel
As a fan of memoirs, I was impressed with Sorrows & Songs, One Lifetime – Many Lives by Janice Wood Wetzel, not just because of her life, but also because of how she chose to share it with readers...
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Interview: Quentin Harrison, Author of ‘Record Redux: Spice Girls’
A new book by Blogcritics contributor Quentin Harrison takes on the colorful subject of The Spice Girls. Record Redux: Spice Girls, available July 8, 2016 at Amazon.com, appears just in time for the...
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Book Review: ‘Chasing Water: Elegy of an Olympian’
This Akashic Books release offers a compelling, and sometimes graphic view of an amazing person and successful swimmer named Anthony Ervin. Ervin is a World Championship gold medalist and three-time...
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Book Review: ‘Her Again, Becoming Meryl Streep,’ A Biography by Michael Schulman
Meryl Streep is one of the most talented actors today. Nominated for nineteen Oscars and winning three, she continues to dominate in a field of younger talent. In Her Again, Becoming Meryl Streep by...
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Book Review: ‘Kick: The True Story of JFK’s Sister and the Heir to...
The Kennedy’s are a fascinating family and one that evokes both power and nostalgia. One of the clan that is less known but with a life you could only imagine is Kathleen Kennedy, JFK’s sister, and the...
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Book Review: ‘Banana George’ by The Blair Family
Banana George: Don’t Wait for Life to Happen, Make It Happen is the biography of one of the most inspiring and colorful celebrities of recent years. Written by the Blair family (his wife and daughters)...
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Book Review: ‘Getting Unstuck’ by Esther Bleuel
Esther Bleuel’s new book Getting Unstuck is an amalgamation of memoir and personal development, the one supporting the other. In twelve chapters, Esther describes her life story, from a father who...
View ArticleBook Tour: ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama
Earlier this month, Michelle Obama kicked off a book tour to promote her memoir, Becoming. Her tour includes two stops at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. My article focuses on her November 17...
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Book Tour: Andrew Roberts, Author of ‘Churchill: Walking with Destiny’
Earlier this month, the National Churchill Library and Center (NCLC) welcomed historian and bestselling author Andrew Roberts for a talk on his latest book about U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill,...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse’ by Anahid Nersessian
Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse, by Anahid Nersessian, and published by the University of Chicago Press, is an ode to both the poetry and the poet himself. Anyone who has even taken one general...
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