Amusing book about the art of blurb writing (mini-review)
Category: Nonfiction
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why it Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux
Insightful exploration of Alcott’s classic novel & its continuing impact (mini-review)
I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Hilarious memoir about a terrible childhood (mini-review)
This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
A thought-provoking book about how women need to lean into their hobbies. My hobby is books! (mini-review)
My Mess Is a Bit of a Life by Georgia Pritchett
A sometimes hilarious, sometimes serious memoir in vignettes (mini-review)
The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
Game of Thrones-like history of two medieval French queens (mini-review)
The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt & Greg Lukianoff
Initially interesting but gets a bit repetitive
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Beautiful writing about mental health issues
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Thoughtful, witty and sometimes touching discursive essays
How to Grow Your Own Poem by Kate Clanchy
For all budding poets
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