I listened to this book on audio (narrated by the author) and loved it. Bill Bryson gives us a look at what is truly known about William Shakespeare with his typical wit and straightforward delivery.
According to Bryson, there’s little to go on in the way of hard facts about Shakespeare (the reason the book [...]
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Posted in Books, Characters, Coming of Age, Historical Nonfiction, Jessica's Picks, Memoir, Nonfiction, Quirky characters, Sense of place, Setting, Women's Nonfiction on April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here in the oldies-but-goodies category we have Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady. You can tell it was published in 1985. Just look at that cover. That particular shade of pink has been extinct for well over twenty years now.
The story itself, fortunately, has aged far better than the garish cover art. This is the [...]
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Posted in Books, Fast-paced, Graphic novel, Historical Nonfiction, Islam, Jessica's Picks, Memoir, Nonfiction, Quick read, Setting, Women's Nonfiction, Young Adult on April 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Common knowledge suggests that men tend to read nonfiction and that women tend to read fiction. Is this really true? Beats me– but I know this much for sure: There are a lot of women who like to read nonfiction. Some nonfiction titles have appeal that transcends sex or gender (think John Grisham’s book The [...]
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I used to know very little about the Nantucket whaling industry. As far as I was concerned, the intrepid crews sailed offshore, filled their holds in a week or so, and soon returned home to their adoring families. Not so, it seems. Far more typical, at least in the early nineteenth century, was the voyage [...]
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