A deeply-researched look into the uncompensated work women and minorities are expected to perform every day + a young environmental activist examines mental illness and social justice + a riveting and eye-opening account of a system that continues to fail America’s most vulnerable children + a look at how both math and literature combined help […]
Tag: nonfiction spotlight
November Nonfiction 11/30/22
With Nonfiction November coming to a close, we are highlighting some of the exciting memoirs and biographies that hit shelves this month, including the long-awaited story documenting a beloved actor’s ups and downs, a wrongful imprisonment that had one man fighting for justice, and a beautiful exploration of a woman who changed the writing world. […]
Nonfiction This Month (9/26/22)
This month was packed full of new nonfiction titles, including these three releases—from the hunt for a serial killer nicknamed the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run in 1930s Cleveland, to one woman’s story of growing up in and escaping from a religious cult, and an exploration of the murder trial of Leopold and Loeb in […]
Nonfiction Spotlight (9/14/22)
We’re taking a deep dive into history and food with the rules of romantic courtly love and how they shaped politics and diplomacy, and a revelatory memoir about working the front of the room at some of New York’s most glamorous restaurants over the course of half a century. THE TUDORS IN LOVE: Passion and […]
Nonfiction Spotlight (6/15/22)
Today’s nonfiction spotlight bring us two memorable stories, from the New York-Presbyterian hospital system during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the fight to save lives, to one surgeon’s breakthroughs in helping soldiers reclaim their lives and their faces after the horrors of World War I. THE DESPERATE HOURS: ONE HOSPITAL’S FIGHT TO SAVE […]
Nonfiction Spotlight (6/1/22)
Today’s nonfiction spotlight brings us the story of a woman’s journey from the competitive ice rink to addiction, prison, and eventually the newsroom, and an essay collection reflecting on relationships, sex, and motherhood. CORRECTIONS IN INK BY KERI BLAKINGER 2 starred reviews! “A gorgeously written, page-turning memoir about addiction, prison, and privilege.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “A […]
Nonfiction Spotlight: War (10/27/21)
Today’s history round-up spotlights wars with the story of America’s longest war and a new chronicle of the Third Reich under Hitler’s hand. THE LONG WAR: The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan Since 9/11 by David Loyn 2 starred reviews! “Former BBC journalist Loyn turns a gimlet eye on the war in Afghanistan, the […]
Nonfiction Round-Up: Memoirs (6/2/21)
A stunning account of finding a way out of the world one is born into + a mesmerizing memoir of survival and forgiveness = this nonfiction round-up. KIN: A Memoir by Shawna Kay Rodenberg 2 starred reviews! “A powerful and surprising story of an Appalachian childhood.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “What makes this one special is […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (9/23/20)
This nonfiction round-up takes a look at race in America with a gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas and an exploration of violence afflicting Black communities. STANDOFF: Race, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That Gripped a Nation by Jamie Thompson 3 starred reviews! “An absorbing account of a 2016 ambush that left five […]
Politics Spotlight (9/22/20)
An illustrated field guide to how the government works + a critique of contemporary public discourse + a detailed account of the scandals in the White House + an insider’s candid account of the Trump administration = this political nonfiction spotlight. A USER’S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY: How America Works by Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy […]
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