Hill Women

I seem to be running across a lot of memoirs lately. If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you already know that I generally don’t recommend memoirs: while they allow us to look into the lives and struggles of other people, they aren’t always good for helping us truly understand how to help. I …

Educated: A Memoir

I find it interesting that my switch to searching book lists and other sources for blog entries, and I find myself not willing to recommend the books. Even worse, I then ask you to follow affiliate links to support my site if you choose to buy the book anyway. I will be rethinking my business …

Calypso

David Sedaris’ book, Calypso, is similar to his other books because it is a collection of essays. Sedaris is known for having a wry sense of humor as he writes, and he writes from his everyday life and his past — although he seems to reserve the right to bend factual truth to help the …