Tara Westover is such a talented writer that the Prologue gives me chills. “I am only seven…Four of my parents’ seven children don’t have …
Books
The World According To Star Wars
Back when shopping at a bookstore in a small town was a standard thing to do, I walked by The World According to Star Wars a few times …
Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes Wrote A Book!
Former MTV JV (remember those?) Dave Holmes sells himself short in his own memoir. I’m not sure if he is trying to be humble, or downplay …
“Bad Blood” Demonstrates The Power Of Good Journalism
When my friend Stephanie suggested I read Bad Blood, the true story and number one National Bestseller about the meteoric rise and fall of …
Coronavirus: Observations + Realizations
In the newspaper business, you don’t write about a topic that has been incessantly covered unless there is a different angle or something …
The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic
While author Jessica Hopper is definitely a sharp writer, she is more than a rock critic. Her subjects encompass a variety of genres …
The Ride of A Lifetime: Lessons Learned From The CEO Of Disney
In sentence one of chapter one, Robert Iger makes it clear that his book is not a memoir – but in a lot of ways it is because it chronicles …
Daisy Jones & The Six
When my friend Nina, who is an avid reader, told me I would love this book about a fictional 1970s rock band I have to admit that I didn’t …
Rob Lowe – Stories I Only Tell My Friends
From the beginning of the book – literally line one in the Introduction – it is clear that Rob Lowe has a complicated but loving …
