Category: non fiction
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Book Review: Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, then Tom Felton’s Draco Malfoy is legendary. The character was simultaneously so entertaining while also being infuriating and I felt like whenever he was on screen, you couldn’t help but find him completely enchanting. When I learned that Tom Felton had released a memoir that detailed much of his…
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Book Review: The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Title: The Year of Magical ThinkingAuthor: Joan DidionGenre: Memoir, autobiography, non-fictionPublisher: Highbridge AudioPublication Date: October 5, 2005Format: AudiobookLength: 5 hours Read if you like: stories of grief and mourning, journalistic writing, trying to make sense of tragedy, processing of trauma, research on grief Rating: Sometimes a book comes to you at exactly the right time,…
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Book Review: Grimoire Girl by Hilarie Burton Morgan
When I was younger, I wasn’t really a One Tree Hill fan, so while I knew of Hilarie Burton Morgan, I can’t say that I knew much about her or what brought her to fame. That said, I did see a bookstagrammer that I adore post about how lovely Grimoire Girl was and when I…
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Book Review: Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
I had seen someone speak about Think Like a Monk in a way that described their experience with the content as transformational. I love a good non-fiction memoir, so I reserved this one at my library and consumed it on audiobook. I was pleasantly surprised with how enjoyable this book was. While I didn’t necessarily…
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Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
With a title like “I’m Glad My Mom Died” Jennette McCurdy’s memoir immediately caught my attention. I knew that it was the story of her childhood with a particular focus on her relationship with her mother and her experience as a child star, but I didn’t anticipate the depth of feeling, emotion, and trauma that…
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Book Review: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
I’ve always enjoyed seeing Stanley Tucci act, but his recent forays into food through his series Searching for Italy are what made me fall in love with him. He’s so passionate about his heritage, about food, and about the connections between the two that I found the show not only fascinating and informative but entertaining…
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March Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR lists, and What I’m Loving Right Now
Even though we’re now headed into April, most of March felt like the dead of winter here on the Canadian east coast. We had several snow storms, and every time it felt like spring might be peeking around the corner, we were battered with more terrible weather. Each year, I start to get particularly stir-crazy…
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Book Review: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
I don’t read a huge amount of non-fiction anymore, but my husband bought me Furiously Happy for Christmas and I was thrilled. I’d read this book a few years ago and really enjoyed it and my second read through was just as fun. Jenny Lawson writes about really serious, often difficult mental health issues in…
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