Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Hijab Butch Blues Author: Lamya H Publisher: Dial Press Length: 305 Pages Category: Memoir Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Everything in this book is a baring of soul and revelation of the strength and courage it takes to live with authenticity and without apology. I'm entirely grateful to have found this book and... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to have author Alan Semrow joining us today to introduce himself and chat about his memoir Ripe: Letters. Welcome to The Novel Approach, Alan! Why don’t we start off with an easy one: Tell us something about yourself that most people don’t know. Alan: I use my computer mouse upside down.... Continue Reading →
Title: Boys Keep Swinging: A Memoir Author: Jake Shears Publisher: Atria Books Length: 336 Pages Category: Autobiography At a Glance: Shears is nothing if not a natural born storyteller who picks at the threads of memory and weaves them into a compelling novel. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: In this deeply affecting memoir, one of rock... Continue Reading →
“Besides, it's my God-given right as an American to speak my mind and fill others' ears with my thoughts, my opinions, my innermost feelings, and my repressed childhood memories.” ― Tim Anderson Title: Sweet Tooth Author: Tim Anderson Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Pages/Word Count: 333 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: What’s a sweets-loving young boy... Continue Reading →
“Besides, it's my God-given right as an American to speak my mind and fill others' ears with my thoughts, my opinions, my innermost feelings, and my repressed childhood memories.” ― Tim Anderson Title: Sweet Tooth Author: Tim Anderson Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Pages/Word Count: 333 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: What’s a sweets-loving young boy... Continue Reading →
“What’s the difference between codependency and love?” “When you don’t have to ask me that, then you’ll know what the difference is.” – William Henderson They say that truth is stranger than fiction. Well, sometimes truth isn’t so much strange as it is… heartbreaking. William Henderson’s Second Person, Possessive is a story of addiction. It... Continue Reading →
“What’s the difference between codependency and love?” “When you don’t have to ask me that, then you’ll know what the difference is.” – William Henderson They say that truth is stranger than fiction. Well, sometimes truth isn’t so much strange as it is… heartbreaking. William Henderson’s Second Person, Possessive is a story of addiction. It... Continue Reading →
Back in September of 2010, a book was submitted to me by an unknown author, a memoir, which is not usually the sort of book submitted to a site that's dedicated primarily to romantic fiction. The first thing I worried about, as a doer of whatever it is that I do, was the case of... Continue Reading →
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