If you look up the word “exuberant” in the dictionary, you might find a photo of Henry Winkler. His autobiography, releasing on October 31st, is a charming, funny and self-deprecating story filled to the brim with anecdotes about his decades in Hollywood. The son of German Jewish immigrants, Henry grew up in Brooklyn and struggled… Keep Reading
The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin
Lara Love Hardin was an unlikely drug addict. A married suburban mother raising children in a blended family, she had a beautiful home and a business. But an addict she was. Nothing, not even the horror of losing her children, could stop her from chasing that next high. (“𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧… Keep Reading
Strip Tees by Kate Flannery
As someone who practically lived at American Apparel during its heyday in the mid 1990’s to early 2000’s, shopping mainly for my daughter, I was very interested to hear what a former insider would say about the company. STRIP TEES proved to be both a provocative and very candid memoir about the almost cult-like… Keep Reading
CRYING IN H MART by MICHELLE ZAUNER
‘Crying in H Mart’ is an emotional and brutally honest memoir by Michelle Zauner, also known for her musical success as Japanese Breakfast. The daughter of a Korean mother and an American father, Michelle often struggled with her identity and finally gained some measure of peace and acceptance as she grew into adulthood. … Keep Reading
YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL by MAGGIE SMITH
I first took notice of this incredibly poignant memoir after reading an excerpt where the author Maggie Smith described the many ways her marriage changed after one of her poems, ‘Good Bones’, went viral. Smith purposefully wrote this book not as a tell-all, but as a “tell-mine”. She recognizes that this is only her… Keep Reading
LOVE, PAMELA by PAMELA ANDERSON
I was completely intrigued by Pamela Anderson’s story after watching the Netflix documentary. An animal rights activist, devoted mother and voracious reader, she is so much more than just her centerfolds and crazy marriages. Raised by parents who were at best inadequate and at worst, violent and brutish, Pamela still manages to see the… Keep Reading
SPARE by PRINCE HARRY DUKE OF SUSSEX
As a royal watcher from a very young age (I even remember Princess Margaret’s escapades on the island of Mustique!), I could not wait to listen to this audiobook. For all the hysterical headlines devoted to Harry’s book, ‘Spare’ is actually a rather tender and thoughtful examination of the madness surrounding the Royal Family. I… Keep Reading
I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED by JENNETTE McCURDY
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them? Especially moms. They’re the most romanticized of anyone.” Compelling and so complex. Jennette McCurdy should be proud to know that she is a fantastic writer and storyteller, which seems to be what she wants to do with the rest of her… Keep Reading
MEAN BABY by SELMA BLAIR
About the Book: The first story Selma Blair Beitner ever heard about herself is that she was a mean, mean baby. With her mouth pulled in a perpetual snarl and a head so furry it had to be rubbed to make way for her forehead, Selma spent years living up to her terrible… Keep Reading
HELLO, MOLLY! by MOLLY SHANNON
About the Book: A candid, hilarious, and heartbreaking memoir of resilience and redemption by comedic genius Molly Shannon At age four, Molly Shannon’s world was shattered when she lost her mother, baby sister, and cousin in a car accident with her father at the wheel. Held together by her tender and complicated relationship… Keep Reading
