Biography/Memoir Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: THE BOOK OF MURDER by Matt Murphy

True Crime Amy Wilson - 17 September 2024

Publication Date: September 17, 2024 Examining murder from an insider’s perspective, Matt Murphy—a former senior deputy district attorney and current ABC News Legal Analyst—discusses cases from his career, how they strained his personal...

4-STAR REVIEW: THE HATE GAME by Gary Trew

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 23 August 2024

Publication Date: August 16, 2024 In the backdrop of 1970s England, young Gary navigates the chaotic seas of adolescence in the south coast town of Hove. With humour and delicious naivety, he steers...

5-STAR REVIEW: AND SHE WAS NEVER THE SAME AGAIN by Natasha Pryde Trujillo Ph.D.

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 8 August 2024

Publication Date: April 28, 2024 And She Was Never the Same Again is about you. It is about your family and your friends, everyone you've ever met, and all the strangers you have yet to...

2-STAR REVIEW: Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth by Ross Eliot

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 20 May 2024

Publication Date: March 1, 2024 A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an...

5-STAR REVIEW: DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG by Eve J. Chung

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 7 May 2024

Publication Date: May 7, 2024 A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters’ harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based...

5-STAR REVIEW: HELL IF WE DON’T CHANGE OUR WAYS by Brittany Means

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 7 May 2024

Publication Date: October 3, 2023 Brittany Means’s childhood was a blur of highways and traumas that collapsed any effort to track time. Riding shotgun as her mother struggled to escape abusive relationships, Brittany...

SPOTLIGHT: Babette: The Many Lives, Two Deaths and Double Kidnapping of Dr. Ellsworth by Ross Eliot

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 3 May 2024

Publication Date: March 1, 2024 A college student moves in with his elderly history professor and soon discovers her connections with a mysterious abduction, WWII Nazi collaborators, the assassin of Rasputin and an...

4-STAR REVIEW: ONCE UPON A VILLA by Andrew Kaplan

Biography/Memoir JoAnne - 6 March 2024

Publication Date: March 6, 2024 Embark on a captivating journey to the sun-drenched shores of the French Riviera in this riveting tale of adventure, laughter, and self-discovery. Follow the courageous journey of a...

3-STAR REVIEW: I SURVIVED by Celisha J

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 22 February 2024

Publication Date: October 16, 2023 In “I Survived” the author’s journey through a life marked by hardship, pain and resilience. From the devastating loss of a mother at a young age to abusive...

SPOTLIGHT: I SURVIVED by Celisha J Plus Giveaway!

Biography/Memoir Dayna Linton - 9 February 2024

Publication Date: October 16, 2023 In “I Survived” the author’s journey through a life marked by hardship, pain and resilience. From the devastating loss of a mother at a young age to abusive...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: MRS. LOWE-PORTER by Jo Salas

Biography/Memoir Amy Wilson - 1 February 2024

Publication Date: February 1, 2024 A fascinating reimagining of the overlooked, complicated life of Thomas Mann's translator, Helen Lowe-Porter The literary giant Thomas Mann balked at a female translator, but he might well owe...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE QUEEN OF SUGAR HILL by ReShonda Tate

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 30 January 2024

Publication Date: January 30, 2024 Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win...