Tag Archives: memoirs

Books for the Book Lover

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Collection Development Department

If you’re a fellow book lover  and have some time off for the holidays and are always on the hunt for new titles tor peruse, you might appreciate this short list of books by and for fellow book lovers.  Some … Continue reading →

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Book Review: This is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Collection Development Department

I smiled and  turned to my husband as I was reading Ann Patchett’s latest, “This is the Story of a Happy Marriage,” and said, ” I wish I could be friends with Ann Patchett.”  While many readers know the author … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Mother Daughter Me: a memoir by Katie Hafner

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Collection Development Department

More commonly known for her books about technology, journalist and author Katie Hafner has written a gem of a memoir in Mother Daughter Me.  The book starts out as Hafner is moving her  elderly mother from San Diego, where she … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: With or Without You by Domenica Ruta

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Collection Development Department

I just finished listening to Domenica Ruta read the audiobook version of her heart-wrenching debut  memoir, With or Without You.  Named after the U2 song with the same title, this memoir  tells the tale of Nikki, whose coming of age … Continue reading →

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