Open Book by Jessica Simpson I listened to the audiobook of OPEN BOOK by Jessica Simpson. When I first heard Jessica was writing a memoir, I was not interested in reading it. I figure I’ll get some juicy tidbits during the press tour & that will be good enough for me. Well, the more I…
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She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey
She Said by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey There is so much to unpack with this book. Forst, I’m so grateful to Jodi & Megan for all the hours & hard work they put into researching this story. Bravo to the New York Times as well. While listening to this, I often think of the…
Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen
Even though I have the print version of Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen, I chose the audio. Billy is such a great narrator. I’ve heard his voice on so many podcasts and interviews that I feel comfortable with him. I think that the level of comfort comes through in his narration. I feel…
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow
Ahhhhhh, Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow is fantastic. One of the most riveting, frustrating & captivating reads of my life. I knew I wanted to read Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow. Yet, I thought to myself I already know the story. I know these men are scum, I know these women were violated…
You Are Awesome by Neil Pasricha
New York Times bestselling author and positive psychology researcher, Neil Pasricha is back again to help us become more awesome. You Are Awesome: How to Navigate Change, Wrestle with Failure, and Live an Intentional Life give readers nine keys to becoming more resilient. And who doesn’t want to learn to get back up quickly when…
Book Review: Naturally Tan by Tan France
Book Review: Naturally Tan by Tan France The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date June 4th, 2019 In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France, star of Netflix’s smash-hit QUEER EYE, tells his origin story for the first time. With his trademark wit, humor, and radical compassion, Tan reveals what it was like to grow up gay…
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Book Review
Bad Blood by John Carreyrou Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date May 21, 2018 In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood tests significantly faster…
Hotel Scarface by Roben Farzad Book Review
Hotel Scarface by Roben Farzad Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date October 17, 2017 Drugs, disco, and debauchery: This is the wild true story of the Mutiny, the decadent hotel that embodied Miami’s cocaine-fueled heyday–and inspired the legendary film Scarface. In the seventies, coke hit Miami like a hurricane, and no place attracted dealers and dopers…
Bad With Money by Gaby Dunn Book Review
Bad With Money by Gaby Dunn Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date January 1st, 2019 In the first episode of her “Bad With Money” podcast, Gaby Dunn asked patrons at a coffee shop two questions: First, what’s your favorite sex position? Everyone was game to answer, even the barista. Then, she asked how…
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe Book Review
Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe Book Review The lowdown from Goodreads Publication Date February 26, 2019 From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home…
