In the comment section of my Eat Pray Love post in the Books on Screen column last week, there was a lot of talk about Elizabeth Gilbert’s follow-up work, Committed. I’m happy to be offering up a giveaway over at 5 Minutes for Mom on that very book today! I read the book last year…
Category Archives: Memoir
Eat, Pray, Love: Books on Screen
People are opinionated about Elizabeth Gilbert’s mega-blockbuster memoir Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. Some people read it and liked it or loved it; others hated it or just didn’t get it. It has such reach and influence that some people hated it even without reading it. The…
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
When I first posted about receiving Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian by Avi Steinberg, several people thought it looked interesting. We don’t usually post reviews that are negative, because we’d rather use the space for recommendations. However, since the title piqued the interest of many, I thought I’d share my…
Disaster Preparedness, with Giveaway
Reflecting on her 1980s childhood in Disaster Preparedness, Heather Havrilesky walks a fine line between fully describing her family experiences and pointing an accusatory finger at her parents for their often cavalier attitude toward her needs and those of her siblings. Deeply reflective, Havrilesky holds her own choices and motivations under a microscope, as well,…
Books on Screen: Homeless to Harvard
I’m not really a “made for TV” movie kind of person. I don’t while away the hours on a long weekend watching Lifetime Movie Network and Hallmark Channel movie marathons. That said, even I had heard of the Lifetime Original Movie Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. I never got a chance to watch…
Breaking Night
Reading Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard reminded me about the adversities that so many people face in their day to day life. It also gave me hope that no one is beyond hope or help, and that there is more to a person’s story than what…
Beyond the Pasta
When Mark Leslie signed up for an intensive cooking and language educational program, he committed himself to living with an Italian family for four weeks. He may have had visions of increasing his understanding of the culture and adding some authentic recipes to his collection, but he couldn’t have predicted the connection that he would…
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