Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence by Steve Gleason and Jeff Duncan WHAT IT’S ABOUT In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that takes away the ability to move, talk, and breathe. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-three years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. His memoir is the chronicle of aRead More →
Giveaway & Excerpt A Heartwarming & Humorous Christmas Memoir Nonfiction / Memoir Date Published: 09-21-2023 Publisher: Horner Publishing Company Brimming with heartfelt anecdotes, nostalgic escapades, and timeless humor, Hair on Fire is a Christmas memoir like no other. It will warm your heart, make you laugh uproariously, and transport you back to the most magical time of the year. So grab a hot cocoa and snuggle under a cozy blanketRead More →
My Life In A Psychological Experiment About the Book What if your parents turn you into a human lab rat when you’re a child? Will that change the story of your life? Will that change who you are? When Susannah Breslin is a toddler, her parents enroll her in an exclusive laboratory preschool at the University of California, Berkeley, where she becomes one of over a hundred children who are research subjects in an unprecedentedRead More →
The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang by Tom Clavin ABOUT THE BOOK The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author. The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gang. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendaryRead More →
The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director’s Dark Obsession WHAT IT’S ABOUT Alfred Hitchcock was fixated—not just on the dark, twisty stories that became his hallmark, but also by the blond actresses who starred in many of his iconic movies. The director of North by Northwest, Rear Window, and other classic films didn’t much care if they wore wigs, got their hair coloring out of a bottle, or were the rarest human specimen—a natural blonde—as long asRead More →
by Israel “DT” Del Toro, Jr. with T.L. Heyer ABOUT THE BOOK An inspiring memoir of promises kept, overcoming obstacles, and what it means to sacrifice for others, written by a Special Warfare Operator with the US Air Force.When Israel “DT” Del Toro, Jr.’s Humvee rolled over a roadside improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, he had one thought as he lost consciousness: I have to keep the promise I made to my dad. DT was orphanedRead More →
Giveaway and Author Interview Book Title: Lifeline to a Soul by John K. McLaughlin Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 234 pages Genre: Memoir Publisher: Lifeline Education Connection Release date: April, 2023 Content Rating: PG + M Book Description Lifeline to a Soul takes the reader inside the fence and chronicles the victories and challenges one man faced as a first-time teacher in the strange world of prison life. BUY THE BOOK:Amazon ~ B&N add to goodreads 2023 PenCraft SeasonalRead More →
A Memoir of Awakening to the Power Within ABOUT THE BOOK Growing up in an Italian American family in Queens, New York, in the ’70s, Francesca Miracola was trained from an early age to keep up appearances at all costs—but behind closed doors, her parents’ toxic marriage served as a blueprint for dysfunction. So when she met Jason Axcel at a bar as a twentysomething, she ignored all the red flags—and there were plenty ofRead More →
by Chris Paul with Michael Wilbon ABOUT THE BOOK By the NBA superstar: A powerful and unexpected memoir of family, faith, tragedy, and life’s most important lessons.The day after future NBA superstar Chris Paul signed his letter of intent to play college basketball for Wake Forest, he received a world-shattering phone call. His grandfather, Nathaniel “Papa” Jones, a pillar of the Winston-Salem community where he owned and operated the first Black-owned service station in NorthRead More →
A Touching, Inspirational Memoir About The Book Aunt Gerald takes in anyone who asks, but the conditions are harsh. For her young niece Goldie Taylor, abandoned by her mother and coping with trauma of her own, life in Gerald’s East St. Louis comes with nothing but a threadbare blanket on the living room floor. But amid the pain and anguish, Goldie discovers a secret. She can find kinship among writers like James Baldwin and ToniRead More →
A Touching Memoir I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the THE BLUE HOUSE by Myrna Denham Porter Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. About The Book: Title: THE BLUE HOUSE Author: Myrna Denham Porter Pub. Date: January 13, 2022 Publisher: Myrna Denham Porter Formats: Paperback, eBook Pages: 245 Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/The-Blue-House This is a memoir of a woman who grew up at the edge of the Canadian Prairies. For Myrna “no woman is an island” and sheRead More →
ABOUT THE BOOK In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That sameRead More →
An American Journey Join Us For This Tour From Oct 4 to Oct 17Book Details: Book Title: Through New York’s Golden Door: An American Journey by H. Claude ShostalCategory: Adult Non-Fiction, 384 pagesGenre: MemoirPublisher: Mascot BooksPublication Date: Oct 4, 2022Tour dates: Oct 4 to Oct 17Content Rating: PG BOOK DESCRIPTION How did a sickly infant smuggled through France during the darkest days of World War II become a “Rockefeller guy,” grow into something approaching an elder statesman in New York’s civicRead More →
A World War II Story of the Demolition Divers Who Became the Navy SEALs ABOUT THE BOOK Publisher : Diversion Books Author : Andrew Dubbins Publication Date : August 23, 2022 Hardcover : 352 pages With echoes of Unbroken; the derring-do and bravado of The Right Stuff; and the battle-forged camaraderie of Band of Brothers, this is the World War II story of 95-year-old veteran George Morgan and the elite Underwater Demolition Teams, precursor of the Navy SEALs—whoRead More →
Based On A Harrowing Experience ABOUT THE BOOK Published Date: Aug 23, 2022 Pages: 304 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Based on a true story, a spellbinding historical novel about the world’s first female investigative journalist, Nellie Bly.In 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. But life in the city is tougher than she imagined. Down toRead More →
A Touching Memoir You Won’t Soon Forget ABOUT THE BOOK Publisher: Spark Press Publication Date: August 16, 2022 Pages: 256 A self-involved academic struggling to cope with his own neurological problems, Jeff could hardly take care of himself, let alone a child with special needs, when his son, Ethan, was born. But despite multiple surgeries, hospitalizations, serious breathing and swallowing problems, hearing loss, and a challenging social environment in his first months of life, EthanRead More →
An Unabashed Memoir of the Battle, Breakthrough, and Future with a Genetic Variant Updated 9/10/2022 To Include A Review This is my post during the blog tour for Looking for Caylie by Misty Wolf. In Looking for Caylie, author Misty Wolf takes you inside her journey as she fights to discover the cause of Caylie’s rapid cognitive regression and mental health deterioration. This blog tour is organized by Lola’s Blog Tours and the tour runsRead More →
Author Beverly Armento Shares A Story You Won’t Soon Forget ABOUT THE BOOK As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s rage and delusions. Beverly’s mother regained herRead More →
High School Dropout VS Pharma: The Fight to Save My Son’s Life ABOUT THE BOOK Flight of the Rondone is a true rags to riches tale the New York Times stated is “meant for television.” The protagonist, a high school dropout, is nicknamed in Italian U Carneveil (Walking Circus) for his entertaining and eccentric nature. Patrick Girondi starts his career shining shoes, stealing car parts, and escaping life-threatening situations while outwitting the Chicago police. He claws up to being a famousRead More →
A PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGEON, HIS YOUNG PATIENTS, AND THEIR STORIES OF GRACE AND RESILIENCE ABOUT THE BOOK Tumors, injuries, ruptured vascular malformations—there is almost no such thing as a non-urgent brain surgery when it comes to kids. For a pediatric neurosurgeon working in the medical minefield of the brain—in which a single millimeter in every direction governs something that makes us essentially human—every day presents the challenge, and the opportunity, to give a new lease onRead More →