Tag: memoir

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers With Less Common Animals

Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers With Less Common Animals

Posted April 11, 2023 / 14 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is all about animals in the book or on the cover, and to be honest it took me a bit to figure out what direction I wanted to go with today’s post. I almost did recent cute dog covers but that quickly […]


Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen

Book Spotlight (and a Giveaway!): Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen

Posted October 18, 2022 / 6 Comments

I’m excited today to give you a peek inside Fostered by Tori Hope Petersen! Tori has received over 700,000 likes on a recent Instagram post in which she shares her powerful journey of being conceived out of abuse, overcoming trauma, and growing up in foster care… but her story does […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Amy Weinland Daughters & Dear Dana

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Amy Weinland Daughters & Dear Dana

Posted May 2, 2022 / 7 Comments

Please join me in welcoming author Amy Weinland Daughters to the blog to chat about her new book, Dear Dana, and the faith journey she never intended to go on! DEAR DANA by Amy Weinland Daughters GENRE: Inspirational Memoir PUBLISHER: She Writes Press RELEASE DATE: May 17, 2022 PAGES: 308 […]


Book Review: Peacebunny Island by Caleb Smith

Book Review: Peacebunny Island by Caleb Smith

Posted March 28, 2021 / 2 Comments

PEACEBUNNY ISLAND: The Extraordinary Journey of a Boy and His Comfort Rabbits, and How They’re Teaching Us about Hope and Kindness GENRE: Memoir / Inspirational PUBLISHER: Tyndale Momentum RELEASE DATE: March 16, 2021 PAGES: 256 The incredible true story of a boy who is changing the world through kindness . […]


Author Interview (and a special deal!): Joan Aubele & The Dance

Author Interview (and a special deal!): Joan Aubele & The Dance

Posted January 26, 2021 / 6 Comments

Please join me in welcoming Joan Aubele to the blog today to talk about her book, The Dance! Joan Aubele was born and raised in Chicago, and resides in rural Lake Holiday, Illinois, with her husband Carl. They’ve raised three daughters, and to date, have four grandchildren. Several years ago, Joan’s […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Love, Amy by Amy Young

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Love, Amy by Amy Young

Posted April 19, 2018 / 41 Comments

I don’t normally review (or read) memoirs, but in this case my ESOL teacher side absolutely could not resist when it came across my radar! GENRE: Christian NonFiction/Memoir PUBLISHER: Amy Young RELEASE DATE: June 2, 2017 PAGES: 252 She came to China with a lesson plan. What she found was […]


Book Review: Six Days in Leningrad by Paullina Simons

Book Review: Six Days in Leningrad by Paullina Simons

Posted November 3, 2016 / 2 Comments

From the author of the celebrated, internationally bestselling The Bronze Horseman saga comes a glimpse into the private life of its much loved creator, and the real story behind the epic novels. Paullina Simons gives us a work of non-fiction as captivating and heart-wrenching as the lives of Tatiana and Alexander. Only […]