Book Reviews
Reading is considered one of the best resources a writer should draw from in learning the craft. Following is a list of reviews found in my blog. Each one represents a book I have found useful in learning to write not only a memoir but other forms of writing.
Books are listed alphabetically by title. Clicking on the link will take you to the review as posted.
Memoir
- A Secret Gift by Ted Gup
- A Widow’s Story by Joyce Carol Oates
- Again in a Heartbeat by Susan Weidener
- An Incredible Talent for Existing by Pamela Jane
- Betty’s Child by Donald R. Dempsey
- Blue Nights by Joan Didion
- Blush: A Mennonite Girl Meets a Glittering World by Shirley Showalter
- Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Memoir by Anne Rice
- Committed: The Artist’s Road by Patrick Ross
- Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
- Ever Faithful to His Lead: My Journey Away from Emotional Abuse by Kathy Pooler
- Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro
- Leaving the Hall Light On by Madeline Tasky-Sharples
- Life in Spite of Me by Kristen Jane Anderson with Tricia Goyer
- Lunch in Paris: A Love Story With Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
- Mennonite Daughter: The Story of a Plain Girl by Marian Beaman
- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen
- Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou
- Morning At Wellington Square by Susan Weidener
- My Beloved World by Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- My Cluttered Life: Searching for God, Serenity and My Missing Keys by Pesi Dinnerstein
- My Unconventional Loves: My Hurts, My Adulteries, My Redemption by Marie Abanga
- Naked: Stripped by Man and Hurricane Katrina by Julie Freed
- Out of Synch by Belinda Nicoll
- Raised Right: How I Untangled My Faith from Politics by Alisa Harris
- Sailing Down the Moonbeam by Mary Gottschalk
- Sandy’s Gift: Walking with the Light by William P. Dunn IV
- Self and Soul: On Creating a Meaningful Life by Lorraine Ash
- Singing from Silence by Pamela Richardson
- Swimming with Maya by Eleanor Vincent
- The Chosen Shell by Katherine Sartori
- The Emotion Thesaurus
- The Sacred Journey by Frederick Buechner
- The Undertaker’s Daughter by Kate Mayfield
- To Heaven and Back by Mary C. Neal, MD
- Two Hearts: An Adoptee’s Journey Through Grief to Gratitude by Linda Hoye
- When We Were the Kennedys by Monica Wood
- Wild by Cheryl Strayed
On Writing
- Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence by William Kenower
- Memoir Revolution by Jerry Waxler
- Pebble in the Water by Bob Welch
- The Heart and Craft of Writing Compelling Description by Sharon Lippincott
- Thinking About Memoir by Abigail Thomas
- Write Within Yourself by William Kenower