Showing posts with label biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label biography. Show all posts
Sunday, November 3, 2024

The Third Gilmore Girl Kelly Bishop

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Has Kelly Bishop been in everything? No. But she sure has done a lot. From starring in the opening of "A Chorus Line" to starring ...
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me by Whoopi Goldberg

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Goldberg weaves stories of her history meandering through the long past and the near past. Many stories include her mother and brother but n...
Saturday, August 10, 2024

Joyful Recollections of Trauma by Paul Scheer

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I really enjoy "How Did This Get Made" but wasn't sure I wanted to read about someone else's trauma. I did like that Paul ...
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult by Maria Bamford

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Definitely absorb this as an audiobook. Maria Bamford's voice is so distinctive and it's a delight to listen to her. Her tone is wry...
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench; Brendan O'Hea

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Did  you  know you needed a book of Judi Dench talking about Shakespeare? I didn't. What a fabulous audiobook has been created here. Bre...
Friday, January 19, 2024

Through the Wilderness by Brad Orsted

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I sort of peripherally know the author having worked with his ex-wife and was curious about the book. I knew a little bit about their story ...
Tuesday, January 9, 2024

I Didn't Know I Needed This by Eli Rallo

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The cover of this book was pretty and the subtitle intriguing so I decided to borrow the book from the library. I quickly realized that I am...
Wednesday, December 27, 2023

My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand

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48 hours of listening. 48. hours. It was a very interesting read and really inclusive of all of Streisand's work which, as most of us kn...
Monday, December 18, 2023

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

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For those of us who have seen Britney's Instagram, we can tell that this book has been heavily (HEAVILY) edited. Or the ghostwriter was ...
Saturday, December 9, 2023

Not That Fancy by Reba McEntire

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Reba McEntire has had a fantastic life. Singing, TV shows, movies, Broadway... the woman does it all and she shares some of that with her re...
Monday, July 24, 2023

I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts by Kristin Chenoweth

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I love listening to biographies when they are read by their authors. This book is not very in depth but skims over a lot of Chenowith's ...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

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I am a sucker for autobiographies narrated by their authors. This book is no different. Painted as a blonde bombshell from her youth, Anders...
Sunday, February 5, 2023

Have I Told You This Already? by Lauren Graham

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Lauren Graham is a gifted actress and writer. These essays cover a variety of topics including her work on the Might Ducks television series...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Bad Mormon by Heather Gay

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Like a lot of other Housewives of Salt Lake City fans, I really related to the brash new star, Heather Gay. She tries to be there for her fr...
Monday, January 23, 2023

Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton

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In late 2001, the first adaptation of Harry Potter made its way on to the big screen. The child actors were instantly catapulted into fame. ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

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Okay, I have never actually watched a full episode of anything McCurdy has been in but social media seems to believe I should watch show cli...
Friday, August 5, 2022

Hello, Molly!: A Memoir by Molly Shannon, Sean Wilsey

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I've been on an autobiography kick lately and enjoyed all of them, especially when the authors read them on the audiobook version. This ...
Saturday, July 2, 2022

Girl Walks Into a Bar... by Rachel Dratch

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Most famous for being on Saturday Night Live, Dratch is also known for not having been on 30 Rock even though she started off as one of the ...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu

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I had read about this book on a blog site but I forgot to pin which one it was. I do remember the article was about ways for women to succee...
Sunday, May 15, 2022

Memoirs of a Professional Cad by George Sanders

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I cannot remember why I added this book to my TBR but I do regret that it took me so long to read it. Sanders (or perhaps his ghost writer) ...