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Riveting Hidden History of 20th Century’s Most Influential Fashion Designer

Fashion designer Claire McCardell is receiving some overdue attention and appreciation with the recently published Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free, written by award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson. The New York Historical Museum, located at 170 Central Park West (77th Street) in Manhattan, has an important…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 10, 2025

Author Spotlight

“High Flight”: A Life Lived at Altitude, Anchored in Faith

From the roar of an F-15 slicing the sky at supersonic speed to the hushed stillness of a fog-covered runway, few lives have been lived at such altitude and with such depth as the one captured in High Flight In this Q&A, author Richard Hess takes us beyond the cockpit…

BookTribAugust 28, 2025

Nonfiction

From “I Love Lucy” Star to TV Industry Legend

Todd S. Purdum has written Desi Arnaz, subtitled The Man Who Invented Television, an enlightening and significant biography about the man who truly did love Lucy. It’s a timely reminder of the vast number of contributions to the entertainment industry this Cuban refugee turned proud American citizen made that may…

Linda HitchcockAugust 11, 2025

Nonfiction

Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker’s Dazzling Life at the Heart of the Renaissance

Romance eluded her, friends betrayed her, and she lacked her mother’s sharp instincts for business and philanthropy. But the heiress with intense eyes and fabulous style, who loved poetry and parties, turned out to be one of the twentieth century’s intriguing protagonists. She was A’Lelia Walker, the subject of an…

Claudia KeenanAugust 8, 2025

Listicles

5 Unforgettable Tales of Airborne Bravery and Resilience

Military life rarely unfolds in straight lines. It twists through unexpected missions and personal trials where a single decision can alter the course of a career — or a life. These five books plunge you into the heart of airborne and aviation service, where split‑second decisions can determine survival and…

Katie BloomerJuly 31, 2025

Nonfiction

Historical Chronicle of Roosevelt Brothers’ Grave Pursuit of Elusive Panda

Well over a century has passed since President Theodore Roosevelt and his family captivated the world with their escapades and high energy. The madcap TR, his patient wife Edith, and five children plus Theodore’s daughter from his first marriage, occupied the White House between 1901 and 1909. Arriving as the…

Claudia KeenanJuly 4, 2025

Listicles

Books That Ignited My Walking Obsession and Inspired My Novel

My dual-timeline novel, Smoke on the Wind, is set in the Scottish Highlands where two women walk the same long path in separate times, each with her son, each carrying the extra weight of past trauma and fear of her future. One is running from a murder accusation; one is…

Kelli EstesJune 24, 2025

Nonfiction

Movie Producer and Philanthropist Talks About Keys to Happiness in Latest Book

Almost everyone looks back on their youth and thinks, “I wish I knew then what I know now …” Finding Happy is a book for young adults who want to know right now what it is so many wish they had known back then. What is happy, anyway? Where do…

BookTribJune 11, 2025

Nonfiction

Memoir Reveals the Johnny Carson We Can Only Wish We Knew

For those of us old enough to remember, watching Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show was the perfect way to unwind before turning in for the night. With his sharp wit, instinctive comedic timing, and unflappable calm and confidence, Carson was the master of the monologue, concluding each with his…

BookTribJune 10, 2025

Listicles

AMAs After-Party: 8 Music-Themed Books That Will Rock Your Bookshelf

In the spirit of the 2025 American Music Awards, I’ve compiled a discography (if you will) of eight unskippable music-themed books. A remix of nonfiction about some of the most iconic artists alongside fictional stories that transport you to your favorite music decades, this collection is dripping in gold records,…

Natalie GarrisonMay 30, 2025

Nonfiction

Kelsey Grammer’s Heartbreaking Tribute to His Sister

Karen: A Brother Remembers is a probing and introspective look into a family nearly undone by the unspeakable. In this deeply affecting story, Kelsey Grammar leaves no stone unturned. There is no amount of preparation in life for confronting the tragic loss of a loved one. In July 1975, renowned…

Philip ZozzaroMay 6, 2025

Nonfiction

Lucy Adlington Weaves Together Powerful True Stories

British clothes historian and novelist Lucy Adlington has written numerous fiction and non-fiction books with an emphasis on the roles of women in WWII including the New York Times best-seller The Dressmakers of Auschwitz. She is also the co-owner of History Wardrobe, an events company presenting a variety of programs…

Linda HitchcockApril 22, 2025

Nonfiction

Remarkable True Story of Holocaust Survivor Who Became a Nazi Hunter

Josef Lewkowicz passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 98 on December 26, 2024, a month before the book launch and planned limited tour of his exceptional and important memoir The Survivor, subtitled How I Made It through Six Concentration Camps and Became a NAZI HUNTER. His…

Linda HitchcockFebruary 24, 2025

Nonfiction

Honest and Revealing True Story Details Crimes of the “Arctic Predator”

True crime has become a hot topic for readers, podcast listeners and Netflix watchers in recent years. People are fascinated by terrible deeds and their perpetrators — but what of the victims who have suffered? Don’t their stories deserve to be told, with truth, honesty and integrity? Shouldn’t we listen…

Megan BeauregardFebruary 7, 2025

Tesla’s Cottage by Barbara Daddino

Megan BeauregardJanuary 27, 2025

Book Club Network Nonfiction Recommended

Facing the Storm of Trauma and Finding Strength in Healing

Author C D Kreger delivers a memoir as gut-wrenching as it is uplifting with Face the Storm, inviting readers into her world with fearless honesty, recounting a life shaped by childhood neglect, sexual abuse, and emotional turmoil. Yet this book is far more than a recounting of dark experiences. Face…

Monique SnymanJanuary 23, 2025

“High Flight”: A Life Lived at Altitude, Anchored in Faith

5 Unforgettable Tales of Airborne Bravery and Resilience

Books That Ignited My Walking Obsession and Inspired My Novel

Movie Producer and Philanthropist Talks About Keys to Happiness in Latest Book

AMAs After-Party: 8 Music-Themed Books That Will Rock Your Bookshelf

Tesla’s Cottage by Barbara Daddino

Facing the Storm of Trauma and Finding Strength in Healing

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