As Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest this week, the world's collective mind is with the Royal Family, its history and what comes next. Here are five books for those with a thirst for learning more about the Royals!
Andrew MasiSeptember 21, 2022
Momma Was Home, But She Wasn’t There is a beautiful collection of memories told in a distinct style that reads like an oral history, rather than a traditional memoir. The cadence of the speech and establishment of the timeline feels like a grandmother recounting her life to her grandchildren, teaching…
Madison HillOctober 7, 2022
The TV and film industry has seen more than its fair share of success lately. Have you been binging HBO’s talk-of-the-town drama, Succession? If you’re looking for something a little brighter, how about Apple TV+’s heartwarming hit Ted Lasso? For anyone interested in a little bit of both (or Selena…
Wyatt SemenukJune 10, 2022
Roy Rogers, “King of the Cowboys,” and Dale Evans, “Queen of the West,” were mainstays of radio, movies and television in the mid-20th century. Numerous in-person appearances at rodeos, charity events, religious rallies and talk shows kept the couple in the public eye long after their TV series, The Roy…
Susan BaileyApril 13, 2022
This Was Toscanini: The Maestro, My Father, and Me by Lucy Antek Johnson and, first, by her father Samuel Antek, tells of a legend: Arturo Toscanini is widely considered the greatest conductor of the modern age and remains a towering figure in the world of classical music. His explosive passions,…
Judy MorenoAugust 30, 2021
John Marshall: The Final Founder (Lyons Press) by eminent scholar Robert Strauss boasts "entertaining historical tidbits within a fine short biography," according to Kirkus Reviews, and is about one of the greatest historical figures ever, according to my college-history-professor Dad. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin — these are names…
Judy MorenoMarch 1, 2021
https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/charlotte-bronte-before-Jane-Eyre-.jpg At a time when the topic of feminism is more prevalent than ever in children’s literature, the deeply motivating graphic biography Charlotte Brontë Before Jane Eyre (Disney-Hyperion) by Glynnis Fawkes is a great introduction for children ages 11 and older to this literary classic. “Literature cannot be the business…
Lee PelletierSeptember 20, 2019
Ms. Bitch by Tricia O’Malley From the outside, it seems thirty-six-year-old Tess Campbell has it all: happy marriage, successful career, and an exciting cross-country move ahead. But she doesn’t. Life is a bitch. And suddenly so is Tess. When Tess discovers the truth about her marriage, she decides it’s time…
BookTribDecember 8, 2020
Being the president of the United States is a serious state of affairs, especially in the current state of affairs. But ever since George Washington reluctantly moved to the capitol at the time, in New York City not Washington, D.C., the man leading our great nation had his work cut…
Judy MorenoMarch 7, 2022
January LaVoy narrated an impeccably researched biography of the philanthropist and unsung hero married to Alexander Hamilton, one of our 2018 Best Audiobooks in Biography & History. Tilar J. Mazzeo’s Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton (Simon & Schuster Audio) is a richly detailed audiobook concentrating…
AudioFileDecember 27, 2018
