Women in History

Jewish Woman Rescues Thousands in Nazi Poland in Unknown, Unforgettable Story

Elizabeth B. White and Joanna Sliwa are historians, Holocaust scholars and co-authors of The Counterfeit Countess, subtitled The Jewish Woman Who Rescued Thousands of Poles During the Holocaust. They are to be congratulated for recognizing the significance of an unpublished memoir and bringing to light Janina Mehlberg’s extraordinary efforts to…

Linda HitchcockMarch 11, 2024

Douglas Preston The Lost Tomb by Douglas Preston

Miscellany Nonfiction

Douglas Preston Proves Truth is Sometimes Stranger Than Fiction in “The Lost Tomb”

Douglas Preston may be most well-known for his bestselling fiction — both his solo projects and the series he co-writes with Lincoln Child — but the prolific author is also a renowned journalist and established nonfiction writer. With his latest book release, Preston introduces readers to this side of his…

Dawn IusDecember 22, 2023

Nonfiction

Engrossing Account of the Dazzling Actresses in Hitchcock’s Legendary Films

Searching for gift ideas for an upcoming holiday, birthday or a film awards show party? Look no further as vaunted best-selling nonfiction and biography author Laurence Leamer has penned a gem with Hitchcock’s Blondes (G.P. Putnam's Sons). It’s subtitled The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director’s Dark Obsession. If there…

Linda HitchcockNovember 6, 2023

Nonfiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Racing the Clock and Each Other: The Globe Trotting Journalists Who Defied an Era

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either…

BookTribOctober 4, 2023

Nonfiction

Inspiring Tribute to America’s Little-Known Trailblazing Female Journalists

Kim Todd is a multiple award-winning author and college instructor who has written a meticulously researched work of nonfiction, Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters” (Harper Perennial). This compelling history of little-known late 19th-century journalists achieves the perfect balance between entertainment and education. Writing under pseudonyms, these…

Linda HitchcockMay 30, 2023

Nonfiction Recommended

Murder, Mayhem & Sex Cults in 19th Century True Crime Odyssey

Even if you’re no expert on American history, you will have your finger on its pulse while reading An Assassin in Utopia: The True Story of a Nineteenth-Century Sex Cult and a President’s Murder (Pegasus Crime). The third book by journalist Susan Wels, whose bestseller on the Titanic appeared in…

Claudia KeenanFebruary 6, 2023

Nonfiction

A Wreck of a Life: Deadly Intersection of Wealth, Eugenics and Womanhood

Twentieth-century America brimmed with stories about poor little rich girls: young women born into great wealth yet afflicted with miserable childhoods and marriages. Tales of unhappy heiresses stirred the public’s voyeurism and sense of smugness. Just imagine — all the money in the world can’t make up for life’s disappointments!…

Claudia KeenanDecember 19, 2022

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

One Woman Recounts Her Survival from Auschwitz in This Powerful, Must-Read Story

One Hundred Saturdays (Avid Reader Press) is, quite simply, essential reading. Award-winning author Michael Frank has distilled six years of conversations between the now ninety-nine-year-old charming raconteur and inspirational Holocaust survivor Stella Levi into a slender yet powerful volume of memories of her life experiences. She was born in 1923…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 6, 2022

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

In Pursuit of a Crown: The Untold Story of the Miss America Pageant

Amid the centennial of the Miss America pageant, here comes a detailed history of the competition that arrived one year after American women were granted the right to vote. That seems like an appropriate coincidence, since the pageant is all about votes, right? Not so fast, argues author Amy Argetsinger,…

Claudia KeenanDecember 16, 2021

Book Club Network Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Meet the 19th-Century Heroine Who Transformed the Role of the American Woman

Back when men ran everything and women couldn’t vote, Sarah Josepha Hale was a formidable influence in U.S. history, responsible for a remarkable list of contributions that ranged from persuading President Lincoln to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday (in the middle of the Civil War, no less) to the introduction…

Sherri DaleyMarch 2, 2022

Nonfiction

American Truth or Mythology? Historian Revisits the Illustrious Grimke Family

During the late sixties, women scholars began to urge their male colleagues to carve out a place for “herstory” alongside “history.” Over time, with the establishment of women’s studies departments in colleges and universities, second-wave feminists would correct many longstanding legends of American history. Their research produced transformative knowledge while…

Claudia KeenanNovember 17, 2022

Douglas Preston Proves Truth is Sometimes Stranger Than Fiction in “The Lost Tomb”

Books & Looks Podcast: Racing the Clock and Each Other: The Globe Trotting Journalists Who Defied an Era

Murder, Mayhem & Sex Cults in 19th Century True Crime Odyssey

One Woman Recounts Her Survival from Auschwitz in This Powerful, Must-Read Story

In Pursuit of a Crown: The Untold Story of the Miss America Pageant

Meet the 19th-Century Heroine Who Transformed the Role of the American Woman

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