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> Genre: Biography/Memoir

His work can be seen along the tunnel walls in the darkest parts of the transit system

Pitch Black by Youme and Anthony Horton

March 22, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

That conversation of the above line is at the end of the beginning of Pitch Black (I am seeing the title as just Pitch Black and as Pitch Black: don’t be skerd but I will go with just Pitch Black). The rest of the book will deal with probably the biggest story you will see in a short graphic novel. One day Youme meets Anthony “Tony” Horton in the subway. Tony shows her a world that few know exists, let alone sees. It is the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anthony “Tony” Horton, Anthony Horton, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Tony Horton, United States - African American & Black, Youme, Youme and Anthony Horton

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:193 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Anthony “Tony” Horton, Anthony Horton, Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Tony Horton, United States - African American & Black, Youme, Youme and Anthony Horton ·
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“The way to stay married is simple – don’t get divorced.”

Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun

March 22, 2023 by booktrovert Leave a Comment

Ada Calhoun has attended many weddings – and like most married people, there’s a feeling of the uncanny in listening to the hopeful speeches given. There are variations, but most boil down to some style of blessing / mission statement that THIS couple is so perfect, all they need is love. Calhoun was moved to write a Modern Love column that gives  a more realistic depiction of marriage – it’s love, sure, but staying married is also about addressing some real dark-night-of-the-soul style moments. In seven […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Ada Calhoun

booktrovert's CBR15 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Ada Calhoun ·
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An unorthodox biography for an unorthodox princess

Diana: My Graphic Obsession by Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth

March 21, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR15Passport (other country English princess/Canadian author), Awhile back I contacted the company Street Noise for a few reader copies and put myself on their radar so I could receive emails from Liz like she sent the other day. This email was promoting a mid-June 2023 graphic novel release called Diana: My Graphic Obsession by Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth. Attached was an online reader link and boy did I want to read it. But I was at work and must wait. When I finally etched out reading time, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR15Passport, Contemporary Women, Diana Frances Spence, Diana Princess of Wales, English Royalty, glbtq, identity, Princess Diana, Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:187 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: CBR15Passport, Contemporary Women, Diana Frances Spence, Diana Princess of Wales, English Royalty, glbtq, identity, Princess Diana, Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth ·
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Sigh. This Could Have Been More.

My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues by Pamela Paul

March 18, 2023 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

I’m sure it won’t come as a shock to anyone here on Goodreads/Cannonball that many of us love to keep track, one way or another, of what we read, not to mention write about it.  So I was expecting a bit more, I must say.  Bob (or Book of Books), is a dated list of what Paul has read.  But that is literally it.  No authors’ names, no plot summaries, no ratings, no impressions, no thoughts of any kind about each book.  Sure, there a […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Book catalogue, Book discussions, Pamela Paul, Priveleged Upbringing, Teen travels through Europe

elderberrywine's CBR15 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Book catalogue, Book discussions, Pamela Paul, Priveleged Upbringing, Teen travels through Europe ·
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Anne Lamott (1)

Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott

March 15, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

“I woke up with a start at 4:00 one morning and realized I was very very pregnant.” One of the trends I’ve noticed about writing about pregnancy more recently is some attempt to remove the sort of automated cultural responses to what pregnancy, birth, and motherhood are. What I mean by this is that more recently books about motherhood (especially memoirs and not say, baby or parenting books) have tried to be more honest about some of the different feelings people have regarding these experiences. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Anne Lamott

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:174 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Anne Lamott ·
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Benjamin Franklin (1); Jonathan Edwards (1)

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and other writings by Jonathan Edwards

March 15, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

“DEAR SON: I have ever had pleasure in obtaining any little anecdotes of my ancestors. You may remember the inquiries I made among the remains of my relations when you were with me in England, and the journey I undertook for that purpose. Imagining it may be equally agreeable to you to know the circumstances of my life, many of which you are yet unacquainted with, and expecting the enjoyment of a week’s uninterrupted leisure in my present country retirement, I sit down to write […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Horror, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:173 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Horror, Non-Fiction · Tags: Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Edwards ·
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