A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon
by Kevin Fedarko, 2024 Just a few weeks ago I came across a book review in The New York Times of A Walk in the Park: The True Story of a Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon, a book about two ill-prepared hikers determined to go the length of the Grand Canyon on foot (almost […]
Rabbit Heart: A Mother’s Murder, A Daughter’s Story
by Kristine S. Ervin, 2024 Rabbit Heart is part memoir, part cold-case investigation of a brutal abduction and murder of an innocent young mother from a shopping mall parking lot in Oklahoma City in 1986. Kathy Sue Engle had an 8-year-old daughter Kristine and a 13-year-old son Rolland, a devoted husband, no known enemies, and […]
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
by Danial Silva, 2022 I had the good fortune to hear Daniel Silva speak in Houston earlier this summer while on his book tour for Portrait of an Unknown Woman. It was such a rare opportunity to see someone in person when you’ve read all his books and have formed an impression of who they […]
The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story
By Laura Davis, 2021 I’m a member of a Facebook group that focuses on memoir writing, and this author, Laura Davis, is a regular contributor. I’ve seen her post helpful comments to other writers on occasion, and I’ve come to learn that she has been teaching the craft of writing for a living her entire […]
Notes on an Execution
by Danya Kukafka, 2022 Notes on an Execution had such an eerie, true-to-life feeling for me that at one point as I was listening to the audiobook, I had to stop and double-check what I’d purchased: was this fiction or nonfiction? Because it’s been a long, long time since I’ve listened to a book where […]