Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

More than just Lady Edison

Beulah Has a Hunch!: Inside the Colorful Mind of master Inventor Beulah Louise Henry by Katie Mazeika

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October 2023 is biography reading time. Or at least it was for me, especially online. Therefore, another online reader copy I found that was also a biography of someone I was unaware of, was Beulah Has a Hunch!: Inside the Colorful Mind of master Inventor Beulah Louise Henry. And this gal had a lot of hunches! She figured out issues that others did not see as issues, or felt it could not be done, or might have been specific to say women. But she would even […]

Three biography reviews all in one place for your reading pleasure!

Dressing UP the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey

Jose Feeds the World: How a famous chef feeds millions of people in need around the world by David Unger

The Snow Man: A True Story by Jonah Winter

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I like biographies. Mostly because you have to be pretty much into the subject to write about people. Granted, not all the time (you might be a contracted writer for a series) but when you have someone like Edith Head, the odds are you are a fan. Otherwise why would you write something about a person that famous, but not very “mainstream?” Oh sure, we know a little about her from the Disney The Incredibles movies, but that is nothing like the real woman. And […]

A family’s struggles…and successes

Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt

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I went on the search for an informative book about transgender issues after an argument with my husband. We’re both pretty liberal, but I’m more idealistic and he’s more into political games. After a political discussion with his brother, my husband decided they’d figured out transgender politics. I disagreed with his assessment, but our argument really highlighted how ignorant both of us were on the subject [although–for the record–he was more ignorant than me 🙂 ] I decided I needed a book, and so my […]

I want to tell your story, the way it really happened.

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus II : And Here My Troubles Began, Maus. A Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman

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CBR15 BINGO (Picture This square: Maus I, Graphic novel) BINGO! – Strange World to Picture This CBR15 BINGO (History square: Maus II, Holocaust, Auschwitz) BINGO! – South America to History BINGO! – History to Europe I have to confess the only time that I read graphic novels is once a year for a bingo square. I was never a big comics person and I tend to equate the two (don’t come for me, I know that they aren’t necessarily the same) but do enjoy the ones that I have read. Not sure what is […]

How to Succeed in Show Business Without Ever Trying

The World's Worst Assistant by Sona Movsesian

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Sona Movsesian has been Conan O’Brien’s personal assistant since 2009, although now she’s better known as a co-host/sidekick on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast. Sona has become a fan favorite because of her sense of humor, especially when it comes to poking fun at her boss. Turns out, that lack of professionalism isn’t new. As her memoir reveals, and as Conan has never stopped pointing out, Sona isn’t a very hard worker. The World’s Worst Assistant is a tongue-and-cheek account of how to […]

Funny and poignant just like her podcasts

Raw Dog by Jamie Loftus

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I’m a big fan of Jamie Loftus’s work in the podcast sphere, so I’ve had a hold on the audio of RAW DOG since it came out. Finally it was my turn! Tragically, I had a weird download and some of the book was clipped out in the beginning. But I was too impatient to re-download and felt guilty hanging onto such a popular book for a long time. So I didn’t reread – it’s possible I missed some stuff. The book starts out with […]



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