Tag: biography

• Book Review: We Don’t Talk About That by Amanda Schoepp

  We Don’t Talk About That is a soon to be published work of nonfiction written by Amanda Schoepp. It is part memoir, part biography, part diary, part psychological study, and part true crime story. It is about a very dark moment in 1963 in the DesHotel family of Louisiana, and that darkness dripped down and…

  michardillo

  August 5, 2026

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  Amanda Schoepp, ARC, biography, book-review, book-reviews, books, death, family, Kindle, Koehler Books, Louisiana, multigenerational, murder suicide, NetGalley, nonfiction, psychological study, reading, trauma, We Don’t Talk About That, writer, writing

• My January 2026 Reads

  What a spectacular reading month for me! FIVE five-star reads in one month for me! That’s a record for sure! These five five-star reads are all very different but all equally good! A brief breakdown in case you want to see if they may be of interest to you: FICTION NONFICTION Hope you find something…

  michardillo

  February 1, 2026

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  Anna Quindlen, Anne Tyler, biography, book-review, books, Daughter of Egypt, fiction, Geraldine Brooks, historical fiction, history, Immaculee Ilibagiza, literature, Marie Benedict, memoir, Memorial Days, More Than Enough, nonfiction, novel, Our Lady of Kibeho, reading, realistic fiction, Three Days in June, writer, writing