All About Me! by Mel Brooks

December 27, 2021

While Mel Brooks’ memoir is entitled All About Me!, it’s the subtitle, “My Remarkable Life in Show Business” that actually captures the book. Brooks does not come across as an egotistical person focusing on himself. He appears to be a generous...

These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Pratchett

November 23, 2021

I’m a fan of essay collections. My all-time favorite book is a collection of essays, A Thread of Blue Denim by Patricia Leimbach. When I want to read about home, I reread that book. I was three-quarters of the way through Ann Pratchett’s These Precious...

The Boys by Ron Howard & Clint Howard

November 09, 2021

The Boys by Ron Howard and Clint Howard is subtitled “A Memoir of Hollywood and Family”. Since, Ron Howard is three years older than me, it could just be titled a nostalgic look into the past. The brothers alternate telling the stories of their family and...

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

October 19, 2021

Last Thursday, when Katherine mentioned she had listened to Stanley Tucci read Taste on the audiobook, I didn’t realize what a miracle it is that he was able to read it. He had surgery to remove an enormous cancerous tumor from the base of his tongue, and he...

London’s Number One Dog-Walking Agency by Kate MacDougall

September 11, 2021

While the title, London’s Number One Dog-Walking Agency might sound like a romantic comedy, it’s actually Kate MacDougall’s memoir. At times, it reads like a romcom, but it isn’t. In October 2006, Kate once again broke something at her job at...