Genre Archive
Biography
Title
Host
Date
The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs
April 8, 2026
An extremely readable book with great writing. If you’re in a reading slump, this is an excellent read to get you out of it.
Knox
April 8, 2026
The Many Lives of Mama Love
March 11, 2026
A well written, stunning story of a life that takes the most interesting, fantastical turns. Do not read the back blurb of this book! Go…
Jamie
March 11, 2026
A Marriage at Sea
January 21, 2026
A great book about marriage that doesn’t do a victory lap around the fact that it’s about marriage. Erin recommended it to me, and it…
Knox
January 21, 2026
Hamnet
December 3, 2025
It is stunning! Director Chloe Zhao has truly knocked it out of the park. A delight of the senses - so moving and so profound!…
Jamie
December 3, 2025
The Lowdown
November 5, 2025
Ethan Hawke is amazing in this, as is the rest of the cast. It’s a really interesting story that follows the familiar beats of mystery…
Knox
November 5, 2025
Awake: A Memoir
September 24, 2025
A truly captivating book! I was so moved by this writing and connected deeply to her story despite living a very different life. I highly…
Jamie
September 24, 2025
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
April 16, 2025
A candid look at the inner workings of Facebook reveals how some executives carelessly disregard the consequences of their actions on our world and culture.…
Knox
April 16, 2025
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live
March 5, 2025
One of my favorite biographies I’ve ever read, and a fascinating profile and biography of arguably the most important media figure of a generation. Really…
Knox
March 5, 2025
Young Woman and the Sea
July 24, 2024
It's so heartwarming! If you love the Olympics, you’ll love this movie. If you love sisterhood, you’ll love it. If you love overcoming ridiculous odds,…
Jamie
July 24, 2024
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
May 1, 2024
I love Sides’ style of storytelling, and he’s now a season pass because he writes very cinematically without getting stuck in the minutia of the…
Knox
May 1, 2024