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Memoir
First Look Club: Jowana reviews This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
Posted on May 4, 2022| Posted in Book Reviews
I knew from the get-go that this book is about the broken promise of motherhood. Reading This Book is Not about Benedict Cumberbatch is quite a trip. Any fan will find joy in this delightful memoir. Read Jowana's review on the blog.
Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart Is More than A Memoir. It Is an Art of Letting Go.
As Michelle traversed into becoming a successful musician (with a Grammy nominated album) and a New York Times bestselling author—she has become a creative powerhouse: a master of her own creative identity, including the art of, finally, singing and writing happy songs again. And letting go. Read more on the blog.
Fast Facts: Things You Probably Don’t Know About Crying in H Mart Author Michelle Zauner
Crying in H Mart is a memoir that shares Michelle’s moving story of family, food, grief and endurance. In this memoir, Michelle allows readers into her personal and private narratives. Here are some fast facts that you probably don’t know about author Michelle Zauner.
Author and Musician Michelle Zauner to be interviewed by Reese Lansangan for Fully Booked
Posted on November 16, 2021| Posted in Promos and Giveaways, Events
Fully Booked Chats: Michelle Zauner, interviewed by local independent singer-songwriter Reese Lansangan is set to stream on Fully Booked’s channels on December 17 at 6PM. The event will be streamed via the Fully Booked Facebook page and YouTube channel and is free for all.
First Few Pages: Will by Will Smith
Posted on November 12, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages, Spotlight
Will Smith’s transformation from a West Philadelphia kid to one of the biggest rap stars of his era, and then one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history, is an epic tale—but it’s only half the story. This memoir is the product of a profound journey of self-knowledge, a reckoning with all that your will can get you and all that it can leave behind. Read the First Few Pages of Will on the blog.
‘I can’t be accepted unless I accept myself first’: Malaka Gharib on finding her own American Dream
In Fully Booked Chats with Malaka Gharib, the writer and illustrator gave readers a peek on her creative processes and a glimpse on how her graphic memoir came to be. Read some snippets of the interview with Malaka Gharib here.
Fully Booked Shelf Tour: Malaka Gharib
Take a peek at some of her books, zines, and an edited manuscript of her next book as Malaka Gharib takes readers on a mini tour of her personal space. Read more on the blog.
First Few Pages: Murakami T by Haruki Murakami
Posted on October 20, 2021| Posted in First Few Pages
The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami’s extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public. Read the First Few Pages of Murakami T on the blog.
Coping with grief and loss? These books might help you through the hard times.
Posted on August 24, 2021| Posted in Featured, Book Collection
Through the experiences of grief and loss, books can help to repair and rewrite those narratives as we learn about the stories and struggles of those who have gone before us. Read more on the blog for book recommendations from our Grief collection.
First Look: Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Posted on August 11, 2021| Posted in Book Reviews, First Look Club
Inhabiting her childhood perspective with exquisite lyric clarity and unforgettable charm and strength, Qian Julie Wang has penned an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light.
