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History Memoir and Biography Round Up: October 2019

History Memoir and Biography Round Up: October 2019

by Janine Rizzetti | Nov 27, 2019 | Round-ups

October brought us sixteen reviews of fifteen books in the History, Memoir and Biography, double our tally for September. Memoir and biography continue to dominate, but it was good to see the presence of history amongst our reads this month too. Memoir? The trend...
History Memoir and Biography Round Up: September 2019

History Memoir and Biography Round Up: September 2019

by Janine Rizzetti | Oct 23, 2019 | Round-ups

September has been a relatively lean month in the History, Memoir and Biography genre  with eight books read by nine reviewers. Two reviewers read Leigh Straw’s  Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham Australia’s Most Beautiful Bad Woman (2019). Dulcie Markham was...
History, Memoir and Biography Round Up: August 2019

History, Memoir and Biography Round Up: August 2019

by Janine Rizzetti | Sep 25, 2019 | Round-ups

There was real variation in the fourteen History, Memoir and Biographies reviews received during August 2019, encompassing place, politics and society, relationships and past lives. Place Australian novelist, essayist and poet Lily Brett has lived in New York for many...
History Memoir and Biography Round Up July 2019

History Memoir and Biography Round Up July 2019

by Janine Rizzetti | Aug 28, 2019 | Round-ups

Eleven books were reviewed during July. As with other months, some of the reviews picked up books which have been featured previously, which is always good to see. Bernard Whimpress at the Newtown Review of Books reviewed Judith Brett’s From Secret Ballot to...
History Memoir and Biography Round Up: June 2019

History Memoir and Biography Round Up: June 2019

by Janine Rizzetti | Jul 24, 2019 | Round-ups

Reviews in the History, Memoir and Biography category continue to roll in at a steady pace, with fourteen reviews of thirteen books over June. Books that have received good reviews in the past attracted new readers during the month. Bri Lee’s Eggshell Skull...
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