by Janine Rizzetti | Oct 28, 2020 | Round-ups
After a deluge of activity in August, our reading of History, Memoir and Biography retreated to a much more sedate pace during September, with eight books reviewed. Ah- but there’s some good books in amongst the eight- and a strong showing for history and...
by Janine Rizzetti | Sep 23, 2020 | Round-ups
I always get a warm inner glow when our reviews cover all three aspects of the history, memoir and biography category in the challenge! So I should be feeling very gratified this month with 17 reviews of 15 books, across all three genres, making August the most...
by Janine Rizzetti | Aug 26, 2020 | Round-ups
As we launch into the second half of what seems like an interminable year, July brought twelve reviews of twelve books. A number of these books have been mentioned in previous round ups, and it’s good to see them continuing to attract readers. Welcome to...
by Janine Rizzetti | Jul 22, 2020 | Round-ups
There were ten books read during June in the History, Memoir and Biography genre, many of which have been reviewed previously. Lucia Osborne-Crowley’s I Choose Elena was read by Jennifer Cameron-Smith and Jackie (a new reviewer who has been very busy reading...
by Janine Rizzetti | Jun 24, 2020 | Round-ups
May brought ten reviews in the History, Memoir and Biography category, most of which were either memoirs or, unusually, histories. A number of reviewers read books that have already been mentioned in recent round-ups. Kate@Booksaremyfavouriteandbest reviewed Clare...