by Janine Rizzetti | May 27, 2020 | Round-ups
During April, there were nine titles reviewed within the History, Memoir and Biography category. I’ve excluded the books that are historical fiction and present-day true crime, which has whittled the numbers down a little. Despite some of us (but certainly not...
by Janine Rizzetti | Apr 22, 2020 | Round-ups
In such a strange world, the number of books read in the History Memoir and Biography did not increase markedly during March, with 11 books garnering 13 reviews. Perhaps we’re leaning more towards fiction at a time when the real world is quite disturbing enough...
by Janine Rizzetti | Mar 25, 2020 | Round-ups
In February 2020 there were sixteen reviews in the History Memoir and Biography category. I suspect that there may well be even more in coming weeks as our lives become more circumscribed. As usual, there were reviews for books that we’ve already featured in...
by Janine Rizzetti | Feb 26, 2020 | Round-ups
We have had a fairly quiet January in the History Memoir and Biography category, with ten reviews for the month. Given that Australia tends to go into vacation mode in January, one might have expected more, but perhaps this unnerving summer has not been conducive to...
by Janine Rizzetti | Jan 22, 2020 | Round-ups
December 2019 brought 12 reviews of 11 books to the Challenge, and what a diverse bunch they are this time! There were reviews of books that have been mentioned in the Round-Ups earlier, some new books published during 2019 and some old books stretching back decades....