A book review of Directed by James Burrows: Five Decades of Stories from the Legendary Director of Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, and more by James Burrows Stars: **** Ballantine Books (2022)Memoir>TV352 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Legendary sitcom director James Burrows has spent five decades making America laugh. Here…
Author: Kathleen Bailey
Without Your Father
A book review of Without Your Father by Jessica Lynne Henkle Stars: ***** Unsolicited Press 2026Memoir136 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Five days after the sudden death of Jessica Lynne Henkle’s father, the phrase “when your father dies” seeped…
Becoming Homeschoolers
A book review of Becoming Homeschoolers: Give Your Kids a Great Education, a Strong Family, and a Life They’ll Thank You For Later by Monica Swanson Stars: **** Zondervan Books 2024Education>Homeschooling210 pagess Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: If you’ve ever wondered whether you have what it takes to homeschool your children, look no…
The Mother Next Door
A book review of The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception and Munchausen by Proxy by Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber Stars: ***** St. Martin’s Press (2025)Child Abuse272 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than a…
Uniquely Human
A book review of Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism by Barry M. Prizant, PhD with Tom Fields-Meyer Stars: ***** Simon & Schuster (2015)Psychology256 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Autism therapy typically focuses on ridding individuals of “autistic” symptoms such as difficulties interacting socially, communication problems, sensory challenges, and repetitive…
Behind the Maltese Cross
A book review of Behind the Maltese Cross by Garrie Madison Stoutimore Stars: **** Mountain Aura Publishing (2025)Memoir/True Stories242 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Behind the Maltese Cross is a compelling blend of memoir and investigative storytelling that takes readers…
The Guinea Pig Diaries
This is a book review of The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment by A.J. Jacobs Stars: **** Simon & Schuster (2009)Humour/Essays235 pages Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Summary: One man. Ten extraordinary quests. Bestselling author and human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs puts his life to the test and reports on the…
Evil at Our Table
A book review of Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us by Samantha Stein, PsyD Stars: ***** Kensington Books (2025)True Crime Memoir272 pages Disclosure: I received this book in exchange for an honest book review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: In Evil at Our Table, Samantha Stein,…
Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds
A book review of Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds: 100 New Ways to See the World by Ian Wright Stars: *** Granta Books (2019)Geography208 pages Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: A singular atlas of 100 infographic maps from thought-provoking to…
Bent but Not Broken
A book review of Bent But Not Broken: Living Boldly with Chronic Pain by Sigrid MacDonald Stars: **** Self-Published (2025)Memoir>Health160 pages Disclosure: I received this book in exchange for an honest review. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Following a head-on collision with a drunk driver 44 years ago, Sigrid Macdonald has lived with chronic…