Category Archives: book talk

Grannie Annie kids tell WWII family stories

The heirloom silver spoon that stopped a bullet, a kind woman who saved the enemy and found a husband, hiding from Germans in North Carolina, a beach full of oranges—these are some of the stories found in Echoes From World … Continue reading

Posted in book talk, capturing memories, family gathering, history, holiday, honoring veterans, multicultural, relationship, storytelling, war stories, WWII | 2 Comments

In time for Veteran’s Day, a Korean War memoir

My military veteran friend is excited! Finally, after three years of us working together, his wartime journal notes have been whipped into shape and are now a book. Battlefield Doc: Memoirs of a Korean War Combat Medic already has one … Continue reading

Posted in book talk | Tagged | Leave a comment

A picture paints a thousand words – a memoir of travel and art

Memories can be captured in art as well as words. Sophie Binder is a freelance designer/illustrator who left her job and home in St. Louis, Missouri, to go on a solo bicycle trip around the world. Fourteen months and 14,000 … Continue reading

Posted in book reviews, book talk, journal | Tagged , , | 1 Comment