We Keep the Dead Close, by Becky Cooper (Bookshop.org) I complain a lot, A LOT about the spate of true crime books in the last few years where an author with no or minimal connection to a crime they find interesting writes a book about it that's also memoir, and inserts themselves into the story... Continue Reading →
Historical Scandal, Murder and Medicine at Harvard
Book review: Blood & Ivy, by Paul Collins Amazon On November 23, 1849, shortly before Thanksgiving, Dr. George Parkman entered Harvard's Medical College to visit a tenant of his, the college's chemistry professor, John White Webster. He was never seen again. A familiar figure in and around Boston, Dr. Parkman's disappearance grabbed plenty of news... Continue Reading →
Teens Under Pressure: The Dark Side of College and Competition
Book review: What Made Maddy Run, by Kate Fagan espnW columnist Kate Fagan wrote a highly-praised and publicized article, "Split Image" about the 2014 suicide of Madison Holleran, a brilliantly promising, Ivy League student athlete. The article explored how and why this talented, successful, ambitious, and vivacious teenager attending the University of Pennsylvania as a track star... Continue Reading →