Then Again Diane Keaton (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Random House Trade Paperbacks (2012), Paperback (ISBN 0812980956 / 9780812980950) Nonfiction (memoir/autobiography), 336 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Random House Audio (November 2011), ISBN 978-0-307-93402-4; Audible ASIN B0067VIYKE) Reason for reading: Personal (recommended by Beth Kephart) Opening lines: “Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word think. I found think thumbtacked on a bulletin board in […]

Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, with Charles R. Cross (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook read by Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson It Books (September 2012), Hardcover (ISBN 0062101676 / 9780062101679) Nonfiction: Autobiography/music/popular culture, 288 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Harper Audio, unabridged. ISBN 9780062243706; Audible ASIN B009CMO4ZY) Reason for reading: Personal (recommended by Jodi at I Will Dare) Opening lines (from the Prologue): “I never thought […]

The Astronaut Wives Club: A True Story Lily Koppel (Twitter) (Facebook) Audiobook read by Orlagh Cassidy (IMDb) (Facebook) (Twitter) Grand Central Publishing (June 2013), Hardcover (ISBN 1455503258 / 9781455503254) Nonfiction (history/biography), 288 pages Source: purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio, 2013, ISBN 9781619696464; Audible ASIN B00CS9KH0O) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines (Author’s Note): “To be an astronaut wife meant tea with Jackie Kennedy, high-society galas, and instant celebrity. It meant smiling perfectly after a makeover by […]

Life Itself: A Memoir Roger Ebert Audiobook read by Edward Herrmann (IMDb) Grand Central Publishing (September 2012), Paperback (ISBN 0446584967 / 9780446584968) Memoir/essays, 448 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Hachette Audio, 2011, ISBN 9781611133226; Audible ASIN B005MM7F1S) Reason for reading: Personal, via DearReader.com and the Slate Culture Gabfest podcast Opening lines: “I was born inside the movie of my life. The visuals were before me, the audio surrounded me, the plot unfolded inevitably but not necessarily. […]

Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle Rachel Dratch (Twitter) Gotham (February 2013), Paperback (ISBN 1592407579 / 9781592407576) Nonfiction/memoir, 272 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Penguin Audio, 2012; Audible ASIN B007R6B0AY) Reason for reading: Personal Opening lines: “‘Hey, I know you!’ said the stranger. “I was on Third Avenue in New York, emerging from the Starbucks. “The stranger turned to his friend and nudged him. ‘Do you know […]

Society’s Child: My Autobiography Janis Ian (Facebook) (Twitter) Audiobook read by the author Tarcher (2009), trade paper (ISBN 1585427497 / 9781585427499) Autobiography/memoir, 384 pages Source: Purchased audiobook (Audible, Inc.; ASIN B0089IC1KC) Reason for reading: Personal; 2013 Grammy Award winner, Best Spoken-Word Album; 2013 Audie Awards nominee, Narration by Author(s) Opening lines (from the Prologue): “I was standing alone on a stage in Encino, California, halfway through the first verse of my song ‘Society’s Child.’ ‘Come […]