Welcome to Booked on a Feeling — because the best stories start at your library.
Check out if you’re intrigued by mystery, obsession, and an unwavering drive for the truth. I’m back with another true crime hit, this one opening with an execution. The author witnesses convicted cop killer Jesse Tafero die by electrocution in 1990. He doesn’t go easily into that dark night, however.…
Check out if interested in human rights/women’s rights In the 1930’s, Ann Cooper Hewitt, daughter of inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt, was set to inherit her father’s estate when she came of age at 21. In his will, he stipulated that she would receive two-thirds of his estate if she were…
Check out if you enjoy tragic tales or underdogs fighting for justice. The Radium Girls was published in 2017, and it was a New York Times bestseller. My sister told me that I HAD to read it. The story took place here in the US during the first half of…
Check out if you enjoy applied philosophy and introspective reads. In February, I tried a blind date with a book. It turns out it was not a love connection. But I did want to venture into territory I wasn’t as familiar with to be able to recommend a title that…
Check out if you like wilderness travelogues or quirky observations of both humans and animals. I have been struggling to find a truly enjoyable nonfiction read lately. I’ve tried titles such as Keep the Dead Close by Becky Cooper (too wordy and meandering for me personally) and Bad Medicine by…
Check out if you’re interested in complex court cases as well as mental health advocacy. From a pay phone in an impoverished area of a big city, 911 is called and a voice pleadingly says, “My baby… my little grandbaby, he fell.” Police arrive to find the body of a malnourished…
Check out if you’re intrigued by historical hauntings, background on some of America’s most famous ghosts and why people are so drawn to the paranormal. I enjoyed Colin Dickey’s book The Unidentified so much that I chose to pick up another one of his. This time he focuses his efforts…
Check out if you like intricate tales and legendary women spy’s. I chose this book to read because I am intrigued by the idea of life as a spy. I also needed a promising CD book to listen to while in the car with my dad. As far as real…
Check out if you like medical intrigue and tough family dynamics. This is the story of the Galvins. A family that consists of twelve children; half of them diagnosed with schizophrenia. I picked it up because mental illness is a serious disease and because the human brain is fascinating. Robert…
Check out if you love a good story of crime and passion. This book is gripping from the beginning. It’s a sad story about the disappearance of Virginia Uden and her two small sons. In 1980, Virginia was Richard Uden’s third wife. She convinced him to adopt her two sons…