Biography Archives - Bubbly Bibbly

Educated by Tara Westover

by Bubbly Bibbly | Jul 27, 2020 | Biography, Book Review, Nonfiction

Summary: Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her “head-for-the-hills bag”. In the summer...

Out on the Wire by Jessica Abel

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 2, 2020 | Biography, Book Review, Nonfiction

Summary: Go behind the scenes of seven of today’s most popular narrative radio shows and podcasts, including This American Life and RadioLab, in graphic narrative. Every week, millions of devoted fans tune in to or download This American Life, The Moth, Radiolab,...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

by Bubbly Bibbly | Sep 1, 2020 | Biography, Book Review, Nonfiction

Summary: Who, you might ask, is Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951) and why is she the subject of a book? On the surface, this short-lived African American Virginian seems an unlikely candidate for immortality. The most remarkable thing about her, some might argue, is that...