Book Review Amy shows a knack for writing with humor, authenticity, and heart with You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story that Never Happened. At first, I thought the concept was a bit strange - imagining yourself traveling back in time to your childhood home and pretending to be a visiting distant relative on… Continue reading You Cannot Mess This Up by Amy Weinland Daughters
Edge of the World: An Anthology of Queer Travel Writing edited by Alden Jones explores the unique experiences of the LGBTQ+ community while traveling the world. Whether they are traveling across countries or states, all face obstacles that most people don’t even have to think about. Through these captivating and heartfelt essays, Jones hopes to answer the question – what does it mean to be queer and travel the world? Read more
All her life up to the age of 27, Linda Ambrus Broenniman believed her family was Catholic. Then her relative accidently slipped on his family’s secret. The Ambrus’s were actually Jewish. Decades later, the author’s parents’ house burned and little was salvaged. What did make it out of the fire, however, was an old box containing notes, photos, journals, and other evidence of her family’s long-lost history. And so Linda took it upon herself to organize her resources, research her family, contact relatives, and even travel abroad to piece together the story of her ancestors. What she uncovered was an extensive list of admirable people and incredible stories. The Politzer Saga is a collective history of generations of the Ambrus family and the obstacles they overcame to survive.
