Samuel-Moore Sobel
By Samuel Moore-Sobel It’s time for me to bid you farewell, my dear reader. After nearly eleven years of writing, this will be my last column. I wrote my first column in November 2011. At the time, I was in high school, and I had submitted a story to my school newspaper about the upcoming…
Read more...By Samuel Moore-Sobel “Our transition from college to adulthood is filled with challenges, disappointments, and a lot of uncertainty,” Cate LeSourd writes in her new book, Coming of Age. LeSourd writes about her own experience but also includes the stories of others. “Over the course of several years, I sent out two questionnaires to over…
Read more...By Samuel Moore-Sobel “Some of the most impactful lessons I’ve ever received, I’ve had to learn in spite of myself,” Will Smith writes in his new memoir, Will. Candid and engaging throughout, Will was the perfect read over my holiday break. Even though Will Smith has been in the public eye for my entire life,…
Read more...By Samuel Moore-Sobel “I told myself, even if a picture was all I ever found, I’d be happy for the rest of my life” Kevin Barhydt writes in his memoir, Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother. Rarely has a story gripped me as much as this one. I devoured the book in just a few days, taking…
Read more...All a child really wants is to be loved by their parents. Unfortunately, sometimes that love remains just out of reach. “Steve doesn’t love me,” Lisa Brennan-Jobs tells her mother as a teenager. Lisa is Steve Jobs’ oldest child, and she writes about her heartbreaking experience as his daughter in the New York Times bestseller,…
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