Michelle Burford

Aug 1, 2024 | booklistonline.com | Brittney Griner |Michelle Burford

Read by Andia Winslow and Brittney Griner. May 2024. 10.5hr. Books on Tape, DD, (9780593948675). REVIEW. First published July 2024 (). In this raw and emotional memoir, WNBA star Brittney Griner shares her 2022 experience of being detained, arrested, and jailed in the Russian prison system.

Jul 30, 2024 | deccanherald.com | Michelle Burford |Kashish Purohit

Published in 2019, this book explores India’s journey at the Olympic Games, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and milestones. It dives into the stories of prominent athletes such as Major Dhyan Chand, P T Usha, Karnam Malleswari and Leander Paes, among others. It describes their struggles and reflects on how they have shaped the country’s sports landscape. Authors: Gabby Douglas and Michelle BurfordThis is a biography covering the success story of American gymnast Gabby Douglas.

Jun 26, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Liao Yiwu |Brittney Griner |Michelle Burford |Francoise Malby-anthony

A pertinent plea against tyranny and an emotional reflection on the need to write in order to remember. A Chinese dissident writer in exile remains hopeful that writing the truth, in spite of official oppression, can topple dictatorship. Imprisoned in 1990 for four years in China for performing two protest poems that “railed against and condemned the Tiananmen massacre,” Liao Yiwu has committed his life to fighting against the Chinese government’s widespread oppression.

May 7, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Michelle Burford |Stephanie Johnson |Brandon Stanton |

A compelling, often chilling look inside today’s version of the Gulag. The WNBA star recounts her imprisonment by the Putin regime. “My horror begins in a land I thought I knew, on a trip I wish I hadn’t taken,” writes Griner.

Mar 6, 2021 | holrmagazine.com | Lori Gottlieb |Michelle Burford