REVIEW: City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life Into a Dying American Town by Susan Hartman May 9, 2022 The story of three immigrants helping to transform the city of Utica, N.Y., gives fresh insights about refugees forced to flee home. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Thin Places: A Natural History of Healing and Home by Kerri ní Dochartaigh May 9, 2022 The memoir of growing up amid Ireland’s strife weaves together politics, the natural world and the author’s story. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Dreadful Sorry: Essays on an American Nostalgia by Jennifer Niesslein May 9, 2022 Americans’ affinity for nostalgia becomes a personal exploration of family, race and memories in this thoughtful essay collection. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons by Zara Stone May 9, 2022 The little-known history of plastic surgery for prisoners reflects a societal bias about attractiveness and a surprising aid to convict rehabilitation. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family by Madhushree Ghosh April 7, 2022 The memoir deftly braids memories of food and a Bengali upbringing with reflections of how cuisine has informed the writer’s sense of identity… Read the full story →
REVIEW: Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative by Melissa Febos April 7, 2022 Melissa Febos combines memoir with compassionate and candid advice on craft in Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Big Reader: Essays by Susan Olding April 7, 2022 A life-long love of books and her personal connections to specific works are explored by a master essayist. Read the full story →
REVIEW: An Encyclopedia of Bending Time by Kristin Keane April 7, 2022 Writer Kristin Keane daringly bends the boundaries of form and craft in a book exploring the loss of her mother. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Knocked Down: A High-Risk Memoir by Aileen Weintraub March 7, 2022 A high-risk pregnancy inspires suspense and laughter in a memoir chronicling a farmhouse rehab, marital challenges and 38 weeks of bed rest. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Shadow Migration: Mapping a Life by Suzanne Ohlmann March 7, 2022 The memoir uniquely explores the space between the facts of our lives and our shadow selves. Read the full story →