REVIEW: Small Off Things: Meditations from an Anxious Mind by Suzanne Farrell Smith May 16, 2023 In lyrical prose, the collection of brief essays examines subjects both commonplace and profound. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived by Karen DeBonis May 16, 2023 The memoir chronicles a mother’s transformational change as she advocates for her child through chronic illness. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The In-Betweens by Davon Loeb May 16, 2023 The memoir is a beautiful and at times devastating account of the author’s coming of age as a mixed-race person. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Mailer at 100: Conversations, Correlations, Confrontations by Robert J. Beigiebing May 16, 2023 Written to mark Norman Mailer’s centenary, the book offers insights into the literary icon’s craft, inventively and entertainingly told. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide by Juliet Patterson April 10, 2023 The memoir examines a generational legacy of suicide, its impact on those left behind, and society’s attitudes about those who end their lives. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Stash: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart Robbins April 10, 2023 Written with honesty and grit, the memoir overturns stereotypes about addiction and recovery. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home by S.L. Wisenberg April 10, 2023 A writer’s writer explores identity and what it means to be a woman in an essay collection that is funny, dark, and heartbreaking. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing by Abigail Thomas April 10, 2023 A master memoirist mines ordinary life and spins it into prose revealing meaning in the passage of time. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s by Mary MacCracken March 20, 2023 The memoir thoughtfully explores the journey of caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease and the struggle of caregiving. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Writing While Parenting by Ben Berman March 20, 2023 The challenges of maintaining a writing life while parenting are the focus of an essay collection that also is a meditation on the writing craft. Read the full story →