A blurb on the back cover of … Phantom Signs: The Muse in Universe City describes it as a “high-spirited flash memoir.”
Review: Phantom Signs: The Muse in Universe City by Philip Brady
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
Review: The Ultimate Droodles Compendium…by (the late author) Roger Price and Editor Fritz Holznagel
As I read The Ultimate Droodles…I could smell cigarette smoke, hear ice tinkling in a glass and the sound of my grandmother’s typewriter clacking away
Review: The Salt Lake Papers: From the Years in the Earthscapes of Utah by Edward Lueders
Lueders… has written a book that reflects both his love of the earth and love of language.
Review: The Fourth String by Janet Pocorobba
When a friend sends Pocorobba a magazine ad for free lessons on a traditional Japanese instrument called the shamisen, Pocorobba signs up.
Review: Woman at the Devil’s Door: The Untold True Story of the Hampstead Murderess by Sarah Beth Hopton
According to the Radford Serial Killer Database, serial killers are ten times more likely to be male than female…
Review: I Don’t Belong Here by Melissa Grunow
Melissa Grunow’s book, I Don’t Belong Here collects previously published essays that document various events in the author’s life…
Review: Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption (American Indian Lives) by Susan Devan Harness
Susan Harness’ Bitterroot is a poignant personal journey of coming to terms with identity and history.
Review: First Comes Marriage by Huda Al-Marashi
Huda meets Hadi, the boy she will ultimately marry, at six years old.
Review: Island In the City: A Memoir by Micah McCrary
Drawing … parallels between Illinois… and Prague makes for an interesting journey for a young African-American queer male growing up in the late 80’s/early 90’s…
Review: All the Wild Hungers by Karen Babine — Six Things This Book Is About and What Happened When I Read It
Karen collects and names her cookware. She has a thing for cast iron skillets …
