Even though I now have every book ever published at my fingertips, there’s something missing when I read on a screen.
Review: Changing the Subject: Art and Attention in the Internet Age by Sven Birkerts
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
Review: Mush: from sled dogs to celiac, the scenic detour of my life by Tara Caimi
Caimi suffered from awful stomachaches from as far back as she could remember, and she believed her adolescent anxiety caused them to intensify. But the occasional pain didn’t stop her from overeating.
Review: Cabin Lessons: A Nail-by-Nail Tale, Building Our Dream Cottage from 2x4s, Blisters, and Love by Spike Carlsen
“Our intent is to create a family cabin—a retreat to remain in the family for generations.” And that is precisely what Spike Carlsen and his wife, Kat, have done, along with their five children.
Far Country: Stories from Abroad and Other Places by Timothy Kenny
Tim Kenny has a tendency to end up in faraway places, particularly those on the edge of political or social change.
Review: The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
Jennifer Hayden’s The Story of My Tits is an experience. At its base, this graphic memoir is exactly what it claims to be—an account of the rise and fall of a woman’s breasts.
Review: Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett
Barnett fills her narrative with such rarely seen, rarely mentioned observations. Over and over, she focuses on the uncommon details of natural phenomena and historical events most of us never think twice about…
Review: The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
In The Art of Memoir Karr combines practical advice with intangible wisdom, which fuses together beautifully to create a useful guide that also inspires.
Review: Transmogrified by Travel — Cannot Stay: Essays on Travel by Kevin Oderman
Once you walk into the airport “you’ve already begun to be someone else,” writes Kevin Oderman in his collection of deeply felt meditations on the art of travel
Review: Requiem for the Living by Jeff Metcalf
After nine years of battling with prostate cancer, Jeff Metcalf’s doctors told him that the drugs keeping his cancer at bay were no longer working.
Review: In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeanette by Hampton Sides
Sides writes: “The scenery grew more impressive: ice-gouged fjords, towering bergs calved fresh from the glaciers, the crisp sound of cold surf lapping against the pack, ringed seals peeking through the ice,
