The story begins harmlessly enough; Ortiz is a detached teenager from a dysfunctional home whose new English teacher, Mr. Ivers, sees her passion for writing…
Review: Excavation: A Memoir by Wendy C. Ortiz
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
Review: Southern Sin — True Stories of the Sultry South & Women Behaving Badly, edited by Lee Gutkind and Beth Ann Fennelly
The anthology, born from a themed issue of Creative Nonfiction magazine, contains 23 pieces, mostly essays, mostly smart and relatable, mostly written by bold and brave women.
Review: Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows by Ken LaZebnik
Hollywood. It is its own special kind of crazy, full of egotists and dreamers, where the idea of “failure” is unacceptable.
Review: Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed by John F. Ross.
In his new biography Enduring Courage: Ace PIlot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed … John F. Ross has made another valuable contribution to the annals of American history.
Review: Under Magnolia by Frances Mayes
“One reason I felt immediately at home in Tuscany was that certain strong currents of life reminded me of the South.”
Review: The World Almanac for Kids 2014
As a homeschooling parent to a precocious second-grader, I was thrilled to have the chance to review The World Almanac for Kids (World Almanac, 2014) with my daughter.
Review: Myself and Some Other Being: Wordsworth and the Life Writing by Daniel Robinson
Review by Kacy MuirOne of my favorite novels and films happens to be one in the same — Big Fish —written by Daniel Wallace and John August, respectively. The reasons are many, but two stand out in particular. Together, both mediums aspire to inspire the art of storytelling and evoke romanticism in a swift, but…
Review: Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World by Shereen El Feki
In her new work of literary journalism, “Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World,” Shereen El Feki tackles the hotbed topic of sexuality in the Middle East, specifically Egypt.
Review: Butterfly Tears: Stories of Entrapment to Empowerment
The stories presented in Butterfly Tears are at the same time horrific and heartwarming.
Review: Zoo Station by Christiane Felscherinow
The memoir, set in the Zoo Subway Station (Banhhof Zoo), Gropiusstadt housing projects, and neighboring areas in West Berlin was first published in Germany in 1979.
