The memoir-in-essays about growing up in two countries explores universally relatable themes in exquisite prose.
REVIEW: A Body Across Two Hemispheres: A Memoir in Essays by Victoria Buitron
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INTERVIEW: Adiba Nelson, Author of Ain’t That a Mother
Adiba’s voice is unabashed, unflinchingly honest, and disrupts any stereotypes you may have about motherhood.
REVIEW: Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai by Saumya Roy
A nonfiction book that reads like a novel reflects the unpleasant truth of overconsumption in the lives of Mumbai’s wastepickers.
REVIEW: Promenade of Desire: A Barcelona Memoir by Isidra Mencos
Spain is the backdrop for a memoir frankly exploring the evolution of female desire from childhood to adulthood.
INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Crane, Author of This Story Will Change
For some reason, I thought in creative nonfiction I would not be able to bring my own form and style to it.
REVIEW: Curing Season: Artifacts by Kristine Langley Mahler
The experimental memoir combines research, reflections on belonging, and a variety of essay forms in the author’s exploration of her past.
REVIEW: The Fact of Memory: 114 Ruminations and Fabrications by Aaron Angello
Each of the words in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 becomes a prompt for the entries in this collection of short prose pieces.
CRAFT: Using Physical Comedy to Energize Dark Memoir by Susan Lippincott Mack
In literature, physical comedy may be slapstick or it may use subtle references to body functions….
WRITING LIFE: Support Yourself as You Write About Trauma by Joy von Steiger
The more I revise, the more the piece takes shape as a living memorial emblematic of power and mastery.
WRITING LIFE: How A Lit Mag Can Grow You By Kristen Paulson-Nguyen
Inside you is a writer but also a battle.
