REVIEW: Cacophony of Bone: The Circle of a Year by Kerri ní Dochartaigh January 8, 2024 The memoir offers a fragmented, lyrical exploration of the natural world, the idea of home, motherhood, and surviving the unknown. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Susan Kiyo Ito, Author of I Would Meet You Anywhere January 8, 2024 In a boundary-breaking memoir Susan Kiyo Ito unveils the truth of her origins. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Zachary Pace, Author of I Sing to Use the Waiting January 8, 2024 This collection forms a mosaic of Zachary Pace as an individual along with the 1980s-2000s so familiar to many of us. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Agata Izabela Brewer, Author of The Hunger Book: A Memoir from Communist Poland December 11, 2023 The Hunger Book, which includes recipes, is an unforgettable meditation on motherhood and addiction, resilience and love. Read the full story →
REVIEW: All Things Edible, Random and Odd: Essays on Grief, Love & Food by Sheila Squillante December 11, 2023 Food is the narrative thread used to make sense of grief, past relationships and family in this lyrical collection. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Awakenings: Stories of Body & Consciousness edited by Diane Gottlieb December 11, 2023 The voice of the body and the need to listen to it runs through this essay collection. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Jami Nakamura Lin, Author of The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir December 11, 2023 In The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir, Jami Nakamura Lin pushes the boundaries of craft as she struggles with the loss of her father. Read the full story →
CRAFT: You’re Writing for Search Engines, Too: SEO Tips for Writers by Donna Talarico November 20, 2023 Writers are wordsmiths; but, there’s a distinction between writing for a literary audience and writing for the web…. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Janna Marlies Maron, Founding Editor of Under the Gum Tree, on Coordinating AWP Offsite Events November 8, 2023 We speak to Janna Maron about organizing CNF-infused offsite events at the annual AWP conference. Read the full story →
INTERVIEW: Clancy Martin, Author of How Not to Kill Yourself: A Portrait of a Suicidal Mind November 8, 2023 If the line of work you’ve chosen involves emotional sensitivity, you have to be very careful with yourself. Read the full story →