REVIEW: A Body Across Two Hemispheres: A Memoir in Essays by Victoria Buitron November 13, 2022 The memoir-in-essays about growing up in two countries explores universally relatable themes in exquisite prose. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Writing While Masked: Reflections on 2020 and Beyond August 10, 2022 In Writing While Masked: Reflections on 2020 and Beyond a group of writers from Washington document their experiences in essays, prose, and poetry. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons by Zara Stone May 9, 2022 The little-known history of plastic surgery for prisoners reflects a societal bias about attractiveness and a surprising aid to convict rehabilitation. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Big Reader: Essays by Susan Olding April 7, 2022 A life-long love of books and her personal connections to specific works are explored by a master essayist. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Art for the Ladylike: An Autobiography Through Other Lives by Whitney Otto January 11, 2022 The book examines the lives of eight groundbreaking female photographers and that of its author, pondering issues faced by all female creatives. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Wife | Daughter | Self : A memoir in essays by Beth Kephart June 7, 2021 “Memoir is the life wanting to be transformed. It is the life we have been waiting for.” Read the full story →
REVIEW: Swing: A Memoir of Doing It All by Ashleigh Renard May 10, 2021 Attending sex clubs was far from habitual for Renard and her husband. Read the full story →
Review: A Silenced Voice: The Life of Journalist Kim Wall by Ingrid & Joachim Wall, Translated by Kathy Saranpa November 11, 2020 …a 30-year-old female journalist disappeared beneath the sea, trapped aboard a man-made submarine… Read the full story →
REVIEW: This One Will Hurt You by Paul Crenshaw July 7, 2020 When one of his students asks how much one can “make up” when writing an essay, writer Paul Crenshaw replies, “Nothing…” Read the full story →
Review: Gray Is The New Black: A Memoir of Self-Acceptance by Dorothy Rice September 16, 2019 Allowing her hair to go grey is only the beginning of Rice’s quest for self-acceptance and self-forgiveness. Read the full story →