Rebecca N. Thompson presents a broad spectrum of experiences and a diverse group of women from different backgrounds and nontraditional families.
REVIEW: Held Together by Rebecca N. Thompson
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REVIEW: It All Felt Impossible: 42 Years in 42 Essays by Tom McAllister
McAllister pulls off something wonderful, connecting ordinary life moments to the larger political and cultural perspectives of the time….
REVIEW: I Sing to Use the Waiting by Zachary Pace
I found an immediate connection with Zachary Pace…. Even though we have vastly different experiences, we both have experienced being an outcast and floundering…
REVIEW: The Hurricane Book: A Lyric History by Claudia Acevedo-Quiñones
The Hurricane Book by Claudia Acevedo-Quiñonesis a hybrid memoir and history of her family and Puerto Rico
REVIEW: Cacophony of Bone: The Circle of a Year by Kerri ní Dochartaigh
The memoir offers a fragmented, lyrical exploration of the natural world, the idea of home, motherhood, and surviving the unknown.
REVIEW: The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays by Paige Towers
Sound – how it can hurt, heal and evoke memory – is the unifying element in this researched memoir in essays.
REVIEW: Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived by Karen DeBonis
The memoir chronicles a mother’s transformational change as she advocates for her child through chronic illness.
REVIEW: Conversations with Birds by Priyanka Kumar
The book offers a reflection on the natural world and examines the experience of birding on the author’s life and identity.
REVIEW: Let Me Count the Ways: A Memoir by Tomás Q. Morín
The memoir offers a beautifully written account of family love and survival amid the challenges of addiction.
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.
