REVIEW: Fungal: Foraging in the Urban Forest by Ariel Gordon August 6, 2024 [Ariel] Gordon creates an intimacy with the reader that makes us sit up and take notice…” Read the full story →
REVIEW: The French Ingredient: Making a Life in Paris, One Lesson at a Time by Jane Bertch May 12, 2024 The French Ingredient is a testimony for the magic that ensues when you’re willing to embrace the unknown. 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: Touched Out by Amanda Montei October 8, 2023 A hybrid of memoir, cultural criticism and theory explores themes of motherhood, misogyny, consent, and control. Read the full story →
REVIEW: It’s Fun to Be a Person I Don’t Know by Chachi D. Hauser August 10, 2023 The search for personal identity while being part of a famous family is the focus of a lyrical, deeply textured memoir. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home by S.L. Wisenberg April 10, 2023 A writer’s writer explores identity and what it means to be a woman in an essay collection that is funny, dark, and heartbreaking. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature by Zibby Owens July 8, 2022 Award-winning podcaster Zibby Owens reflects on the events that shaped her life and the books that supported her on the journey. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family by Madhushree Ghosh April 7, 2022 The memoir deftly braids memories of food and a Bengali upbringing with reflections of how cuisine has informed the writer’s sense of identity… Read the full story →