REVIEW: Halfway From Home: Essays by Sarah Fawn Montgomery December 19, 2022 An artful variation of essay forms and poetic language mark this artfully written collection. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Loneliest Places: Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home by Rachel Dickinson December 15, 2022 A meditative style and use of metaphor elevates the memoir to a study of what nature can teach us about ourselves and our relationships. Read the full story →
REVIEW: A Cheerleader’s Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment: a memoir in essays by MB Caschetta November 13, 2022 The memoir in essays chronicles the author’s journey to find meaning through some of the most devastating events of our time. Read the full story →
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: Curing Season: Artifacts by Kristine Langley Mahler October 10, 2022 The experimental memoir combines research, reflections on belonging, and a variety of essay forms in the author’s exploration of her past. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Hysterical by Elissa Bassist September 7, 2022 Women’s pain and the silencing of their voices are among the topics explored with both humor and fury in Elissa Bassist’s memoir in essays. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Green Hour: A Natural History of Home by Alison Townsend August 10, 2022 The Green Hour captures the places inhabited by the author, weaving meditative writing about natural beauty with recollections of the mother she lost in childhood. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Endings & Beginnings: Family Essays by DeWitt Henry March 7, 2022 Family relationships are explored in an essay collection shortlisted for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays by Megan Harlan October 8, 2021 The memoir in essays excavates all the layers of what home is from the perspective of someone whose childhood home was never one place. Read the full story →
REVIEW: I Named My Dog Pushkin (And Other Immigrant Tales): Notes from a Soviet Girl on Becoming an American Woman by Margarita Gokun Silver September 7, 2021 Using a hybrid form, the comic memoir-in-essays chronicles the author’s journey from girl who left Moscow to completely assimilated American. Read the full story →