REVIEW: incurable optimist: living with illness and chronic hope by Jennifer Cramer-Miller November 8, 2023 The memoir chronicles the author’s decades-long journey battling a life-threatening autoimmune disorder. 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: Night Mother: A Personal and Cultural History of The Exorcist by Marlena Williams October 8, 2023 The author explores her relationship with her mother while examining the mother/daughter bond in the classic horror film. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Places We Left Behind: a memoir in miniature by Jennifer Lang September 10, 2023 A memoir-in-miniature explores storytelling outside of traditional forms. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays by Paige Towers August 10, 2023 Sound – how it can hurt, heal and evoke memory – is the unifying element in this researched memoir in essays. Read the full story →
REVIEW: You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith July 11, 2023 Self discovery forms a counterpoint with everyday family interactions in a memoir filled with hope and possibility. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Every Other Weekend: Coming of Age with Two Different Dads by Anthony J. Mohr July 11, 2023 The author’s experience of navigating the love and loyalties of two sets of parents is told against the backdrop of mid-century Hollywood. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Growth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived by Karen DeBonis May 16, 2023 The memoir chronicles a mother’s transformational change as she advocates for her child through chronic illness. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Sinkhole: A Legacy of Suicide by Juliet Patterson April 10, 2023 The memoir examines a generational legacy of suicide, its impact on those left behind, and society’s attitudes about those who end their lives. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Stash: My Life in Hiding by Laura Cathcart Robbins April 10, 2023 Written with honesty and grit, the memoir overturns stereotypes about addiction and recovery. Read the full story →