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 →
REVIEW: Still Life at Eighty: The Next Interesting Thing by Abigail Thomas April 10, 2023 A master memoirist mines ordinary life and spins it into prose revealing meaning in the passage of time. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s by Mary MacCracken March 20, 2023 The memoir thoughtfully explores the journey of caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease and the struggle of caregiving. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Dragons in my Classroom: A Teacher’s Memoir by Barbara Kennard February 15, 2023 The challenges of a teaching career in the United States and in England are explored in this richly detailed memoir. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The Preventorium: A Memoir by Susan Annah Currie February 15, 2023 A long-forgotten American health crisis caused by tuberculosis is examined in a memoir of a childhood forever changed by the disease. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood by Mary Alice Hostetter January 17, 2023 The memoir of growing up gay in a conservative religious community is a story of quiet rebellion. Read the full story →
REVIEW: The River You Touch: Making a Life on Moving Water by Chris Dombrowski January 17, 2023 The memoir is a moving meditation on the nature of man and land juxtaposed with the challenges of family and parenting. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Let Me Count the Ways: A Memoir by Tomás Q. Morín January 17, 2023 The memoir offers a beautifully written account of family love and survival amid the challenges of addiction. Read the full story →