REVIEW: Shadow Migration: Mapping a Life by Suzanne Ohlmann March 7, 2022 The memoir uniquely explores the space between the facts of our lives and our shadow selves. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Affliction: Growing Up with a Closeted Gay Dad by Laura Hall March 7, 2022 This memoir of a closeted gay father shows that the closet has collateral victims in unsuspecting spouses and confused children Read the full story →
REVIEW: Cost of Living: Essays by Emily Maloney February 7, 2022 The American medical system is examined from the dual perspectives of patient and health-care worker. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Odyssey of Ashes: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Letting Go by Cheryl Krauter February 7, 2022 The sport of fly fishing becomes the mechanism for processing grief following the loss of author Cheryl Krauter’s husband. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Work Hard, Not Smart: How to Make A Messy Literary Life by Alexis Paige February 7, 2022 Combining memoir and explorations of craft, the book is for those who value writing at its most chaotic and honest. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang February 7, 2022 Letters, found art and photographs are used to explore loss, preserve memories and explore identity. Read the full story →
REVIEW: American Honey: A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation by Sarah M. Wells January 11, 2022 A strong voice and lyrical writing mark a memoir that pulls back the curtain to capture ten years in a marriage. Read the full story →
REVIEW: South of Somewhere: Wine, Food, and the Soul of Italy by Robert V. Camuto January 11, 2022 In a memoir focusing on place, wine is the unifying theme as the author traces the changes in Southern Italy, his ancestral home. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Art for the Ladylike: An Autobiography Through Other Lives by Whitney Otto January 11, 2022 The book examines the lives of eight groundbreaking female photographers and that of its author, pondering issues faced by all female creatives. Read the full story →
REVIEW: Unnatural Selection: A Memoir of Adoption and Wilderness by Andrea Ross January 11, 2022 The memoir intertwines experiences in the outdoors with the author’s journey to find her biological mother, blending the topics of adoption, family, and the living world. Read the full story →