Family relationships are explored in an essay collection shortlisted for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay.
REVIEW: Endings & Beginnings: Family Essays by DeWitt Henry
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
REVIEW: Cost of Living: Essays by Emily Maloney
The American medical system is examined from the dual perspectives of patient and health-care worker.
REVIEW: Odyssey of Ashes: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Letting Go by Cheryl Krauter
The sport of fly fishing becomes the mechanism for processing grief following the loss of author Cheryl Krauter’s husband.
REVIEW: Work Hard, Not Smart: How to Make A Messy Literary Life by Alexis Paige
Combining memoir and explorations of craft, the book is for those who value writing at its most chaotic and honest.
REVIEW: Dear Memory: Letters on Writing, Silence, and Grief by Victoria Chang
Letters, found art and photographs are used to explore loss, preserve memories and explore identity.
REVIEW: American Honey: A Field Guide to Resisting Temptation by Sarah M. Wells
A strong voice and lyrical writing mark a memoir that pulls back the curtain to capture ten years in a marriage.
REVIEW: A Harp in the Stars: An Anthology of Lyric Essays edited by Randon Billings Noble
The anthology showcases different forms of the lyric essay, offering insights to inspire readers and motivate writers.
REVIEW: South of Somewhere: Wine, Food, and the Soul of Italy by Robert V. Camuto
In a memoir focusing on place, wine is the unifying theme as the author traces the changes in Southern Italy, his ancestral home.
REVIEW: Art for the Ladylike: An Autobiography Through Other Lives by Whitney Otto
The book examines the lives of eight groundbreaking female photographers and that of its author, pondering issues faced by all female creatives.
REVIEW: Unnatural Selection: A Memoir of Adoption and Wilderness by Andrea Ross
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.
