The youngest of seven children, Scoblic seems to mourn what time has erased, especially the family unit…
Review: Lost Without the River: A Memoir by Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
Review: In Another Place: With and Without my Father Norman Mailer by Susan Mailer
In her first memoir, Susan Mailer shines brightly as she presents vignettes of her own formative moments alongside valuable glimpses into the life and times of her father Norman.
Review: The Red Ribbon: A Memoir of Lightning and Rebuilding After Loss by Nancy Freund Bills
The memoir’s inciting incident is the death of her estranged husband who is struck by lightning while boating.
REVIEW: All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom edited by Deborah Santana
Editor Deborah Santana compiles work from an ensemble of invigorating women.
Review: The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out by William Dameron
William Dameron writes, “Conversion therapy doesn’t always occur at a facility. Often, it takes place at the dining-room table.”
Review: Gray Is The New Black: A Memoir of Self-Acceptance by Dorothy Rice
Allowing her hair to go grey is only the beginning of Rice’s quest for self-acceptance and self-forgiveness.
Review: Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered – The Definitive How-To Guide by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
In their dual memoir, dubbed the first of its kind by its publisher, Kilgariff and Hardstark write openly about mental illness….
Review: Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come: One Introvert’s Year of Saying Yes by Jessica Pan
Life stories, while different for everyone, sometimes share something in common.
Review: A Grip of Time: When Prison Is Your Life by Lauren Kessler
What is life like behind bars? Unless you’re an animal in a zoo, a corrections officer, or have endured a prison sentence, chances are you don’t know.
Review: Seven at Sea by Erik Orton and Emily Orton
…freedom is often presented as the solution to stressful, overcommitted lifestyles, but it usually comes with a caveat.
