An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
Uniting a storyline from a collection of disparate essays using the chronology of memoir requires a combination of artful talent and a confident pluck with narrative craft.
Castillo first crossed the border with his family when he was five years old. Just before leaving Mexico, he went temporarily blind…
“Country” is a Southern California story and an American diaspora story – but ultimately it’s most deeply a women’s story.
The murder of Margo might seem like the beginning of a Law and Order episode at first glance…
I think it’s safe to say that Sue William Silverman thinks about death more than you or I…
It seems unbelievable at first that a woman with her job experience would find herself struggling to stay employed.
By Amy FishHeavenly Father (the Jewish one), thank you for bringing to me The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher’s Kid by Ronna Russell (April 2019, Black Rose Writing) for review. At first, I thought it would be tricky, given that I have no background knowledge of this faith, but I quickly got caught up in…
Lise Funderburg has collected diverse stories of parenthood and childhood, of love, loss…
Saeed Jones chronicles his path toward self-realization and self-acceptance with astonishing grace…
As a woman diagnosed with MRKH, my editor was eager to send me her book to review, and I was eager to read it.
