An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
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.
The memoir’s inciting incident is the death of her estranged husband who is struck by lightning while boating.
Editor Deborah Santana compiles work from an ensemble of invigorating women.
William Dameron writes, “Conversion therapy doesn’t always occur at a facility. Often, it takes place at the dining-room table.”
Allowing her hair to go grey is only the beginning of Rice’s quest for self-acceptance and self-forgiveness.
In their dual memoir, dubbed the first of its kind by its publisher, Kilgariff and Hardstark write openly about mental illness….
Life stories, while different for everyone, sometimes share something in common.
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.
…freedom is often presented as the solution to stressful, overcommitted lifestyles, but it usually comes with a caveat.
Though the subject is serious, Xi finds a balance by weaving in references from Angry Birds to Malcolm in the Middle along the way.
