Hollywood. It is its own special kind of crazy, full of egotists and dreamers, where the idea of “failure” is unacceptable.
Review: Hollywood Digs: An Archaeology of Shadows by Ken LaZebnik
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
Review: Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed by John F. Ross.
In his new biography Enduring Courage: Ace PIlot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed … John F. Ross has made another valuable contribution to the annals of American history.
Review: Under Magnolia by Frances Mayes
“One reason I felt immediately at home in Tuscany was that certain strong currents of life reminded me of the South.”
Review: The World Almanac for Kids 2014
As a homeschooling parent to a precocious second-grader, I was thrilled to have the chance to review The World Almanac for Kids (World Almanac, 2014) with my daughter.
Review: Myself and Some Other Being: Wordsworth and the Life Writing by Daniel Robinson
Review by Kacy MuirOne of my favorite novels and films happens to be one in the same — Big Fish —written by Daniel Wallace and John August, respectively. The reasons are many, but two stand out in particular. Together, both mediums aspire to inspire the art of storytelling and evoke romanticism in a swift, but…
Review: Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World by Shereen El Feki
In her new work of literary journalism, “Sex and the Citadel: Intimate Life in a Changing Arab World,” Shereen El Feki tackles the hotbed topic of sexuality in the Middle East, specifically Egypt.
Review: Butterfly Tears: Stories of Entrapment to Empowerment
The stories presented in Butterfly Tears are at the same time horrific and heartwarming.
Review: Zoo Station by Christiane Felscherinow
The memoir, set in the Zoo Subway Station (Banhhof Zoo), Gropiusstadt housing projects, and neighboring areas in West Berlin was first published in Germany in 1979.
Review: Mattie C’s Boy — The Shelley Stewart Story by Don Keith and Shelley Stewart
We are but a generation from the protests that brought upon the Civil Rights movement, and Shelley Stewart was at the center of it.
Review: Happenstance by Robert Root
It’s the story of a mellow, introverted child who through one happenstance to another finds his way.
