The stories presented in Butterfly Tears are at the same time horrific and heartwarming.
Review: Butterfly Tears: Stories of Entrapment to Empowerment
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
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.
Review: Marmee & Louisa: The Untold Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Mother
Untold stories bring the past into the present. An irresistible attraction for those of us who are attracted to biographies and historical stories …
Review: Much Ado About Loving by Jack Murnighan and Maura Kelly
Imagine some of the most notable literary minds in a room together. No matter their time or works, they sit in a circle connected by one central theme — love.
Review: The Fluency of Light: Coming of Age in a Theatre of Black and White by Aisha Sabatini Sloan
Throughout history, individuals have been defined and separated by their differences.
Review: Resurrection Year — Turning Broken Dreams into New Beginnings by Sheridan Voysey
Resurrection Year seeks hope and renewal after a 10-year journey through the trials of infertility
Reel Life: Beauty Day, directed by Jay Cheel
Director Jay Cheel’s debut film, Beauty Day, introduces audiences to the lively and entertaining Ralph Zavidil. Better known to Canadian audiences as his alter ego Cap’n Video…
Review: Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala
“They are my world. How do I make them dead?” This is Sonali Deraniyagala’s thought after losing her husband Steve, their two sons, and her parents to a tsunami.
