An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
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.
“One reason I felt immediately at home in Tuscany was that certain strong currents of life reminded me of the South.”
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 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…
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.
The stories presented in Butterfly Tears are at the same time horrific and heartwarming.
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.
We are but a generation from the protests that brought upon the Civil Rights movement, and Shelley Stewart was at the center of it.
It’s the story of a mellow, introverted child who through one happenstance to another finds his way.
Untold stories bring the past into the present. An irresistible attraction for those of us who are attracted to biographies and historical stories …
