Category: Reviews

An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.

…dry wit and humor are part of what makes this grueling tale so compelling a read….

“How much pain can you handle?” Repeated multiple times….this question guides the narrative,

While pitched as an adventure story… it is so much more than that…. It’s a “finding one’s “own voice and learn[ing] to trust it” coming-of-age story…

Gerber is a writer’s writer, sharing memories of more than 60 years of working at the craft

Dorsey Nunn never forgot the question a friend asked him on the day he walked out of San Quentin Prison.

When someone is alive and healthy, it is easy to think you have all the time in the world to say everything you need.

Steve Fisher is a reliable narrator, full of honesty.

It’s a gift to learn from others’ disciplines—and discipline—from their careful, thoughtful study and observation.

[Ariel] Gordon creates an intimacy with the reader that makes us sit up and take notice…”

Hell Gate Bridge is an apt metaphor. Miskin’s symptoms were many, severe, and disorienting.

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