More sociological study than memoir, Rehab examines the U.S. model of addiction recovery through four people.
REVIEW: Rehab: An American Scandal by Shoshana Walter
Category: Articles
REVIEW: The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican Memoir of Plants and Dreams by Jason Allen-Paisant
Allen-Paisant juxtaposes his childhood in Jamaica with his current middle-class life in Leeds, UK….
REVIEW: Radical Cartography: How Changing Our Maps Can Change Our World by William Rankin
Radical Cartography’s best achievement is explaining what maps can do and why it’s worthwhile to learn more about them.
REVIEW: Frog and Other Essays by Anne Fadiman
…a masterclass in how the ordinary of everyday life can lead to the extraordinary.
INTERVIEW: Carol Lin, Author of When News Breaks: A Memoir of Love and War
We speak to CNN anchor Carol Lin about her new book, When News Breaks: A Memoir of Love and War
INTERVIEW: Rachel Weaver, Author of Dizzy: A Memoir
…an alternately excruciating and lyrical memoir of being lost for 18 years in the complexities of a hard to diagnose condition…
INTERVIEW: Jill Christman, Author of The Heart Folds Early: A Memoir
…the book is heartbreaking. But it is also filled with joy, beauty, tension, conflict; it’s a great read.
INTERVIEW: Jacque Gorelick, Author of Map of a Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Finding the Way Home
I didn’t expect Map of a Heart to be a page turner, like a mystery, but it is.
CRAFT: Music and Meaning in Memoir by John Garrison
Music can be closely tied to our memories, and this can be a boon when we write about our past experiences.
REVIEW: Football by Chuck Klosterman
As a student of football and of writing about it, I was first drawn to the simplicity of the title.
