REVIEW: The Problem Drinker by Kyle Kouri July 9, 2026 The Problem Drinker took me on one heck of a ride. Read full story →
REVIEW x2: Take It From Me by Alia Hannah Habib & Verb Your Enthusiasm by Sarah L. Kaufman June 12, 2026 Habib and Kaufman, in different but surprisingly complementary ways, have penned craft books worthy of my and (hopefully your) bookshelf. Read full story →
REVIEW: The Light Between Apple Trees by Priyanka Kumar May 6, 2026 …part botany and zoology, part ecology and climate, and part loving portrait of the author’s life… Read full story →
REVIEW: Character Witness: A Memoir by Jason Brown April 8, 2026 How do you review a car wreck? Read full story →
REVIEW: Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy by Tre Johnson January 9, 2026 ..Tre writes about… about the ways his families and communities have created joy despite everything in America that works to tamp that joy down.” Read full story →
REVIEW: Rehearsals for Dying: Digressions on Love and Cancer by Ariel Gore October 13, 2025 One of the best aspects of Rehearsals for Dying is Ariel’s focus on expanding the reader’s understanding … of breast cancer itself. Read full story →
REVIEW: How the Hell Did I Not Know That? by Lucie Frost September 15, 2025 [How the Hell Did I Not Know This] has come along to remind me that memoirs can also teach you trivia in ways that will keep you laughing. Read full story →
REVIEW: No Offense: A Memoir in Essays by Jackie Domenus August 11, 2025 No Offense is a coming-out memoir that details the many twists and turns Jackie experiences as they grapple with their own authentic identities Read full story →
REVIEW: The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex by Melissa Febos July 14, 2025 The writing in The Dry Season is smart and funny, and it blooms on the page like acres of flowers. Read full story →
REVIEW: What My Father and I Don’t Talk About, Edited by Michele Filgate June 10, 2025 Perhaps I was foolish to review this beautiful collection—my father died when I was 14, and the weight of what he and I can’t talk about is ever-present…. Read full story →