A review of Gerri Willis’ “Lincoln’s Lady Spymaster,” the story of one of the “Big Five” female spies in the American Civil War.
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All articles filed in Amy R. Martin
Amy R. Martin is a creative producer/screenwriter and essayist. Her personal and flash essays have appeared in several literary magazines. She has an MFA in creative nonfiction and stage- and screenwriting from the Queens University of Charlotte, and she lives with her husband and four children in Vienna, Virginia.
Penance and Control in “Famished”
A review of Anna Rollins’ memoir, “Famished.”
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Fraternity, Power, and Xanax in Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros”
A Review of Max Marshall’s “Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story.”
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Sarah Pekkanen’s “The Locked Ward” is an Escapist Thriller
A review of Sarah Pekkanen’s new novel, “The Locked Ward.”
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Nonfiction About Women To Meet This Moment
SRB Editor Amy Martin highlights her recent nonfiction reads about feminism and the rights of women.
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The Allure of Multiverses
SRB editor Amy Martin rounds up some of her favorite books, movies, and tv shows featuring multiverses.
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“Sad Grownups” Explores What Sadness Says About Life
Amy Stuber’s binge-worthy story collection is a perceptive, inventive, surprising, and deeply humane debut.
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“We Are Animals” Is Candid and Complex
A review of Jennifer Case’s “We Are Animals,” a collection of 15 honest and deeply considered essays.
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“Old Enough: Southern Women Artists and Writers on Creativity and Aging”: Life-, Age-, and Art-Affirming Manifestos
A review of “Old Enough: Southern Women Artists and Writers on Creativity and Aging,” edited by Jay Lamar and Jennifer Horne with Wendy Reed and Lamar Jackson.
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A Wild Whatever in “Women We Buried, Women We Burned”
Rachel Louise Snyder’s memoir, “Women We Buried, Women We Burned,” is about grief and its reverberations, but also about re-making.
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