Jennifer Kabat’s memoir, “The Eighth Moon,” seeks to make sense of family, politics, and land today through the lens of the past.
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Rachel Lutwick-Deaner is an Assistant Professor of English at Grand Rapids Community College. She has a BA from Colgate University, an MA from North Carolina State University, and she is currently working on an MFA in creative non-fiction from Queens University of Charlotte. Rachel has taught writing for over 20 years, and when she is not reading or grading student papers, she can be found cooking or spending time with her family in East Grand Rapids, MI.
Ornithology and Activism Go Hand-in-Hand in “Birding to Change the World”
A review of Trish O’Kane’s “Birding to Change the World,” an engaging and eye-opening memoir of one woman’s commitment to her community and the natural world.
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A Cast of Characters Keeps “Stone Motel” Up and Running
This Queer coming-of-age story explores themes of work, family, grief and more.
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A True Story of Institutional American Racism: Len Lawson’s “Negro Asylum for the Lunatic Insane”
A review of Len Lawson’s collection of poetry, “Negro Asylum for the Lunatic Insane.”
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A Single Mom Off-Roads in “The Wounds That Bind Us”
A review of the memoir, “The Wounds That Bind Us.”
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On Difference and Disability in “Secret Harvests”
A review of David Mas Matsumoto’s “Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm.”
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Finding Self and Home in S.L. Wisenberg’s “The Wandering Womb”
A review of S.L. Wisenberg’s new essay collection, “The Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home.”
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“The In-Betweens” Is Intimate and Honest
Davon Loeb’s memoir, “The In-Betweens,” pulses with life and truth.
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“Tell Me What You See” Is A Timeless Collection About Unprecedented Times
A review of Terena Elizabeth Bell’s collection of short stories, “Tell Me What You See.”
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“Smothered and Covered” Sheds New Light on a Southern Staple
A review of Ty Matejowsky’s “Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary.”
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