A review of Martha Park’s essay collection, “World Without End: Essays on Apocalypse and After.”
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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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Wes Jamison Scavenges for Hard Truths in Essay Collection “Carrion”
A review of Wes Jamison’s “Carrion.”
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To Wreck and Regenerate: Kirsten Reneau’s “Sensitive Creatures”
In her debut collection of essays, “Sensitive Creatures,” Kirsten Reneau leaves it all on the page: trauma, sexual assault, addiction, suicidal ideation, and amongst the angsty detritus, there remains the undertones of love and hope.
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“Believe me when I say I never think about being taken seriously”: Short-story master George Singleton talks about his change-of-pace essay collection
An interview with George Singleton about his new collection of essays, “Asides.”
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Capturing “what it is like to live beside, beneath, above, near, and among others”: Lydia Davis’ “Our Strangers”
A review of Lydia Davis’ new collection, “Our Strangers.”
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Room as Refuge in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge”
A review of “Meet Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage” by Helen Ellis.
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Conversations on Human and Animal Spirituality in “Coming Into Animal Presence”
John Lane’s latest essay collection, “Coming Into Animal Presence,” explores his career, religion, relationships, and environmentalism.
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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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