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In ‘Animal Quintet,’ Colin Dayan Revisits the Animals of Her Childhood

By: Aubrey Cofield April 7, 2021April 8, 2021

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A review of Colin Dayan’s new book, ‘Animal Quintet: A Southern Memoir.’

Nick Flynn on ‘This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire’ and Making the Unconscious Conscious

By: Carrie Teresa Sage February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

InterviewsMemoir, Nick Flynn, Nonfiction, This Is the Night Our House Will Catch FireLeave a Comment

An interview with Nick Flynn about his new book, ‘This Is the Night Our House Will Catch Fire.’

Cassie Chambers on ‘Hill Women’ and Finding Strength in Her Background

By: Ellis Elliott February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

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An interview with Cassie Chambers about her memoir, “Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains.”

A Tapestry of Connectivity in ‘I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird’

By: Jonathan Haupt January 21, 2021January 20, 2021

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Susan Cerulean’s recent memoir ‘I Have Been Assigned the Single Bird’ chronicles both her end-of-life care for her octogenarian father and her stewardship of seabirds on an isolated Florida island.

‘Dog Flowers’: Excavation and Tribute

By: Nikki Leahy January 19, 2021January 18, 2021

ReviewsDanielle Geller, Dog Flowers, Memoir, Nonfiction1 Comment

Danielle Geller’s new memoir ‘Dog Flowers’ is a complex story of family, and addiction.