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Leaving Space for Hope: Elizabeth Hilborn’s “Restoring Eden”

By: Lacey Lyons September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Interviewschicago review press, Elizabeth Hilborn, Memoir, Nonfiction, Restoring EdenLeave a Comment

An interview with Elizabeth Hilborn about her new memoir, “Restoring Eden.”

The Presence of Absence in Hybrid Memoir “Disequilibria”

By: Claire O'Brien July 21, 2023July 18, 2023

ReviewsDisequilibria, Memoir, Nonfiction, Review, Robert Lunday, University of New Mexico PressLeave a Comment

A review of “Disequilibria: Meditations on Missingness” by Robert Lunday.

Room as Refuge in “Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge”

By: Jenny Maattala July 7, 2023June 17, 2023

ReviewsEssays, Helen Ellis, Meet Me in the Coral Lounge, Memoir, NonfictionLeave a Comment

A review of “Meet Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage” by Helen Ellis.

Oranges, Tradition, and Survival In “Through the Groves”

By: Katharine Armbrester June 27, 2023June 26, 2023

ReviewsAnne Hull, Florida, Memoir, Through the GrovesLeave a Comment

Anne Hull’s memoir, “Through the Groves,” is evocative and haunting.

A Single Mom Off-Roads in “The Wounds That Bind Us”

By: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner June 7, 2023June 4, 2023

ReviewsKelley Shinn, Memoir, Nonfiction, The Wounds That Bind Us1 Comment

A review of the memoir, “The Wounds That Bind Us.”

“Black Chameleon”: Memoir and Mythology

By: Katharine Armbrester March 29, 2023March 27, 2023

ReviewsBlack Chameleon, Debora D.E.E.P. Mouton, Memoir, PoetryLeave a Comment

“Black Chameleon: Memory, Womanhood, and Myth” is a bold and innovative memoir by Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton.

“The In-Betweens” Is Intimate and Honest

By: Rachel Lutwick-Deaner February 20, 2023April 3, 2023

ReviewsDavon Loeb, Memoir, Nonfiction, The In-Betweens1 Comment

Davon Loeb’s memoir, “The In-Betweens,” pulses with life and truth.

“down here in Tennessee”: An Interview with Drew Bratcher

By: M. Randal O'Wain January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

InterviewsBub, Drew Bratcher, Essays, Interview, Memoir, Nashville, NonfictionLeave a Comment

An interview with Drew Bratcher about his new book, “Bub: Essays From Just North of Nashville.”

“Because the World is Round” Poignantly Punctuates Memories with Metaphor

By: Jenna Jaureguy December 28, 2022December 28, 2022

ReviewsBecause the World is Round, Deep Vellum Publishing, Jane Saginaw, Memoir, Nonfiction, ReviewLeave a Comment

Jane Saginaw’s nonfiction debut pairs anecdotes of childhood and world travel to craft a remarkable coming-of-age narrative.

Lynn Melnick “Had to Think Up a Way to Survive” in Nonfiction Debut

By: Jennette Holzworth November 4, 2022November 1, 2022

ReviewsDolly Parton, I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive, Lynn Melnick, Memoir, Nonfiction, University of Texas PressLeave a Comment

Lynn Melnick recounts her life through the lens of Dolly Parton’s music, which provided the inspiration to finally face the traumas of her life head-on.