When author Ellen Forney got a diagnosis of bipolar, one of the things she considered was the significant number of artists and writers who suffer(ed) […]
Delicious Reads: A Book List
Presenting a list of culinary fiction and nonfiction titles to make your mind and mouth water. The Language of Baklava by Diana Abu-Jaber Life, […]
Vicarious Experience: Reading Memoirs
I often reserve a slew of books all at once after reading reviews or articles, so when I began reading The Rules of the Tunnel: […]
Haunted
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, it’s clear that Eric Nuzum was haunted–by dread and hopelessness and also by a little blonde girl in […]
My Friend Dahmer
Yeah, that Dahmer. Somebody had to have gone to school with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, right? Comic artist/writer Derf Backderf grew up a few miles […]
Rebel, Rebel
Imagine having to sneak off to go to a library and hiding books under your mattress. Imagine having your future husband selected by your grandparents […]
La Belle Vie-a Year in Paris
Reading Eloisa James’s Paris in Love: A Memoir is much like getting a postcard from your dearest friend as she briefly describes her year long trip to […]
Burn Down the Gene Pool
Growing up as a hearing child of deaf parents, Kambri Crews (Burn Down the Ground: a Memoir) witnessed a culture and learned a language that only […]
Divine Memoirs
For me, perhaps the most compelling thing about memoirs is when the author finds herself at odds with her upbringing and the ensuing struggle that […]
