A plane touches tarmac in Chengdu, China, in 1980 as the memoir Whispers from the Valley of the Yak opens. The author has returned to her birthplace with her parents, […]
Read MoreEggs In Purgatory is a memoir that starts with a suicide attempt by Genanne Walsh’s 89-year-old father, who is living in her home. He did not have a terminal illness […]
Read MoreIn “Wildflower Bouquet,” which is one of the prose poems in Plums for Months, author Zaji Cox says, “I love the way mismatched things will fit perfectly together to make […]
Read MoreIn late 2017, when the massive Thomas fire raged in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, Kim Cantin and her family evacuated in response to several alerts issued by local authorities […]
Read MoreGrowth: A Mother, Her Son, and the Brain Tumor They Survived, a memoir by Karen DeBonis, is a mesmerizing story of the journey of a mother and son. Not just […]
Read MoreStories from the Sheriff’s Daughter is an interesting and fun read. The voice of the twelve-year-old protagonist rings true with sharp memories of her years living in the unpretentious bungalow […]
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