Editors' Picks
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Review of the Month
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Wax Prints of the Sahel
Opening Debra S. Boyd’s latest book, Wax Prints of the Sahel, felt like opening a treasure chest filled with rich, vibrantly colored fabrics, each with a story I couldn’t wait to discover. Inside the cover, page after page of African cultural history revealed itself as wax printed fabrics […]
Recent Reviews
Fiction
Em’s Awful Good Fortune
Marcie Maxfield’s debut novel Em’s Awful Good Fortune is a hoot. The first sentence, “Sometimes I wish he would hit me,” quickly grabs my attention. Narrator Em’s wit describes the life of a devoted wife and mother as she gives up her own dreams and career to advance […]
Anthologies and Collections
untold: defining moments of the uprooted
Untold: defining moments of the uprooted is a collection of true stories edited by Gabrielle Deonath and Kamini Ramdeen, and collected by Brown Girl Magazine. Divided into sections by the overarching themes of Identity, Being, and Relationships, each story presents a deeply personal, brave, and authentic slice-of-life from […]
Categories: Anthologies and Collections
Tags: Author of Color, Cultures, Finding self, Good Books, lgbtq+, Race relations, Women's issues
Tags: Author of Color, Cultures, Finding self, Good Books, lgbtq+, Race relations, Women's issues
Author Interviews
An Interview with Susan J. Tweit
Author of Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a Time of Dying Winner of 2021 SCN’s Sarton Memoir Award Susan J. Tweit has been published in a diversity of magazines and newspapers, including Audubon, Popular Mechanics, High Country News, and the Los Angeles Times. Her work has […]
Categories: Author Interviews, Memoir and Autobiography
Tags: Caregiving, Family relations, Good Books, grief, Our Favorite Authors
Tags: Caregiving, Family relations, Good Books, grief, Our Favorite Authors
An Interview with Michele Weldon
Author of Act Like You’re Having a Good Time 2021 Winner of SCN’s Gilda Award Michele Weldon writes frequently for many publications, including the Washington Post and USA Today. Her books include I Closed My Eyes: Revelations of a Battered Woman; Writing to Save Your Life: How to […]
Memoir and Autobiography
The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s
Mary McCracken writes with honest poignancy in beautiful prose in The Memory of All That: A Love Story about Alzheimer’s as she shares her observations and tribulations of her beloved husband’s journey into dementia. The book’s dedication sets the tone: “For Cal McCracken, May all know love like […]
Our Favorite Authors
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An Interview with Susan J. Tweit
Author of Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a Time of Dying Winner of 2021 SCN’s Sarton Memoir Award Susan J. Tweit has been published in a diversity of magazines and newspapers, including Audubon, Popular Mechanics, High Country News, and the Los Angeles Times. Her work has […]
Categories: Author Interviews, Memoir and Autobiography
Tags: Caregiving, Family relations, Good Books, grief, Our Favorite Authors
Tags: Caregiving, Family relations, Good Books, grief, Our Favorite Authors
An Interview with Michele Weldon
Author of Act Like You’re Having a Good Time 2021 Winner of SCN’s Gilda Award Michele Weldon writes frequently for many publications, including the Washington Post and USA Today. Her books include I Closed My Eyes: Revelations of a Battered Woman; Writing to Save Your Life: How to […]
