Story Circle Book Reviews

From the very first chapter, with its description of a road where “the dirt rose behind me in big clouds that showed yellow against the blue sky,” Loving the Dead and Gone immerses readers deep into the world of North Carolina tobacco country in the early 1960s. The […]

“What does it mean to love a place? To know you are in the right place?” These two interlinked questions are at the heart of A Little Bit of Land, poet, scientist and small-farmer Jessica Gigot’s memoir of place and becoming. This lyrical narrative of Gigot’s search for […]

Abby November’s Tales of a Bubbe (grandmother) is a big-hearted love letter in poetry and vignettes to her life, to her beloved family, and to her cherished heritage. This slender book of words will show you the story of November’s life, a life we all universally share with […]

Joan Steinau Lester got my attention with the title of her memoir. What attracts us to another person? Their smile, their intelligence, or that mysterious connection you feel when you first see them. Most likely marriage isn’t the first thing on your mind; yet when the relationship leads […]