- Mar 7
Review of After Annie by Anna Quindlen
Young mom Annie's abrupt death leaves her four children, husband, and best friend reeling. Each of them must find a way back to...
- Sep 26, 2023
Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
The slim novel Blue Hour explores ambivalence about motherhood, unflinching details of the experience of miscarriage, relationship...
- Sep 21, 2023
Review of Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles
Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville as he travels the country...
- Aug 15, 2023
Review of A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella
Joella's lovely exploration of three characters' loss and grief allows for deep human connection, the forging of messy paths forward, and...
- May 25, 2023
Review of The Light of the World: A Memoir by Elizabeth Alexander
ICYMI: Poet Elizabeth Alexander writes a gorgeous account of her love affair with her husband and the trauma of his sudden death in a...
- Nov 30, 2022
Review of An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
ICYMI: Elizabeth McCracken shares her heartbreaking, gorgeous, terrible story of loss and love surrounding the loss of her baby at nine...