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The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas

The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano by Donna Freitas Having heard this book compared to Atkinson's Life after Life, I…

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus I was excited to read this after all the hype. It is a funny…

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery This book's power is made even more sharp by its economy, it's exactitude.…

Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez

Crying in the Bathroom by Erika L. Sánchez This is a memoir of inter-connected, more or less chronological essays that…

Finding Freedom by Erin French

Finding Freedom: A Cook's Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by Erin French I listened to this audio book narrated…

Thank You, Mr. Nixon by Gish Jen

Thank You, Mr. Nixon by Gish Jen Really enjoyed this collection of interconnected stories which span 50 years of Chinese…

Mother’s Day is Complicated

I’m the first to recognize Mother’s Day as complicated. Invented in 1908 by Ann Jarvis to celebrate her own mother,…

This Earth Day, Celebrate our Ultimate Mother

This essay was originally published on Medium.com. I set out to write a blog for Mother’s Day; all my novels,…

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas

Vladimir by Julia May Jonas I enjoyed the protagonist's perspective so much. In Vladimir, a fifty-eight year old female English…

I Came All This Way to Meet You by Jami Attenberg

I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg This an especially good read for…