Category: Non Fiction Books
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Reviewed by Brian Watson No Offense: A Memoir in Essays, by Jackie Domenus (ELJ Editions; February 2025) is the kind of memoir I believed had gone out of fashion — and had been informed as a lot by a literary agent who shall stay anonymous. No Offense is a coming-out memoir that particulars the numerous twists…
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By Bernadette Geyer My writing initiatives spawn and multiply in varied laptop folders, or huddle clipped collectively on my desk topped with a Publish-it observe that claims “For enhancing.” There are additionally dozens of dog-eared journal pages, ready for me to overview and decide if there’s one thing to work on sooner or later. I’ve…
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Reviewed by Amy Goldmacher “Oh my god, right here it’s: it’s coming for me.” In Physique: My Life in Elements (Vine Leaves Press; Could 2025), Nina B.Lichtenstein reckons with center age, menopause, and the uncertainty of well being and wellness on this part of life. On a middle-of-the-night rest room run, Lichtenstein experiences a sudden and…
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By Deborah Carr Anne Lamott first coined the time period “shitty first draft” in her 1994 ebook on writing, Hen by Hen. Her intent was for writers to free themselves from the burden of feeling that their first draft needed to be excellent, and even coherent: it simply needed to be written down. However whereas…
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By Amy Shea I didn’t got down to write a researched narrative nonfiction ebook. I’d spent over a decade writing largely private essays and artistic nonfiction. However once I felt the pull to put in writing on the subject of disparities in loss of life and dying, which finally developed into my debut ebook, Too…
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A few years in the past, in an grownup writing workshop, the trainer requested us to profile a father or mother. On the time, I used to be struggling in my relationship with my father so he got here instantly to thoughts. I started with, “My father is the tallest of two sons born and…
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By Margaret Anne Mary Moore Seeing my Google Doc’s “Final Opened” timestamp, I cringed. Although my essay-in-progress was a chunk I used to be enthusiastic about, seven months had handed since my final revision. At the moment, I put a number of bullet factors in digital sticky notes with the instructions I deliberate on…
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There’s a well-worn trope within the literary world that publishing a e-book is an act of creation analogous to producing a human life. Authors consult with their “e-book infants,” announce due dates, have a good time publication birthdays, enlist e-book doulas. “It’s your child!” I’ve been informed of my forthcoming debut. “It should really feel…
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You Are a Author Swirling in Despair August 13, 2025 § By Laura Rink Your present writing mission has stalled. A mission you received’t abandon. A mission that should progress, and shortly. You stare on the web page. You scroll by way of the manuscript. You flip by way of your notes. No options seem.…
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A few years in the past, in an grownup writing workshop, the trainer requested us to profile a mother or father. On the time, I used to be struggling in my relationship with my father so he got here instantly to thoughts. I started with, “My father is the tallest of two sons born and…