By Dinty W. Moore Many writers wrestle heroically towards publishing a primary e book, a ‘bucket record’ achievement of kinds, proof that our lives have which means and our challenges don’t defeat us. I perceive the urge, definitely, however on the identical time I typically query whether or not the “e book” is the perfect…
Interviewed by Morgan Baker I didn’t count on Map of a Coronary heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Discovering the Approach House (Vine Leaves Press; February 2026) to be a web page turner, like a thriller, however it’s. Within the e book, Jacque Gorelick and her younger husband, Ed, go for a hike with their…
By Natalie Serianni Confession: I’m a author who balks at sharing my opinions. I’ve them, after all, however I usually draw back from sharing them in my writing. As a result of, as I’ve realized, so many issues could be true on the identical time. When nuance is in every single place, it may be…
Interviewed By Nan J. Bauer There’s an essay in Jill Christman’s If This Had been Fiction: A Love Story in Essays the place she describes the time her daughter, 4 years outdated on the time, rammed a googly eye up her nostril. Detecting and extracting the attention is harrowing enterprise. It’s additionally hilarious. And it’s classic…
By Suzanne Roberts About 4 years in the past, my buddy Kim informed me a couple of platform for newsletters known as Substack. I had by no means heard of it. “And a variety of writers are utilizing it,” she stated. “However what would I ship out?” I requested. Kim stated, “You might write about…
Interviewed by J. Michael Lennon Halfway by way of Dizzy: A Memoir (West Virginia College Press; 2025), an alternately excruciating and lyrical memoir of being misplaced for 18 years within the complexities of a tough to diagnose medical situation, Rachel Weaver runs right into a fellow affected person at one of many innumerable clinics the place…