Category Archives: Book review

This is the first post in a short series. We begin with a review of the book Family Trouble. Next week, I’ll post a personal essay about an experience with “the hazards and rewards” of writing about loved ones. As … Continue reading →

Book review by Sarah White I’ve spent the last twenty-plus years creating the conditions for people to recall, write, and share their life stories, so you can guess my reaction when I heard there was a new book out proclaiming … Continue reading →

By Sarah White Who would believe that a book about grammar could be fun, delightful, and thought-provoking? Lawrence Weinstein’s Grammar for a Full Life is all that. Weinstein doesn’t just want to us straight about a number of English’s famously … Continue reading →

By Sarah White Last week, I posted my review of Susan MacLeod’s excellent graphic memoir. Now, I follow up with this interview with Susan. It gave me great pleasure to talk with her about the process of creating her book. … Continue reading →

By Sarah White I met Susan MacLeod, author of Dying For Attention, when my Big MFA Adventure began in 2017 with a residency on the campus of the University of King’s College in Halifax. Every student in this MFA-Creative Nonfiction … Continue reading →

By Sarah White I met some neighbors for beers last weekend. The topic turned to where we might live when we could no longer manage our old two-story homes or afford the property taxes in our gentrifying neighborhood. One had … Continue reading →

Review by Sarah White Who are we, these people who love to read about people who start businesses, plucky Davids in a world of corporate Goliaths? Lentil Underground is the kind of book we delight to stumble upon, then wake up early … Continue reading →