Hippocampus Magazine & Books Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature
Zibby Owens
"The writing's energetic pace offers a glimpse into what we imagine Owens' life pace to be: bubbly, hectic, exuberant, never a dull moment." -- from Layla Khoury-Hanold's review of Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature by Zibby Owens https://t.co/joaNqY4iax
Paperback, 2022
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and the Writer's Life
Stephen J. West
INTERVIEW: Stephen J. West (@swestfuture), Author of Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and The Writer's Life https://t.co/AP1OdvTysR #AuthorInterview
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Be with Me Always: Essays
Randon Billings Noble
"Lyric essays remain slippery to define. Their flexibility is their strength -- and their delight." -- Randon Billings Noble in Getting to the Truth, our craft anthology. Details: https://t.co/Jpo2QhP3uk
Paperback, 2019
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Thin Places
Kerri Ní Dochartaigh
REVIEW: Thin Places: A Natural History of Healing and Home by Kerri ní Dochartaigh (reviewed by Emily Webber) https://t.co/VjwDvxuJPI #memoirreview #bookreview
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Open: One Woman's Journey Through Love and Polyamory
Rachel Krantz
On Liberation: A Conversation with Rachel Krantz, Author of Open: An Uncensored Memoir of Love, Liberation, and Non-Monogamy (interview by Amy Reardon) https://t.co/0xUGvJ5Xz5
Paperback, 2024
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life Into a Dying American Town
Susan Hartman
REVIEW: City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life Into a Dying American Town by Susan Hartman -- reviewed by Deirdre Sinnott https://t.co/Ub6E2FNHdu #bookreview
Paperback, 2023
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative
Melissa Febos
"Melissa Febos dedicates her latest book, _Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative_ , to her students. After reading the book in one sitting, I feel as though I am one of them..." -- from Michelle Bowdler's review https://t.co/FLnqj2gR0D #BookReview
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family
Madhushree Ghosh
"...Ghosh lays out a tale that deftly braids the ways in which food has formed her identity and sense of belonging." -- from our review of _Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family by Madhushree Ghosh_ (reviewed by Layla Khoury-Hanold) https://t.co/1e08O1Qhej
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of the Book Review Part IVb: My pen is my harp and my lyre; my library is my garden and my orchard
David B. Levy
Conference Session & Speaker Preview: @VickiMayk (our reviews editor!) -- Read Any Good Books Lately? The Art of the Book Review https://t.co/BFX4YowJuO #HippoCamp22 https://t.co/FDYoEaCArL
Hardcover, 2021
$45.84$22.92 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Craft and Conscience: How to Write about Social Issues
Kavita Das
REVIEW: Craft & Conscience: How To Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das -- "Writing about sociopolitical issues is a craft issue examined in a timely book for writers of all experience levels." https://t.co/e3QzkMhoqu #bookreview
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book