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Book Cover for: Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, Zibby Owens

Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature

Zibby Owens
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"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
Book Cover for: Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and the Writer's Life, Stephen J. West

Soft-Boiled: An Investigation of Masculinity and the Writer's Life

Stephen J. West
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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
Book Cover for: Be with Me Always: Essays, Randon Billings Noble

Be with Me Always: Essays

Randon Billings Noble
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"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
Book Cover for: Thin Places, Kerri Ní Dochartaigh

Thin Places

Kerri Ní Dochartaigh
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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
Book Cover for: Open: One Woman's Journey Through Love and Polyamory, Rachel Krantz

Open: One Woman's Journey Through Love and Polyamory

Rachel Krantz
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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
Book Cover for: City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life Into a Dying American Town, Susan Hartman

City of Refugees: The Story of Three Newcomers Who Breathed Life Into a Dying American Town

Susan Hartman
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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
Book Cover for: Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative, Melissa Febos

Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative

Melissa Febos
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"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
Book Cover for: Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family, Madhushree Ghosh

Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family

Madhushree Ghosh
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"...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
Book Cover for: 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

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
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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
Book Cover for: Craft and Conscience: How to Write about Social Issues, Kavita Das

Craft and Conscience: How to Write about Social Issues

Kavita Das
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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