I love friendship writing as a sort of foil to the marriage plot, especially when it exists within a larger story about feminism and women’s life writing. There should be more stories about friendship that feel so vulnerable and honest.…

I have never really thought about how much illustration and memoir work so well together before, but this book is a great example of how illustration can be a powerful vehicle for articulating emotion and memory. The juxtaposition between complex…

Go Ahead in the Rain was absolutely meant for savoring, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The lyricism and poetry that ran throughout was a key aspect of the storytelling itself. His voice blended biography, memoir, and cultural criticism…

Purrfect Memories, Inc. History Purrfect Memories, Inc. (PMI)  is an American catalog order company that sells cat-themed Christian-inspired collectibles. The company was founded in 1979 by artist Stephen J. Block. He is quoted in stating that he believes his paintbrush…

I’ve read the Situation and the Story a few times now, and I always find Gornick’s clear definition of story helpful: “The story is the emotional experience that preoccupies the writer: the insight, the wisdom, the thing one has come…

Along with Phillip’s Room, Timmy’s Tower serves as another monument to Butcher’s grief within the Precious Moments Chapel. The bell tower was constructed in 2014, two years after the death of his other son, Timothy Butcher. A mourning room accompanies…

Lili Annolik knows the truth. Eve was serious about her art. (p. 39). The author drives this point nicely throughout Hollywood’s Eve, infusing her writing with details and footnotes that give Eve’s work and character dimension beyond the surface. Beauty…