Kristen Rabe, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Residual

by Kristen Rabe

Queer Black author and professor Tisa Bryant’s bold, inventive autobiographical essay collection is about memory, grief, home, and belonging. The hybrid essays combine poetry, stream-of-consciousness prose, scraps of dialogue, lists of... Read More

Book Review

To See Beyond

by Kristen Rabe

The brave, probing essays in Anna Badkhen’s "To See Beyond" address global issues including climate change, economic inequality, immigration, colonization, and genocide. The twenty-three essays in this collection cover a vast physical... Read More

Book Review

The Worst Fishing Dog Ever

by Kristen Rabe

Ron Dungan’s droll, engaging essay collection "The Worst Fishing Dog Ever" engages in quiet contemplation of fly-fishing in the Arizona backcountry. About fly-fishing excursions to remote streams, canyons, and lakes as remedies for... Read More

Book Review

Menopause

by Kristen Rabe

This practical, comprehensive health book addresses every imaginable subject related to menopause, including the timing of menopause and perimenopause; biological and hormonal shifts during the transition; basic signs and symptoms; hot... Read More

Book Review

Making It Up

by Kristen Rabe

Practical tips for imaginative play sessions fill "Making It Up", former theater teacher Christopher Mannino’s fun, inspiring parenting guide. Mannino’s method is simple: he recommends that parents schedule daily ten-minute playtimes... Read More

Book Review

The Ramadan Kitchen

by Kristen Rabe

Highlighting cycles of fasting and feasting, Ilhan Mohamed Abdi’s creative, enchanting cookbook features an enticing mix of new and traditional Middle Eastern recipes. Born in Somalia and raised in London, Abdi produces an alluring... Read More

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