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...
Book Review
The Beginning Comes After the End
by Kristen Rabe
Rebecca Solnit’s clearsighted, inspiring essay collection celebrates the achievements of the progressive movement and poses a hopeful vision of the future. This book celebrates an “epic transformation” still underway, driven by the...
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...
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...
Book Review
Raised by Ferns
by Kristen Rabe
Maya Jewell Zeller’s poetic memoir-in-essays addresses issues of privilege, poverty, immigration, cultural literacy, and the power of nature. The book centers Zeller’s life in the Pacific Northwest. “The Privilege Button”...
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...
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...
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...
