Book Review
Cigar Box Lithographs Volume VII
by Meg Nola
Focused on woman-centered cigar box labels that gave smokers an opportunity to contemplate “greater, long-lasting values,” "Cigar Box Lithographs Volume VII" is an appealing collector’s guide. With a central theme of notable women,...
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17 Runs
by Meg Nola
About rising above troubling circumstances and leaning on one’s chosen family for support, "17 Runs" models self-improvement. Garnet Morris and Olivia Chadwick’s motivational friendship memoir–cum–self-help book "17 Runs" models...
Book Review
The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty
by Meg Nola
With sensual finesse, the historical novel "The Ashtrays Are Full and the Glasses Are Empty" captures the decadence of a changing nation via a couple’s unique marriage. Kirsten Mickelwait’s shimmering historical novel "The Ashtrays...
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The Roots of the Guava Tree
by Meg Nola
About an intercultural childhood impacted by international tensions, "The Roots of the Guava Tree" is a revealing memoir. Sonia Daccarett’s moving memoir "The Roots of the Guava Tree" is about being the daughter of a Jewish mother and...
Book Review
The Aperture Effect
by Meg Nola
Guiding partners to assess and maintain a mutual sense of openness, "The Aperture Effect" is a supportive relationship guide. Psychiatrist and couples therapist Kathryn Ford’s relationship guide "The Aperture Effect" utilizes...
Book Review
Frida Kahlo's Love Letters
by Meg Nola
Edited by Suzanne Barbezat, Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters is a collection of the artist’s correspondence illuminated by Kahlo’s unique spirit. Barbezat was inspired to compile a selection of Kahlo’s correspondence while researching...
Book Review
The Secret Life of a Cemetery
by Meg Nola
Benoît Gallot’s book explores France’s famed Père-Lachaise Cemetery, the final resting place for centuries of Parisians and the site of numerous celebrity graves, including those of Frédéric Chopin, Colette, Oscar Wilde, and Jim...
Book Review
Background for Love
by Meg Nola
Helen Wolff’s exquisite autobiographical novella "Background for Love" captures a brief yet idyllic Côte d’Azur respite from the impending fascism of 1930s Germany. A nameless German woman travels with her forty-year-old lover from...