Book Review
In the Company of Radical Women Writers
In Rosemary Hennessy’s immersive book, seven singular authors are analyzed in terms of their unconventional lives and literary works. Drawing social crisis parallels between the 2020s and the Great Depression, this book unearths the...
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Art Works
In "Art Works", Ken Grossinger analyzes exciting new collaborations to enact social change. With scores of detailed examples and insights from community organizers and artists, this book covers strategies for using art to reach broad...
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Real Thai Cooking
Intimate, vibrant, exuberant, and with elements of a travelogue, Chawadee Nualkhair’s cookbook "Real Thai Cooking" introduces regional specialties with flair. Surveying four Thai regions and their unique cooking styles, flavors, and...
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Small Fires
The creative, bracing essays of Rebecca May Johnson’s "Small Fires" redefine the act of cooking and elevate the value of domestic labor. They critique what it means to interpret recipes; with a combination of intellectual rigor and...
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Soil and Spirit
Scott Chaskey’s elegant and spirited essay collection "Soil and Spirit" concerns the interconnectedness of elements and life forms. Studded with literary quotes, poetry, personal anecdotes, and scenes from a well-traveled life, these...
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Making Camp
Noting that camping rocketed in popularity during COVID-19, "Making Camp" explores the history of recreational camping, from its nineteenth-century Adirondack beginnings through to the present. With an abundance of vintage illustrations...
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Still Positive
"Still Positive" is a frank, insightful memoir about living with an HIV diagnosis. Julie Lewis’s appealing memoir "Still Positive" covers decades of living with a chronic illness; it includes advice for survivors alongside a detailed...
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Serving Herself
"Serving Herself" is Ashley Brown’s impressive biography of Althea Gibson, a multifaceted trailblazer in sports. Gibson was a sports prodigy whose drive and career path bewildered her working-class family. She had to take side gigs to...