Autumn Light by Pico Iyer
Pico Iyer's latest memoir, Autumn Light, begins with a sudden call from his wife, Hiroko Takeuchi, informing him of her father's hospitalization in Japan. While away from home, Iyer learns of his father-in-law's...
The Dolphin Letters, 1970–1979 by Elizabeth Hardwick, Robert Lowell and their Circle, edited by...
"Art just isn’t worth that much." This famous admonition from Elizabeth Bishop to Robert Lowell refers to his use of passages from Elizabeth Hardwick's letters without her consent in his 1973 poetry collection...
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
One recurring question in Carmen Maria Machado’s latest memoir about an abusive same-sex relationship is: How did we end up here? Followed by: Is this the breaking point?
For instance, Machado illustrates a nightmarish...
This Is One Way to Dance by Sejal Shah
Sejal Shah's first collection of essays, This Is One Way to Dance, delves into the visibility and invisibility experienced by South Asian Americans. Through twenty-five interconnected essays spanning two decades, Shah shares reflections...
Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine
Czesław Miłosz expressed that in poetry, he was not trying to escape from fear but to show that fear and reverence can coexist. Rebecca Loncraine recounts in her memoir Skybound how flying in...
South and West: From a Notebook by Joan Didion
During times of intense social and political upheaval, we often seek insight and solace from our most articulate journalists and commentators. In the past, luminaries like Norman Mailer, I. F. Stone, Tom Wolfe,...
Saturation Project by Christine Hume
Saturation Project is a memoir in poetic form written by Christine Hume, a renowned author with a notable body of work. The book comprises three interconnected essays: "Atalanta: An Anatomy," "Hum," and "Ventifacts."...
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin
The book Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin blends memoir and cultural history, focusing on the past of queer nightlife. It reflects on how queer spaces like gay bars...
Memoirs by Robert Lowell, edited by Steven Gould Axelrod and Grzegorz Kosc
Memoirs, edited by Steven Gould Axelrod and Grzegorz Kosc, is the tenth volume of writings by Robert Lowell released posthumously after his death in 1977. These publications include various works such as translations,...
Selected Works by Yi Sang, edited by Don Mee Choi, translated by Jack Jung,...
Yi Sang: Selected Works showcases the literary creations of the Korean modernist poet Kim Hye-kyŏng (1910–1937), known as Yi Sang during the era of Japanese colonial rule in the early 20th century. The...
