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Marjorie Maddox’s vital disquiet
Her poems weave stories of trauma and survivorship, dancing on the frail and fraying edges of memory and perception.
Is The Hero of this Book a novel or a memoir?
In either case, Elizabeth McCracken’s account of losing a mother is wrenching and tender.
by Lawrence Wood
My mother gave me the gift of words
When she gave me words, she gave me God.
by Debie Thomas