Memoir & Biography

Philip Roth: A Counterlife

“That’s one of the biggest things that America gave to the Jews – gave them their anger,” says Murray Ringold in Philip Roth’s 1998 novel I Married a Communist. “America was paradise for angry Jews.” ... Read More »

June 3, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

The Unconventional Nancy Ruth

By Ramona Lumpkin

Nancy Ruth was 40 when she learned that her maternal grandfather had successfully argued the 1929 Persons Case, affirming that women were “persons” under Canadian law and therefore eligible to serve in its Senate – ... Read More »

May 13, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Norman Jewison: A Director’s Life

By Ira Wells

Norman Jewison may not be as familiar a name as some, but the films he’s directed are instantly recognizable, among them In the Heat of the Night, Fiddler on the Roof, Moonstruck, and Jesus Christ ... Read More »

May 10, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea: How I Kicked the Shit Out of All My Addictions

By Alex Wood

Most people have something they fantasize about quitting (or at least cutting back on). While these desires to change sometimes have a basis in our health, whether bodily or financial – those weekly stress-relieving trips ... Read More »

March 18, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Begin by Telling

By Meg Remy

“I wish I could tell my teenage self ... not to worry what other people think,” say a multitude of voices in a poem-like interlude on Heavy Light, the seventh album from Meg Remy, a.k.a. ... Read More »

March 1, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression, and Resilience

By Mark Henick

At 12 years old, Mark Henick knew he had mental-health issues: anxiety, depression, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts. At 15, he tried to kill himself. For those familiar with Henick’s wildly popular 2013 TEDx Talk, the ... Read More »

February 25, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

White Coal City:  A Memoir of Place and Family

By Robert Boschman

A deeply considered life might be laid out as a map, or a series of markings meant to keep record; White Coal City is a memoir made up of many significant moments, historical details, and ... Read More »

February 18, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Who Was Doris Hedges?: The Search for Canada’s First Literary Agent

By Robert Lecker

Ask any historian of Canadian literature to name the country’s first literary agent and the response you’ll likely get is Matie Molinaro. Founder of the Canadian Speakers’ and Writers’ Service, the Toronto-based Molinaro was at ... Read More »

January 21, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

All That Glitters: A Climber’s Journey through Addiction and Depression

By Margo Talbot

As a child, Margot Talbot frequently got locked out of the house by her mother, ostensibly to “teach her to play outdoors.” This is far from the height of abuse and neglect the young girl ... Read More »

January 21, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Natural Killer

By Harriet Alida Lye

Somewhere deep and secret in the body, a cell divides, and then each copy divides again. The growth is exponential, each new generation doubling the one that came before; soon it will be more than ... Read More »

January 4, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

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