Current events sometimes justify reviewing a book published years ago, especially if the book helps readers better understand their world today. Last Witnesses: An Oral History of the Children of World War II by Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich is such a book.| bookscover2cover
At one point early in her new book of essays, I Could Name God in Twelve Ways, Karen Salyer McElmurray writes, “With memoir, we become accountable.” Later, she wants to… The post I Could Name God in Twelve Ways: Essays appeared first on bookscover2cover.| bookscover2cover
"What I learned then was that writing would become another place for my heart and soul. I also learned it was possible to write and publish about people I know and loved and still keep a relationship with them." The post Patricia Pasick: “Being a writer means opening yourself to experience.” appeared first on bookscover2cover.| bookscover2cover
"Words have been my whole life." Patricia Pasick discovered books, and the power of words, at an early age - even when there were no books to be had. Read her words about her journey to writing.| bookscover2cover
"Since then, in my professional life as an educator and researcher I learned more about how our nervous systems work, how our mind is in all our nerves throughout our bodies...and how, different as we all may be, we have so much in common that connects us, and writers need to tap into that awareness." The post Julie Benesh: “we have so much in common that connects us, and writers need to tap into that awareness.” appeared first on bookscover2cover.| bookscover2cover
Chaya Bhuvaneswar, writer and author of the soon-to-be released short story collection "White Dancing Elephants." Read our interview.| bookscover2cover
Set in Appalachia, Karen Salyer McElmurray’s novel, Wanting Radiance, is the extraordinary story of one woman's heroic quest to unravel the dark mysteries of her origins.| bookscover2cover
Across cultural heritage, certain kinds of courage endure. One of them is at the core of Jodi M. Savage’s collection, The Death of a Jaybird.| bookscover2cover
Iraqi novelist and poet Sinan Antoon's The Baghdad Eucharist is an unforgettable novel of memory, loss, love and diaspora. Shortlisted for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction in 2013.| bookscover2cover
