Review by Brandye Nobiling From the first essay entitled “Famous Last Words” to the last entitled “DINKS on a Plane,” Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent, edited by New Zealanders Alie Benge, Lil O’Brien, and Kathryn Van Beek, gives...
by Melanie Holmes Jessica Nabongo had it all. The corporate job with great pay and benefits, a company car, and an expense account for business trips. But it didn’t make her happy— not in the way she had expected. So, she traded it all for a job in Japan teaching...
Review by Brit McGinnis Deciding not to have children means taking a life path different from the majority of people in modern society (if not the world). But after you decide to take that alternate path…what comes next? In his latest book, The Narcissism of Small...
by LiveTrue Book Reviewer Brit McGinnis As the COVID-19 pandemic rounds the corner to May, the-stay-at-home time continues to present an opportunity to re-evaluate our lives. What kind of homes have we created? What life choices have made us happiest? Least happy?...
Review by Melanie Holmes In No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, Ursula K. Le Guin gives us a collection of her last published thoughts. After its release, at 88, Le Guin died just 33 days later. Known for her science fiction and poetry, the essays in this...
