Great Circle explores the interconnected lives surrounding a famous woman aviator
…alongside the widening scope of her subject matter. Her achievement lies in what her own character, Jamie, strives to capture as he paints portraits: “the tidal zone where a person’s…
Anjali Enjeti’s The Parted Earth follows several generations of personal fallout from India’s Partition
…stretches of her family history, she also searches for the kind of belonging that has always seemed to elude her. When traditional family ties fray — here, a legacy of…
Anjali Enjeti considers her identity in an evolving region in Southbound
…demanding work required of political activists, conveying in brutal detail just how unglamorous campaign work can be. Other essays in the collection reflect an author unafraid to take risks. In…
Natalie Standiford’s Astrid Sees All charts the course of a young friendship in early 1980s New York City
…leads the way, at first bringing Phoebe into a shimmering atmosphere of Gatsby-themed parties and the casual presence of genuine celebrities. But Carmen also leads Phoebe into the sub-world of…
J. Nicole Jones conjures her South Carolina family’s storied past in Low Country
…bourbon decanter and not a golden calf. That we had been praying to the alcohol all along explained a few things.” Jones oscillates between loving compassion for those who shaped…
Margaret Renkl weaves personal and natural history in Late Migrations
…learned to read.” The natural histories complement and enlarge the personal ones. Renkl’s wry appraisal of both human and nonhuman animals is affectionate yet unsentimental. From the Nashville suburbs where…
