reviews

Laugh-Out-Loud Short Stories Author: P.G. Wodehouse One night my husband overheard me listening to a random assortment of Jeeves and Wooster and wanted to be introduced to the slapstick series of misadventures set right by the noble butler who babysits his British aristocrat with a firm hand and an admirable fashion sense. And so, as you must do a thing right, I started the hubby and myself at the very beginning of the series during our morning commute. My Man Jeeves, which I have probably read before in the far distant past, was a bit of a surprise. It’s just [...]

True Crime: A Childhood of Terror Author: Gregg Olsen In popular media, and even in the norms of our culture (and many cultures around the world), the word mother is imbued with love, protection, a transcendent quality of self-sacrifice and benevolence. A word, a role, deserving of respect. But what if that isn’t your story? What if for you the word is polluted with other meanings – like lies, and torture, and murder? In 1994, in the little town of Raymond Washington, Michelle (Shelly) Knotek, mother of three girls from three different men, gave the word mother a terrifying meaning. [...]

From humiliation to reclamation: Chanel Miller sheds her "Emily Doe" anonymity and gives a voice to victims of sexual assault Author: Chanel Miller The deceptively simple front cover of Chanel Miller's Know My Name was inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi. Kintsugi is the technique of gluing shattered fragments of pottery back together using lacquer and powdered gold, silver, or platinum. The breaks and imperfections are not concealed; rather, they are celebrated as something new and beautiful in their own right. It’s obvious that Miller herself is a work of kintsugi. An exquisite one, at that. First, she was [...]