As the Andes Disappeared is a lament for what is lost through displacement, a rally-cry for the injustices that often follow, and prayer for what could be despite the barriers. I highly recommend this book! Well-worth the read.

This memoir is lovely in his honesty and in its poetic prose. Entirely fascinating and moving, When My Ghost Sings will break your heart, lamenting what once was. But it will also leave you full of hope for what lies ahead. Worth the read!

I have never given birth to a child. But I have birthed a creative manuscript into the world. Before reading My Work by Danish author Ogla Ravn (translated by Jennifer Russel and Sophia Hersi Smith for BookHug Press) I never would have dared to equate the two. But Ravn’s experimental novel gives me pause. A structural mash-up of auto-fiction, poetry, and a series of journal entries, this novel takes the reader through the tumultuousness that is being pregnant, giving birth, becoming a parent, all while maintaining a sense of one’s creative self.

These characters … and that ending! … stayed with me well after reading. A great selection for a book club read; this novel will get you talking! Prepare to be ignited. Or inflamed.

East Grand Lake is great storytelling with each chapter offering a snapshot. I loved this story for its heart, its honesty, and for each distinctive voice. Read this at the beach, at the cabin, or in your own backyard—either way, you’ll feel as though you belong at the Camp at East Grand Lake.