The San Francisco Chronicle: In the Body of the World

A review of Eve Ensler’s memoir In the Body of the World.

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The San Francisco Chronicle: Astonished

A review of Beverly Donofrio’s Astonished: A Story of Evil, Blessings, Grace, and Solace.

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The San Francisco Chronicle: American Isis – The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath

 

A review of Carl Rollyson’s new biography of the poet on the 50th anniversary of her death.

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The San Francisco Chronicle: The Things They Cannot Say

A review of Kevin Sites’s The Things They Cannot Say: Stories Soldiers Won’t Tell You About What They’ve Seen, Done, or Failed to Do in War.

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The San Francisco Chronicle: On The Girl Who Fell to Earth

A review of Sophia Al-Maria’s memoir The Girl Who Fell To Earth.

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The New York Times: When Childbirth Goes Wrong

A first person piece on vaginal birth injuries and the politics of childbirth.

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The Washington Post: On ‘Aftermath’ by Rachel Cusk

A review of Rachel Cusk’s memoir on marriage and separation.

 

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The San Francisco Chronicle: On Julia Child

A review of Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child by Bob Spitz.

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Ashley Nelson

Life happens. So does divorce. As of August 2012, I will be publishing under my maiden name again: Ashley Nelson. Enjoy!

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San Francisco Chronicle: On Double Time

A review of Double Time: How I Survived — and Mostly Thrived — Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins by Jane Roper.

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