P. J. Lazos, Author at bookscover2cover

4 min

Humility

Kentanji Brown Jackson’s nomination hearings are over, but much like the merchant priests of old, Ms. Jackson’s resonance remains.

8 min

Janet Brady Calhoun on the revealing journey of self and writing her memoir

Janet Calhoun spent five years writing her memoir and another five years deciding whether or not to “stand naked” in public by publishing it. Hoping that one revelatory journey might add perspectives that would soften the journeys of others, “standing naked” won out.

3 min

A Confederacy of Dunces

I just finished reading A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, for the second time. The first time was 30 years ago and I think I appreciated it more…

3 min

Dear You

Dear You, a combination of poetry and memoir by Wade Stevenson, is one of the most exposed, unrelenting, and heart-breaking pieces on longing that I’ve read.

3 min

Flutes and Tomatoes: A Memoir with Poems

Flutes and Tomatoes: A Memoir With Poems by Wade Stevenson is not at all what I imagined it would be. Let me start with a confession: poetry confounds me. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the cadence, the sentiment, the succinct nature of the writing; it’s just that I don’t always understand it.

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