Bella Moses, Book Reviewer

Book Review

Silence and Light

by Bella Moses

A moving memoir that details the ups and downs of parenting disabled children, "Silence and Light" argues that there’s a need for greater awareness around deafblindness. Lanya McKittrick’s powerful memoir of crisis, hope, and... Read More

Book Review

The Polite Act of Drowning

by Bella Moses

In Charleen Hurtubise’s novel "The Polite Act of Drowning", a small-town accident reawakens past traumas, forcing a girl to reckon with the chaos of her dysfunctional family and come to terms with her evolving identity. On a family... Read More

Book Review

If Only

by Bella Moses

In Vigdis Hjorth’s powerful novel "If Only", a playwright develops an obsession with an older professor that spirals into an all-consuming love affair. At thirty years old, Ida is married with two children. She has a successful career... Read More

Book Review

The Hungry and the Haunted

by Bella Moses

The intimate short stories of Rilla Askew’s "The Hungry and the Haunted" illuminate lives touched by grief, guilt, and social change. Set in Oklahoma and the American Southwest during the 1970s and told across multiple perspectives,... Read More

Book Review

Untangling

by Bella Moses

"Untangling" is a comforting and supportive self-help guide that illuminates an empathetic process of self-transformation. Barbara McGavin and Ann Weiser Cornell’s transformative self-help guide "Untangling" cuts to the heart of... Read More

Book Review

The Coin

by Bella Moses

In Yasmin Zaher’s novel "The Coin", an immigrant navigates a bizarre sociopolitical web of glamour, obsession, filth, and tragedy. After both her parents are killed in a quotidian accident, a wealthy woman leaves Palestine and fitfully... Read More

Book Review

François

by Bella Moses

Kyle Thomas Smith’s thoughtful memoir about coming to terms with one’s desires and ambitions, "François" covers an early and influential love affair. Kyle Thomas Smith’s reflective memoir "François" is about a life-changing,... Read More

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