review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “The family is like the forest: if you are outside it is dense; if you are inside you see that each tree has its own position.” In this sweeping epic that spans almost three centuries, Yaa Gyasi delivers a powerful punch to colonial history and the transatlantic slave trad...
review by MEREDITH MCKINNIE “A story might help you get through your life, but it doesn’t literally keep you alive — if anything, most often people who have power turn their story into a brick wall keeping out somebody else’s truth, so that they can continue the life they believe themselves to ...
Review by Meredith Mckinnie This contemporary romance novel by Sally Rooney centers on two meandering couples and the primary friendship between the women. Alice, an independently wealthy novelist fresh off a mental breakdown, and Eileen, an editor for a literary magazine, converse via letters/emails...
