Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “It seemed like no matter how much I tried to prove otherwise, “poor” was always associated with dirty.” Stephanie Land’s memoir is an intimate look inside the life of a hard-working single mother o...
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman by Ernest J Gaines REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “Miss Jane’s story is all of their stories, and their stories are Miss Jane’s.” Ernest Gaines, a Louisiana native, takes readers into the life of Miss Jane Pittman, a fictional character who recounts her life, the l...
Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist REVIEW BY MEREDITH MCKINNIE “I let words like responsible and capable govern many of my years. And what good are they? Words that I’m choosing in this season: passion, connection, meaning, love, grace, spirit.” Shauna, like so many of us, found herself spinning...
