Emily Rapp Seitz
Split Soul, Divided World
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood As a child, Alexandra Fuller vowed that she would never leave Africa. Reading her critically-acclaimed memoir, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, one would think that she never has. … Read More
Books & the Culture
Hard Lessons in the Business of Living
Rita Ciresi’s short stories are rich with offbeat humor, a lively irreverence, and an absolute lack of sentimentality. Author of Pink Slip, Blue Italian, and Sometimes I Dream in Italian, Ciresi’s debut collection was recently awarded the Flannery O’Connor Award … Read More
Book Review
Love at the Worst of Times
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill is a brave man. Few authors would risk comparison with Flann O’Brien by calling a novel At Swim, Two Boys. The title is an open play on O’Brien’s well-known 1939 book, At Swim-Two Birds. … Read More
From the House of the Grave: The Two Fridas
The Incantation of Frida K. The Two Fridas, perhaps the most famous and beloved painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, features two images of the artist seated side by side, hands clasped, one in Victorian dress and the other in … Read More