Peggy Orenstein is a renowned culture critic and expert on girls’ behavior. Her career is built on writing about girls, thinking about girls, and talking about how girls should be raised. She’s written articles and books on the subject, been interviewed by The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, and gained national attention…
Tag: non-fiction
Review: As Always, Julia
The famous and profitable friendship between Julia Child and Avis DeVoto began rather innocently in March 1952, when Julia wrote a letter to Avis’ journalist husband after his column in Harper’s on American knives. Avis responded in place of her busy husband, and what began as a semi-professional relationship bloomed into a lifelong friendship. As…
Review: I Am Hutterite
Mary-Ann Kirkby is a respected journalist with a secret. She was born a Hutterite, a conservative religious community 45,000 members in 400 colonies in the northwestern United States and Canada. Her childhood could be described as idyllic, with strong friendship and family bonds, work and religion, delicious food, and a sense of belonging. But it…
Review: Nothing Daunted
In the summer of 1916, best friends Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood are feeling a little trapped. Their post-college graduation tour of Europe has them chafing at the idea of attending New York’s teas and balls, and angling for eligible husbands. To their parents’ consternation and mild concern, the ladies accept the two teaching positions…
Review: The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
There are many accounts of the American Revolutionary War, but a lot of them seem confined firmly to the genres of biography and historical fiction. The best way to read about history is through the eyes of those who actually experienced it. The Letters of John and Abigail Adams was published originally in 1876 by…