You Might Need Actual Magic to Escape Your Hometown
Sara Flannery Murphy's novel "The Wonder State" is a portal into the Arkansas Ozarks in the Y2K era
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Gone in the Desert and Never Coming Home
"The Disappeared" by Andrew Porter, recommended by Kristopher Jansma
Apr 12 2023 - Andrew Porter
“Better Things” Taught Me How To Build a Home and Why It Matters
Formlessness gave rise to form when I took the time to design my home and my life
Feb 21 2023 - Michael Colbert
7 Memoirs About Leaving Home
Sarah Fawn Montgomery, author of "Halfway from Home," recommends books about searching for place, self, and belonging
Nov 4 2022 - Sarah Fawn Montgomery
Jamaica Kincaid Challenges Americans to Stay Home in “A Small Place”
Before the pandemic I thought I could go wherever I wanted whenever I wanted
Sep 29 2022 - Laurann Herrington
Who Do Powerful Men Become When They Sit Down at Home?
Taymour Soomro’s novel, "Other Names for Love," reframes tropes about power, queer shame, and the language of violence
Aug 2 2022 - Yasmin Adele Majeed
There’s No Home but There Is a Family
"The Overcoat" from SEVEN STORIES by Gina Berriault, recommended by Peter Orner
Jul 27 2022 - Gina Berriault
7 Novels About Black Women Returning Home in Search of Meaning and Connection
Jendella Benson, author of "Hope and Glory," recommends books about homecoming after a long absence
Apr 18 2022 - Jendella Benson
Leaving Home Meant Losing My Mother Tongue
As I spoke more English and less Hindi, I worried I was displacing my roots
Apr 12 2022 - Anandi Mishra
Carrying the Home of Our Past Selves
Yanyi, author of "Dream of the Divided Field," on reconciling past beloveds, past homes, and past lives
