A Personal Reflection on "The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994" When I stumbled across The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983-1994 by Thomas Mallon, I found myself both eager and apprehensive. Mallon has become one of my go-to authors for his meticulous research and ability to weave narratives around historical

Book Review: It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished: A Memoir of My Bod… by Kate Gies I’ll admit it: I picked up It Must Be Beautiful to Be Finished mostly because I was drawn in by the cover. Isn’t it funny how sometimes a simple aesthetic can lead you to an incredibly profound reading