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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 6d

NEW BOOK REVIEW: Kristy Wessel reviews All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert.
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REVIEW: All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert | Hippocampus Magazine

"[All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert is] at times it’s almost too raw to bear, but that’s also what makes it so powerful." -- reviewer Kris Wessel

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 6d

NEW INTERVIEW: Leslie Lindsay speaks with Peter Mendelsund, author of Exhibitionist, a mesmerizing title that's at once a memoir, a journal, and an art book.

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INTERVIEW: Peter Mendelsund, Author of Exhibitionist | Hippocampus Magazine

"Exhibitionist is at once a memoir — a journal — and an art book." -- Leslie Lindsay in her intro to her interview with Peter Mendelsund.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 6d

"The sound of the foghorn blowing low floats up the Mississippi, carries along the creek behind our house, and reaches me in my room where I am counting my earrings[...]" – "Foghorn 1980" by Beth Tillman.https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/foghorn-1980-by-beth-tillman/

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Foghorn 1980 by Beth Tillman | Hippocampus Magazine

"The sound of the foghorn blowing low floats up the Mississippi..." -- from the flash essay "Foghorn 1980" by Beth Tillman in our Sept-Oct 2025 issue.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 7d

"Theory of Welcome: Boredom opens doors." – "A Transplanted Midwestern Chinese-Filipina's Theories of Life" by Ann Guy. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/a-transplanted-midwestern-chinese-filipina-s-theories-of-life-by-ann-guy/

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A Transplanted Midwestern Chinese-Filipina’s Theories of Life by Ann Guy | Hippocampus Magazine

"Theory of Welcome: Boredom opens doors." -- Ann Guy in her essay "A Transplanted Midwestern Chinese-Filipina’s Theories of Life" in our Sept-Oct 2025 issue.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 7d

NEW BOOK REVIEW: Marissa Gallerani reviews Queer Devotion: Spirituality Beyond the Binary in Myth, Story, and Practice by Charlie Claire B... https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/review-queer-devotion-spirituality-beyond-the-binary-in-myth-story-and-practice-by-charlie-claire-burgess/ #BookReview

Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 7d

INTERVIEW: Michèle Dawson Haber interviews Jennifer Pastiloff, author of Proof of Life: Let Go, Let Love, and Stop Looking fo... #interview

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INTERVIEW: Jennifer Pastiloff, Author of Proof of Life: Let Go, Let Love, and Stop Looking for Permission to Live Your Life | Hippocampus Magazine

Proof of Life [by Jennifer Pastilloff] imparts meaning simultaneously obvious and revelatory. -- Michele Dawson Haber in her interview intro.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 8d

"If you're like me, and I hope there are others like me, writing is hard." – "Guerrilla Writing" by Gary Smothers.
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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 8d

"Johnny told me he never saw the gun. He didn't know what hit him, people say. Johnny really didn't." – from "Pistol Whipped" by Aimee Seiff Christian. Read it here:

https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/09/pistol-whipped-by-aimee-seiff-christian/

Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 9d

Explore the Archives! Since 2011, Hippocampus Magazine has published more than 140 issues full of essays, articles, and more. Like a good rerun, there's lots to enjoy again or enjoy for the first time. Browse all back issues here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/past-issues-archive/

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · 23d

Explore the Archives! Since 2011, Hippocampus Magazine has published more than 140 issues full of essays, articles, and more. Like a good rerun, there's lots to enjoy again or enjoy for the first time. Browse all back issues here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/past-issues-archive/

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our next bimonthly issue hits "shelves" this week! Be on the lookout for new essays, flash CNF, reviews, interviews, and columns soon! Until then, there's much to explore in our current edition and the archives!

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 7

WRITING LIFE: "There's a well-worn trope in the literary world that publishing a book is an act of creation analogous to producing a human life." – "Publishing and Infertility" by Amy Gallo Ryan. R...
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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 7

"...instead of allowing fear to guide her pen, Lichtenstein takes honest inventory of the parts that made her and make her who she is." – Amy Goldmacher in a review of "Body: My Life in Parts" by Nina B. ... https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-body-my-life-in-parts-by-nina-b-lichtenstein/

REVIEW: Body: My Life in Parts by Nina B. Lichtenstein | Hippocampus Magazine

In Body: My Life in Parts, Nina B. Lichtenstein reckons with middle age, menopause, and the uncertainty of health and wellness in this phase of life.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 7

Reviews are so important to indie authors and small presses. Have you read one of ours? We'd appreciate your honest review on Amazon or Goodreads. More details: https://www.booksbyhippocampus.com/reviews

Review our Creative Nonfiction — Books by Hippocampus Magazine

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 6

NEW BOOK REVIEW: Marissa Gallerani reviews "Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery" by Mallary Tenore Tarpley. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-slip-life-in-the-middle-of-eating-disorder-recovery-by-mallary-tenore-tarpley/

REVIEW: Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery by Mallary Tenore Tarpley | Hippocampus Magazine

In Slip, Mallary Tenore Tarpley seamlessly connects her lived experience to past and present scientific research.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 6

"Tourmaline assembles facts as if they were small tiles that create a glorious mosaic of Marsha." – from Nan Bauer's review of "Marsha" by Tourmaline. Read it here: https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-marsha-the-joy-and-defiance-of-marsha-p-johnson-by-tourmaline/

REVIEW: Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P Johnson by Tourmaline | Hippocampus Magazine

"Tourmaline assembles facts as if they were small tiles that create a glorious mosaic of Marsha." - from Nan Bauer's review of The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW REVIEW: Brian Watson looks at "No Offense: A Memoir in Essays" by Jackie Domenus in our July-August issue. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-no-offense-a-memoir-in-essays-by-jackie-domenus/

REVIEW: No Offense: A Memoir in Essays by Jackie Domenus | Hippocampus Magazine

No Offense is a coming-out memoir that details the many twists and turns Jackie Domenus experiences as they grapple with their own authentic identities

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 4

"In each essay, phrases of beauty fill the page." – from Sandra Eliason's review of "Abbreviate" by Sarah Fawn Montgomery. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-abbreviate-by-sarah-fawn-montgomery/

REVIEW: Abbreviate by Sarah Fawn Montgomery | Hippocampus Magazine

Sarah Fawn Montgomery has a way with words. In her memoir of mini-essays, Abbreviate, she uses them in unique and startling ways.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW REVIEW: Anthony J. Mohr reviews "Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy" by Elizabeth A. DeWolfe. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-alias-agnes-the-notorious-tale-of-a-gilded-age-spy-by-elizabeth-a/

REVIEW: Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy by Elizabeth A. DeWolfe | Hippocampus Magazine

In a well-paced narrative, Elizabeth A. DeWolfe shows what happened [during a historic lawsuit and trial] in Alias Agnes: The Notorious Tale of a Gilded Age Spy

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW REVIEW: Angela L. Eckhart reviews "Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over" by Mary Alice Stephens in our July-August issue. Read it here:
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-uncorked-a-memoir-of-letting-go-and-starting-over-by-mary-alice-stephens/

REVIEW: Uncorked: A Memoir of Letting Go and Starting Over by Mary Alice Stephens | Hippocampus Magazine

In her debut memoir, Uncorked, Mary Alice Stephens shares her deeply personal story of embarking on the path to sobriety, transitioning from Fun Mary to Sober Mary.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEW REVIEW: ""From the first essay, Moore invites us into a life lived on the edge of invisibility." -- in Elizabeth Austin review of "Thank You for Staying With Me: Essays" by Bailey Gaylin Moore...
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REVIEW: Thank You for Staying With Me: Essays by Bailey Gaylin Moore | Hippocampus Magazine

Thank You for Staying with Me: Essays by Bailey Gaylin Moore is full of wonder and sharp observations. -- from Elizabeth Austin's review.

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Hippocampus Magazine & Books @hippocampusmag.bsky.social · Sep 2

NEW REVIEW: "Imagine a Door contains exercises for unlocking creativity, helping writers find their 'why' and their desired path (or door) forward, and more." - Dorothy Rice on "Imagine a Door" by Laura Stanfill.
https://hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/08/review-imagine-a-door-by-laura-stanfill/