Brightly
November 1, 2016

‘Tis the time of year when “Best of the Year” lists, written and compiled by book critics and scholars, start coming out. While I sometimes find new titles from these roundups to add to my wish lists, I prefer to hear what “real” people loved — the books they deem the most thrilling, most entertaining, or most informative of the year.

Los Angeles Review of Books
April 15, 2016

“IT TAKES FOUR GENERATIONS for trauma to pass through a family,” writes Judy Batalion in her compelling new memoir White Walls. Batalion is the granddaughter of Jewish Polish immigrants who escaped the Holocaust. But survival came with a high cost; Batalion’s grandparents are haunted by fear and uncertainty.

Bustle
January 19, 2016

I don’t know about you, but the early days of 2016 have been sloooow going for me. All my resolutions were kind of lame, I haven’t really stuck to them anyway, and a that totally organized, energetic, go-get-‘em lady I planned to be this year still hasn’t shown up yet. But never fear — I’ve found that when I’m in a slump like this, few things motivate me to shake it off and move on more than devouring some totally inspiring memoirs.