Yelizaveta P. Renfro
Yelizaveta P. Renfro is the author of a collection of short stories, A Catalogue of Everything in the World (Black Lawrence Press, 2010), winner of the St. Lawrence Book Award. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Glimmer Train Stories, North American Review, Colorado Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, South Dakota Review, Witness, Reader’s Digest, Blue Mesa Review, Parcel, Adanna, Fourth River, Bayou Magazine, Untamed Ink, So to Speak, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA from George Mason University and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska.
41 entries by Yelizaveta P. Renfro
Degas at the Gas Station: Essays
By Thomas Beller
Wit and insight illuminate this wise collection.
Shame on You
By Melissa Petro
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
It All Felt Impossible: 42 Years in 42 Essays
By Tom McAllister
A man takes annual stock of his life in this unique collection.
Human/Animal: A Bestiary in Essays
By Amie Souza Reilly
This incisive hybrid work plumbs what it means to be afraid.
Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit
By Aisha Sabatini Sloan
Penetrating observations elevate this singular collection.
Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies
By Michael Albertus
The hazards of laying claim to the ground beneath our feet.
Writing letters once warmed the chill of the Cold War.
Shame on You: How to Be a Woman in the Age of Mortification
By Melissa Petro
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
To Dye For
By Alden Wicker
Exposing the unhealthy truth behind the clothes we wear.
Monsters
By Claire Dederer
What to do with beautiful art from wicked artists?
Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit: Essays
By Aisha Sabatini Sloan
Penetrating observations elevate this singular collection.
The God of Endings
By Jacqueline Holland
This sweeping vampire epic swings for the fences — and misses.
Alphabetical Diaries
By Sheila Heti
These inwardly focused ruminations are alternately solipsistic and sublime.
Strangers to Ourselves
By Rachel Aviv
An empathetic look at the power of personal mental-health narratives.
Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close
By Hannah Carlson
Unpacking the gendered politics behind those purposeful pouches.
Exposing the unhealthy truth behind the clothes we wear.
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma
By Claire Dederer
What to do with beautiful art from wicked artists?
The God of Endings: A Novel
By Jacqueline Holland
This sweeping vampire epic swings for the fences — and misses.
Mothers, Fathers, and Others
By Siri Hustvedt
An erudite, thoughtful collection from a master of the form.
The Wrong End of the Telescope
By Rabih Alameddine
This ambitious refugee/LGBTQ+ tale rewards patient readers.
An empathetic look at the power of personal mental-health narratives.
Unfollow Me
By Jill Louise Busby
An influencer confronts her online persona.
Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning
By Liz Prato
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A mixed-bag reflection on a singular generation.
Mothers, Fathers, and Others: Essays
By Siri Hustvedt
An erudite, thoughtful collection from a master of the form.
The Wrong End of the Telescope: A Novel
By Rabih Alameddine
This ambitious refugee/LGBTQ+ tale rewards patient readers.
Of Bears and Ballots
By Heather Lende
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A timely reminder that running for office doesn’t need to be a blood sport.
Edge Case: A Novel
By YZ Chin
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An immigrant navigates racism and casual misogyny in this wry, clever tale.
Girlhood
By Melissa Febos
This thought-provoking essay collection lays bare some of the many hurdles and paradoxes faced by women young and old.
Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics
By Heather Lende
A timely reminder that running for office doesn’t need to be a blood sport.
Bird Summons: A Novel
By Leila Aboulela
This moving meditation on gender, religion, and culture is overwhelmed by bloated magical realism.
How to Leave
By Erin Clune
Escaping the Big Apple in favor of flyover country.
When the Plums Are Ripe: A Novel
By Patrice Nganang; translated by Amy B. Reid
This literary exploration of Cameroon’s role in WWII demonstrates how every soldier must fight his own war.
The Cost of Living
By Deborah Levy
The author tells her life story as a work-in-progress and encourages readers to do the same.
Escaping the Big Apple in favor of flyover country.
The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
By Deborah Levy
The author tells her life story as a work-in-progress and encourages readers to do the same.
And So Is the Bus: Jerusalem Stories
By Yossel Birstein; translated by Margaret Birstein, Hana Inbar, and Robert Manaster
Spare tales of fascinating, fleeting encounters.
Mislaid: A Novel
By Nell Zink
With acerbic wit and keen observations, a visionary author tackles the fraught world of "passing."
The Happiest People in the World: A Novel
By Brock Clarke
Thin characterizations are overwhelmed by plot twists in this tale of a Danish cartoonist in hiding.
The Sixteenth of June: A Novel
By Maya Lang
The author attempts a modern take on the classic Ulysses.
Queen Sugar: A Novel
By Natalie Baszile
A vibrant novel detailing life in the South and the backbreaking, brutal, yet rewarding life that is sugarcane farming today.
