A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing – A Journey Through Hilary Mantel’s Mind Hilary Mantel has long been a guiding star in my literary universe. With every turn of the page in her novels, I’ve felt transported, but her posthumous compilation, A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing, stirred a different chord within me—a personal, introspective exploration of the brilliant mind behind Wolf Hall. When I was offered a review copy of the audiobook edition, I leapt at the chance to dive...

Reflections on Any Person Is the Only Self: A Journey of Divergent Perspectives When I first stumbled upon Elisa Gabbert’s Any Person Is the Only Self, I was immediately drawn in by her poetic approach to life’s minutiae. She writes, “Sometimes I think of the seed of the essay, whatever idea first made me want to write it, as a tree that I'm building a house around—I have wanted a house with a tree inside.” This imagery struck a chord with me; it felt like an invitation to explore...