Top 5 books with a sense of place, chosen by Aniefiok Ekpoudom
Whether fiction, non-fiction or poetry, writing can leave readers with a keen sense of the community it describes, says Aniefiok Ekpoudom.
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Whether fiction, non-fiction or poetry, writing can leave readers with a keen sense of the community it describes, says Aniefiok Ekpoudom.
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The Halifax-born trivia expert and host of The Backbench podcast reviews three memoirs: Joan Didion's Where I Was From, Emma Healey's Best Young Women Job Book and Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart.
On the eve of her 77th birthday, Sacramento’s native daughter Joan Didion reflects on the untimely deaths of her husband and daughter, the difficulty of parenting, and why, as a teenager, she really wanted a job at the California State Fair.
Riley Burke reflects on growing up in Sacramento and her layered connection with Joan Didion.