If you haven’t gotten your hands on a copy of the debut memoir of my former student & current friend Brittany Means, I hope you’ll check out my unapologetically biased & totally true review of Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways—and then run to your nearest bookstore.
The Heart Folds Early is about what it means to make a choice. As mothers, how do we carry life and death in our bodies and survive with our hearts intact? Jill Christman folds the mournful recklessness of the twenty-year-old widow she was against the backdrop of her later marriage and new motherhood, including the choice to end a half-term pregnancy when a routine ultrasound revealed her baby boy had just half a heart. Available from University of Nebraska Press. Use the the exclusive discount code 6AS26 for 40% off! New events and interviews and reviews are on the horizon!
My new book is out! I’ve been writing essays for over fifteen years, and it’s been a glorious ride, but I’d never put out a collection of just Jill Christman essays between two covers …
If This Were Fiction is a love story—for Jill Christman’s long-ago fiancé, who died young in a car accident; for her children; for her husband, Mark; and ultimately, for herself. In this collection, Christman takes on the wide range of situations and landscapes she encountered on her journey from wild child through wounded teen to mother, teacher, writer, and wife. Published in the American Lives series from University of Nebraska Press September 2022.