Monthly Archives: June 2017
Read a new essay by Camille Dungy, featured on Guernica
“Mothering while Art-ing,” an interview with MUTHA Magazine
StarTribune praises Guidebook to Relative Strangers
“Motherhood memoirs make up a robust though almost entirely white genre. Camille T. Dungy’s evocative debut, “Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys Into Race, Motherhood, and History,” meticulously parses the ways in which work, travel and creativity affect black motherhood, and in doing so provides a much needed perspective….”
Bitch Reads June Selections!
“What resonates most within these essays is Dungy’s self-awareness: She knows who she is and how her identities impact how she’s perceived. If you’ve been searching for an Eat, Pray, Love-esque memoir that isn’t exploitative, Guidebook to Relative Strangers is definitely worth your time.”