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.
33 entries by Yelizaveta P. Renfro
To Dye For
By Alden Wicker
![To Dye For](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/todyefor.jpg)
Exposing the unhealthy truth behind the clothes we wear.
Monsters
By Claire Dederer
![Monsters](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/monsters_2.jpg)
What to do with beautiful art from wicked artists?
Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit: Essays
By Aisha Sabatini Sloan
![Dreaming of Ramadi in Detroit: Essays](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/dreamingoframadi.jpg)
Penetrating observations elevate this singular collection.
The God of Endings
By Jacqueline Holland
![The God of Endings](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/thegodofendings.jpg)
This sweeping vampire epic swings for the fences — and misses.
Alphabetical Diaries
By Sheila Heti
![Alphabetical Diaries](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/alphabeticaldiaries.jpg)
These inwardly focused ruminations are alternately solipsistic and sublime.
Strangers to Ourselves
By Rachel Aviv
![Strangers to Ourselves](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/strangerstoourselves.jpg)
An empathetic look at the power of personal mental-health narratives.
Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close
By Hannah Carlson
![Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/pockets.png)
Unpacking the gendered politics behind those purposeful pouches.
![To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick — and How We Can Fight Back](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/todyefor.jpg)
Exposing the unhealthy truth behind the clothes we wear.
Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma
By Claire Dederer
![Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/monsters_2.jpg)
What to do with beautiful art from wicked artists?
The God of Endings: A Novel
By Jacqueline Holland
![The God of Endings: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/thegodofendings.jpg)
This sweeping vampire epic swings for the fences — and misses.
Mothers, Fathers, and Others
By Siri Hustvedt
![Mothers, Fathers, and Others](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/mothers-fathers-and-others-9781982176396_lg.jpg)
An erudite, thoughtful collection from a master of the form.
The Wrong End of the Telescope
By Rabih Alameddine
![The Wrong End of the Telescope](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/WrongEndoftheTelescopeFINAL-340x509.jpg)
This ambitious refugee/LGBTQ+ tale rewards patient readers.
![Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/strangerstoourselves.jpg)
An empathetic look at the power of personal mental-health narratives.
Unfollow Me
By Jill Louise Busby
![Unfollow Me](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/unfollow.jpg)
An influencer confronts her online persona.
Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning
By Liz Prato
![Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(942).png)
A mixed-bag reflection on a singular generation.
Mothers, Fathers, and Others: Essays
By Siri Hustvedt
![Mothers, Fathers, and Others: Essays](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/mothers-fathers-and-others-9781982176396_lg.jpg)
An erudite, thoughtful collection from a master of the form.
The Wrong End of the Telescope: A Novel
By Rabih Alameddine
![The Wrong End of the Telescope: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/WrongEndoftheTelescopeFINAL-340x509.jpg)
This ambitious refugee/LGBTQ+ tale rewards patient readers.
Of Bears and Ballots
By Heather Lende
![Of Bears and Ballots](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(210)_1.png)
A timely reminder that running for office doesn’t need to be a blood sport.
Edge Case: A Novel
By YZ Chin
![Edge Case: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(471).png)
An immigrant navigates racism and casual misogyny in this wry, clever tale.
Girlhood
By Melissa Febos
![Girlhood](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/girlhood.jpg)
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
![Of Bears and Ballots: An Alaskan Adventure in Small-Town Politics](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/Screenshot_(210)_1.png)
A timely reminder that running for office doesn’t need to be a blood sport.
Bird Summons: A Novel
By Leila Aboulela
![Bird Summons: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/bird.jpg)
This moving meditation on gender, religion, and culture is overwhelmed by bloated magical realism.
How to Leave
By Erin Clune
![How to Leave](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/howtoleave.jpg)
Escaping the Big Apple in favor of flyover country.
When the Plums Are Ripe: A Novel
By Patrice Nganang; translated by Amy B. Reid
![When the Plums Are Ripe: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/whentheplums.jpg)
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 Cost of Living](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/costlofliving.jpg)
The author tells her life story as a work-in-progress and encourages readers to do the same.
![How to Leave: Quitting the City and Coping with a New Reality](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/howtoleave.jpg)
Escaping the Big Apple in favor of flyover country.
The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography
By Deborah Levy
![The Cost of Living: A Working Autobiography](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/costlofliving.jpg)
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
![And So Is the Bus: Jerusalem Stories](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/andsoisthebus.jpg)
Spare tales of fascinating, fleeting encounters.
Mislaid: A Novel
By Nell Zink
![Mislaid: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/mislaid.jpg)
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
![The Happiest People in the World: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/happiest.jpg)
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 Sixteenth of June: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/sixteenth.jpg)
The author attempts a modern take on the classic Ulysses.
Queen Sugar: A Novel
By Natalie Baszile
![Queen Sugar: A Novel](https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/assets/uploads/queensugar.jpg)
A vibrant novel detailing life in the South and the backbreaking, brutal, yet rewarding life that is sugarcane farming today.