Selected journalism-adjacent articles
I’ve covered books for Shondaland, innovative social programs for Food Bank News, more books for Electric Literature, three school districts for The Raleigh News & Observer, and more books for INDY Week.
Keen observers will notice that I love a good interview. Profiles, Q&As, features, I’m up for anything that lets me ask interesting people as many questions as they’ll allow.
In a New Memoir, the Travels of Frances Mayes Reach from the Triangle to Tuscany, and Back Again
Frances Mayes’ romantic 1996 memoir, “Under the Tuscan Sun,” about buying and renovating a rickety but venerable Italian villa, kicked off a writing career that has continued with gusto into her eighties. Shelbi Polk interviews Mayes for Indy Week.
I Was Afraid to Travel Alone and Here’s Why I Did It Anyway
My first attempt at solo travel was supposed to be simple. It was a couple of days sandwiched between a visit to Munich with a few girls from my study abroad program and a trip to Grenoble, France to meet up with a friend.
We Should All Know Her Name: A Book Review on Chanel Miller’s Memoir
This book is a painful but necessary read. Shelbi Polk reviews Know My Name for Darling Magazine.