NOTES FROM NO MAN'S LAND
By Eula Biss
Graywolf Press, 230 pages, $15
Eula Biss is sleep deprived. But that's not unusual for a first-time mother with a newborn who hasn't yet mastered the skill of sleeping through the night.
So for the time being, Biss has had to put her other baby -- nonfiction writing -- on hold.
"I don't have much time now to think about anything else," Biss said, laughing. "I just look forward to having time to take a shower."
But Biss can breathe easy and rest on her laurels for a bit. Her thoughtful new book Notes from No Man's Land is the winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize. In 13 essays, she moves back and …

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