At times, life comes to a stop to teach us valuable lessons that we would not have otherwise understood. Aanandha Sharurajah writes in Stroke of Gratitude that a stroke struck him on July 3, 2012, which caused paralysis in his right side and shut down...

Stop This Game: My Life with Bipolar Disorder by Jaka Tomc begins in Ljubljana in August 2010 and his memoir provides an intimate account of how he coped with an incurable and dangerous malady. His mother and uncle tried their best to help Jaka with...

Soaring Through Adversity by Renee J. Breazeale is a memoir of the author’s personal experience in finding peace through the most challenging season in her life. Being told that you have a brain tumor is terrifying as is, let alone a tumor the size of...

Shattered by Jenell M. Jones tells the story of the author and her family, especially her adopted daughter Mercy. Mercy, still called Little Nikki at the time, is eight years old when Jones decides to adopt her, but she cannot imagine what this will mean...

In the summer of 2018, Josh Wood decided to part ways with his old Ford van and put an ad on Craigslist, leading to an overwhelming response from people that inspired him to recount anecdotes about his own family and life through his book Struggle...

Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known As L0pht Changed the World is a work of non-fiction in the biography, cybersecurity, and technology subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Cris Thomas. In this fascinating in-depth look at...

Twenty-two authors come together to tell true stories for the annual Memoir Showcase contest organized by the International Memoir Writers Association. Edited by Marni Freedman and Tracy J. Jones, Shaking The Tree: That's a Terrible Idea. What Time? contains twenty-two short stories penned by esteemed...

Searching for Serotonin: When Hardship Makes Happiness Hard to Find is a compelling memoir by Mali Millie. The story unravels as Millie finds herself in a cold hospital room, wondering why she ended up there. A heart-wrenching scene follows when Millie’s mother dies at home,...

Stories of my Life is a collection of reflections, journal notes, prayers, and poems by Elisabeth M. Seidel. According to editor Jennifer P. Tanabe, the original works were personal notes written in English and French, and modified into the chronological format presented in the book....

If ever a story and its author were worthy of the accolades it has received, it’s the memoir Strip by Hannah Sward. I have read dozens of memoirs, even written my own, based on early childhood abuse and its lifelong effects on the child, but...