Running From Hippos: A Memoir of Trauma and Depression by BD Timmins is a moving, powerful autobiography about surviving the darkness of trauma. Starting with the early days, the author takes you back to the beginning of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, onward through the...

America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility is a work of non-fiction in the memoir subgenre and was penned by author Rajika Bhandari. This touching and exploratory memoir is best suited to mature young adults and adult reading audiences owing to its...

Gritty. Unapologetic. Engaging. This is the essence behind My 730 Days at the Gates of Hell: Writings from the Inside by Philip van Heusen. The reader is given a personal, behind-the-scenes account of the author's day-to-day life in prison and its impact on him. Philip...

A New Day Dawns by Terry Lister is a non-fiction travelogue that follows its author as he explores countries in West Africa, making this the second volume in his Travels With Terry series. The book begins with an introduction to Terry for those of us...

Awakening Through Anxiety: A Journey to Finding One's True Self by Amy Blakeslee is a non-fiction self-help memoir that harnesses the prior pain of its author and guides the reader to a path of their own making. Blakeslee begins with a profoundly honest analysis of...

Run, Walk Crawl: A Caregiver Caught Between Generations is a memoir by Sarahbeth Persiani. In this book, she recounts the difficulties of being in the “sandwich generation,” in which a person juggles being a parent to young children while also becoming a caretaker for their...

Desert Song: Claiming Joy while Walking the Wilderness is Brittnie Blackburn’s memoir of her struggle through anorexia, infertility, parenting a special-needs child, and birthing a stillborn child. Despite life and death events that threaten to drown her joy, she has learned to walk through the...

Hats and Cigars: Flairing and Pairing by Michael Brown is a lifestyle guide and pseudo-memoir from a premier aficionado of all things hats and cigars. Like the gourmet pairings that most readers are likely familiar with, primarily in the form of food and wine, Brown...

The Home for Friendless Children: Finding Hope, Joy, and a Place in the World by C.L. Olsen is a non-fiction memoir detailing a life of survival that transcends into one of true living. Olsen writes in the first person, but the narrative is actually that...

Sand and Steel: A Memoir of Longing and Finding Home by Dorit Sasson provides a window into the mind of a migrant that straddles two homes, mindsets, and cultures. “In Israel, one needs to adjust one’s expectations constantly and adapt to new situations. You have...