What is the most important thing we can ask our loved ones? What do Percival and the Fisher King, Jack and the Bean Stalk, and the mist and rains of Maui and Appalachia all have in common? All have a story to tell. All have...

A Father's Guide: When Children Fall Uncomfortably Close To The Tree is a nonfiction book about parenting written by Stephan J. Hahn. When the author wrote this guide, he was 29 years old and had spent the last seven years juggling school and work, while...

Pathways of the Heart by Diane Yates is a purpose-driven story, a gripping tale that follows a woman’s bravery through a difficult marriage to raise her six children alone through the years of the Depression. It is an inspiring story of love, betrayal, and courage....

Take Me With You: One Person’s Journey to Find the Charity Within by Scott Jackson is a heartbreaking, heartwarming, powerful story that follows a young man’s personal and inner transformation as he breaks the cycle of abuse at home, running off and working hard to...

Managing Bubbie by Russel Lazega is a captivating, spellbinding story that follows a family’s journey as it struggles to manage one of theirs — the elderly Lea Bubbie. The story is so wonderfully told and the setting comes out clearly through the narrative. The reader...

Teenage Degenerate: A Memoir that Explores the Depths of Methamphetamine and Drug Addiction by S.C. Sterling is an eye opening experience in the life of a drug addict. In the book, Sterling tells about his experiences using different drugs and how meth took control of...

A beautiful title for a gritty memoir, Somewhere the Sun is Shining: Look for the Silver Lining by Alexis R. Strong is a spellbinding memoir that succinctly captures the events that took place during the Second World War, with most of its setting in the...

I love memoirs, and when I find one that is focused, with a distinctive and compelling voice like Red Blood, Yellow Skin: A Young Girl's Survival in War-Torn Vietnam by Linda L.T. Baer, I can’t put it down. The author was born in Tao Xa,...

Red Dust Dreams: Living in the Outback by Lannah Sawers-Diggins is a non-fiction memoir that details various experiences of living in the Australian Outback. Red Dust Dreams starts off with an introduction to Lannah herself and her own roots in the Outback where she grew...