When an author claims that his or her book is funny, inwardly my eyes are rolling. Most people don't have the chops to be either stand-up comics or humorous authors. I am amazed and delighted to introduce readers to Vicki Lesage and her collection of...

In a truly lovely story of the power of the human/animal connection, The Story of Figaro: The Story of My Real Black Stallion by author Laura Luszczek is a wonderful telling of a story that will, in turns, have readers laughing, crying, and with hearts...

Five Hours, penned by Lucinda Weatherby, is an in-depth and revealing account of how the birth of Theo, the writer’s son, changed her perception of life and death. It is a well written memoir which describes the lives of Lucinda and her husband who have...

Mother, Can You Hear Me? A Mother/Daughter Story by Joy Ross Davis is a heartfelt book that reflects on the author’s experiences, emotions, and coping mechanisms during the time when she took care of her aging mother. Mrs. Frawley was a woman of great inner...

Adam MacDonnel is a social worker who tries his best to do good. He deals with a very troubled young boy, Dylan, who goes through several foster homes until he is eventually adopted aged five. He then leaves his position and life moves on. Ten...

Running from the Mirror by Howard Shulman is a memoir about Shulman’s life. When Shulman was just a newborn baby, he contracted a staph infection that ate his face off. His parents did not want to deal with a child that had so many health...

Wow! Just wow! How's that for a review? Well, that's what I found myself saying as I finished the last page of author Lisa Carlson's book, Bait and Switch: Life with a Two-Faced Narcissist. A true life story so interesting that it reads like fiction,...

First off, it was the book title that caught my eye: Chickens Eat Pasta made me chuckle. What a clever and humorous title. Inventive too. Then how the author, Clare Pedrick, became interested in moving to Italy intrigued me even further. Imagine being intrigued enough...

In a well written, at times horrific, and thought provoking new book by author LV Hannah, Keep Listening: A Patient Perspective on Modern Medicine recalls the deeply personal and troubling story of the birth of the author's second child and the aftermath of the negligent...

I'd Rather Wear Pajamas is a humorous memoir by Chelsea Walker Flagg chronicling her life as she leads the reader through her journey of self discovery where she finds out her own definition of what it means to be a strong woman. Dedicated to her...