The Virgin Chronicles is an engaging memoir by Marina DelVecchio about a young woman’s complex relationship with her adoptive mother, Ann. Kathy is used to her mother calling her “putana,” a Greek word with two meanings; a dirty word for the vagina and whore. Little...

Some people are born evil, and others are made to believe they are and become just that. In Kathlyn C. White’s The Therapist, she helps to identify good and bad parenting, abuse victims, and victimizers. She shares her patients’ experiences and helps identify narcissists and...

The Buster Clan: An American Saga by K.P. Kollenborn is a deep dive into the author’s family history and the ancestors who were, in their small way, a part of shaping and building the United States. Using stories, legends, and sometimes myths from his family’s...

From childhood, we are shaped by our surrounding environments and cultures into becoming functional members of society. Society tells us exactly who we are supposed to be, what our wants and needs should be, and how to find happiness and fulfillment. But according to author...

Traveling Different by Dawn Madelon Barclay is a guide on how to travel with little ones who are on the autism spectrum or have attention and mood disorders. It can be challenging and intimidating to travel with children who have special needs. The fear of...

The Preventorium is a memoir by Susan Annah Currie of being separated from her family after being deemed at high risk of contracting tuberculosis and being moved to the Magee Preventorium in Mississippi. Currie's story begins at the end of the 1950s when she...

Tinderbox: One Family's Story of Adoption, Neurodiversity, and Fierce Love by Lynn Alsup is a compelling memoir that details the experiences of an adoptive mother as she navigates the intricacies of infertility, cross-cultural adoption, and raising neurodiverse children. Lynn's narrative is characterized by unwavering resilience,...

The American Doctor is the memoir of Dr. Salvatore J. Forcina and describes his quest to become a medical doctor. The work is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Following the incredible life story and achievements of the author, we begin with a...

In The Course by Dennis Torres, we follow a professor's intelligent lectures on ethics and thoroughly insightful discussions with his students. The characters discuss various topics that reveal how to build wealth, attain balance, and live by one's morals. It allows us to partake in...

The Ones Who Remember: Second-Generation Voices of the Holocaust is a work of non-fiction in the historical, human interest, cultural, and memoir subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience due to some upsetting content and harrowing reading material and was edited...