The Little Breadwinner by Lucia Mann is, as the subtitle suggests, a tale of war and survival in El Salvador, a story that captures the devastating experience of the Civil War from 1980 to 1992. It is often said that when elephants fight, the grass...

The [New] New Patriotism by Jennifer Blackburn is an accessible book that brings to readers both American history and an analysis of the country’s political evolution. The book addresses core issues, ranging from the principles of democracy and liberty on which the American nation was...

We Are Life by Peter Griffiths is a non-fiction theology book that explores the complex ties between ourselves as humans and the entirety of life in all of its many forms on earth. Griffiths begins with a story of his relative youth with a farmer...

The Borderland Between Two Worlds by Ayesha F. Hamid is a memoir that details the author's life in the United States after migrating from Karachi, Pakistan in the early 1980s. Leaving behind the luxury of a high standard of living and the consistency of cultural...

A ‘normal’ family can hide harsh realities within the home. Posie L Carson’s memoir Mom’s Pen tackles the issue of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse can lie hidden in plain sight, and it most often does. Women find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle and they...

The fourth and the last volume in the Cultural Code series, Babel: A Guide to the East-West Encounter by Dr. Ofer Grosbard puts all the pieces of the puzzle together. This culminating volume is the result of Grosbard’s professional maturing process where he presents four...

I'm Still Here: A Memoir by Martina Reaves is an engrossing memoir with strong themes, well-written and inspiring. The memoir starts with Martina meeting her streetcar driver, an Episcopal priest, who eventually becomes a significant person in her life. But she comes out and meets...

Opioid Odyssey: Discoveries of Recovery Through Medication Assisted Treatment by Dr. Michael J. Murphy with Dr. Aafaque Akhtar addresses the effects of the opioid crisis in the United States as well as around the world. The drug addict, the opioid-dependent person, and the criminal substance...

How to Teach Your Children About Racism: A Letter from a Black Mother to White Parents is a work of non-fiction concerning social and cultural themes around race and ethnicity, and was penned by author Uchenna L. Umeh, MD, MBA. In this very important and...

Truth Gives Strength To Wings: It’s All in the Journal by Katy Sudano and Ginger Green is the harrowing non-fiction memoir of a girl who, with all odds stacked against her, was able to fly. The book begins with the heartbreaking revelation that young Sydney...