That Will Never Do! by Ralph V. Clayman, MD, is a thoughtful medical memoir that explores the unique career of a surgeon whose ultimate goal was actually to make traditional incisions obsolete. Shaped by a demanding childhood and a constant search for his father’s approval,...

Telling Dixie Goodbye by Scott Oglesby opens a window into the author’s turbulent, wandering life as he tries to distance himself from his conservative Southern upbringing. Growing up in a strict household in the shadow of a demanding father, Oglesby has a profound sense of...

The Big Picture by Pat Ferns follows the Canadian television producer from a childhood shaped by his family’s move from Winnipeg to England to his return to Canada in 1968, when a chance CBC appointment brings him into national current affairs broadcasting. Ferns learns television...

Donna Hills Patrick and Raymond Hills’s The Town I Crow About is an honest window into the real history of East Millstone, New Jersey. It takes us through the memories of a man who lived there for over ninety years. The book relies on raw...

Vevian Delalamon Salahid’s passion for teaching special needs children took her from her home and family in the Philippines to America, where she began a new life. She shares her journey in The Heart of a Special Education Teacher: A Journey of Resilience, Inclusion, and...

The Quirky Clan by Anna Rains follows both sides of her family, with one lineage traced back to William the Conqueror. She received help from the military archives of the UK armed forces, which enabled her to include many tales of her ancestors. As she...

To Kill a Cockroach by Osvaldo Calixto Amador is an autobiography that fully spans the author's troubled childhood in Cuba, his issues with identity, and his search for meaning through art and relationships. Born into hardship and trauma, Amador faced constant relocation, bullying, and neglect,...

In 1998 Nanda, Jane Edberg's son of 19, was pronounced dead on the railroad tracks. This compelled Jane to write a memoir about her unconventional path through grief using the profound transformative power of art. She mapped Nanda’s life and death, showing the beauty and...

The Lilacs I Once Knew by Roni Rosenthal is a collection of poems. In 1937, in Bucharest, Romania, Rosenthal's cousin Freda Stoleru married a scientist her parents disapproved of. Just weeks after they were married, her new husband disappeared. Friddie was accused of the crime....

Discovering that one has been deceived about one’s origins is a strong premise for a compelling fiction narrative. However, Taken From The Cradle by Devorah Lee is not fiction but a raw and emotionally grounded memoir that chronicles her lifelong quest for identity and belonging...