In his memoir 1980s: The Days of Innocence, Durgesh Pimparkar shares his early years in a small Indian village in the titular decade, where curiosity about objects and surroundings shaped his understanding of the world. He explains how his father changed his birth date for...

More Manchester Than Mongolia by Jacqueline Lambert is an adventure memoir that follows the author, her husband Mark, and their four furry companions on a journey through the British countryside. After postponing their Mongolian road trip, they decided to take a test ride in their...

In Monks, Monkeys, and Misty Rice Fields: Journeys and Discoveries in Thailand and Southeast Asia, Robert Wilson takes readers on an intimate, insightful journey through Thailand and its neighboring countries. What begins as a teacher’s relocation from San Diego to the northern Thai town of...

Why do people leave their homes to work in a foreign country, and what do they find? Eileen Cahill explores this theme in Piñatas for the Year of the Dragon. She shares 12 stories based on her own experiences and interviews with others who crossed...

Baki Topal’s memoir, Cutting Into the Silence, explores his humble beginning in a small mountain village in Turkey. We get a glimpse at his family dynamics, culture, life experiences, and the events that set him on the path to becoming a surgeon in Belgium. Topal...

Joan Brooks Baker’s In the Swampyland is a collection of personal stories tracing her moments of discovery across childhood and adulthood. In The Burrito, eleven-year-old Joan defies her father’s warning and ventures to buy food from a nearby bodega, where a frightening encounter with local...

Meanwhile, Here in Austin by Cetywa Powell is a magical book that shows you Austin through the eyes and camera of a journalist and photographer who moved to the city in the spring with her husband and son and explored and documented her impressions throughout...

Matthew Check’s memoir, What Would Philip Roth Do?, is an exploration of music, identity, love, and self-discovery. Framed by a fictional conversation with novelist Philip Roth, the book combines humor, cultural insight, and personal stories into an engaging tale. The Roth figure acts as a...

In Historic Zion Cemetery in Memphis, editors Dr. Peatchola Jones-Cole and Dr. Tyrone Davis collate the history of the titular cemetery, established in 1876 by the United Sons of Zion, that occupies fifteen acres at South Parkway East and Pillow Street. The cemetery contains more...

From Foie Gras To Jello by Christopher Mihy is an inspiring memoir detailing the author’s culinary adventures. With experience in restaurant and butchery work in France, he became one of the youngest skilled chefs in the country. After facing disappointment with his college dreams, he...