Like Father, Like Son? by Alix Lee is the true story of what happened to a son who refused to conform to his father’s ideas. In the 1970s, racism and homophobia were rife, and children had no rights. Raised by a strict, authoritarian father, it...

A Notable Woman is the spellbinding story of the Shunammite woman, Marta, from the biblical passage, 2 Kings 4:8. Don Anderson tells the story of a powerful yet graceful woman who treats everyone with respect. She is adored by her servants and everyone she meets,...

Climb the Mountain by David R. Beshears is a memoir that recounts a father’s determination to help his son recover after a life-changing medical crisis. Much of the book unfolds through emails as the family navigates the long, uncertain process of rehabilitation. David, once active...

In her memoir Reliance Road, Kate Winn describes growing up on a dairy farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin, where daily life revolves around livestock, crops, school, and the constant work required to keep the farm operating. Her mother, Margaret Rasmussen Winn, a trained chemist who later...

A Past That Lies Before Me by Steve Clark, PhD, recounts the unexpected collapse of a stable professional life after a series of misguided decisions led to his arrest and imprisonment. The memoir begins with the moment Clark’s life changes dramatically when the police arrive,...

In Betrayed Valor, Dr. Sammie L. Young tells his life story. He was born in Columbus, Mississippi. His mother, a single parent of seven children, taught her children the importance of work, faith, and responsibility. Sammie absorbed this from early on and helped keep his...

Luke Stoffel’s The Third Person: Rewriting Him (The Warboy Chronicles) is a genre-blending travel memoir and emotional self-investigation that follows a man unraveling in the aftermath of heartbreak. The narrative begins with Luke’s breakup with “Warboy,” a relationship defined by absence, longing, and unfinished endings,...

In his memoir Livin' It, Michael Perzel grew up in Philadelphia, first in the Abbotsford Projects and then in Mayfair. When his parents separate as he turns eleven, he begins living with unusual autonomy. He starts earning money, spending nights outside the house, and relying...

In her memoir Glimpses of Grace, Judith E. Bowen describes how she learned to receive and offer care in her life. She opens the memoir in her Rio Grande Valley yard, touching a green anole, a moment that leads her to examine an early childhood...

The Caregiver's Game: Unraveling Financial Deceit in the Shadows of Dementia by Charles E. Wallace Jr. is a horrifying true story. Joell Fleming lost everything to dementia. At 78 years old, she had always been a strong woman, until in 2013, dementia started to creep...