Flares Up: A Story Bigger Than the Atlantic by Niamh McAnally is a non-fiction adventure that chronicles the incredible journey of firefighter Paul Hopkins, 55, and entrepreneur Phil Pugh, 65, as they row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Motivated...

My ValHalla: Angels Are No Strangers to Chains by Celia LaVon Belt is a must-read memoir about a strong woman who is also a widow, a brain injury survivor, a burn survivor, and an abuse survivor. Celia Belt tells what she endured between 2022 and...

Diane: True Survivor by Ward Lassoe is a powerful and intensely personal biography of Diane, an ordinary woman who led a tough, uncompromising, and often traumatic life. Born in 1960 to a prostitute in London, Diane was abandoned as a baby and spent her first...

Ghost by Lea Tonin is one of the most unusual memoirs I have ever read…and I have read a lot of memoirs! When Lea is 14, going on 15, she can no longer withstand the constant brutality of her Japanese stepfather. Any infractions or challenges...

Virginia Heslinga's memoir, Grace Interlaced, explores loss, grief, and healing through faith from personal trauma. Twelve-year-old Virginia combines the role of babysitter and big sister to Mark, Daniel, and Andrew “Andy.” But when a devastating house fire claims Andrew’s life, Virginia can’t forgive herself, and...

Too Much by Cindy Lee Neighbors is a powerful memoir that delves into the unraveling of a brilliant physician's life as she becomes consumed by her obsession with revenge. Dr. Neighbors’ relentless pursuit of justice leads her into a downward spiral of addiction and paranoia,...

Caroline Bella Kennedy’s I'll Be There: Vignettes of an Intrepid Traveller is a fascinating journey through the eyes of a fearless woman who has traversed some of the world's most treacherous terrains and rubbed shoulders with the most iconic figures of the 20th century. Her...

Evergreen Uprooted by Nadira “N.A.Z.” Pankey is a memoir that explores the life of a young girl growing up in a tough neighborhood in the Bronx, New York, during the 1980s. The story is told through the eyes of the narrator, who is known as...

Targeted Truth: A Battle Against Corruption and the Truth Behind My Father's Death by Brandon Parker is a compelling true crime memoir that takes readers deep into a story of loss, betrayal, and an unwavering quest for justice. The book centers around the suspicious death...

Marcia Breece's Yutka and the Voyage of the Parita depicts the incredibly true story of Yutka Lipka’s daring escape from Nazi-occupied Poland. During the rise of Nazism throughout Europe in the 1930s and 40s, Yutka decides to forge a better life for herself. She boards...