As macabre as its title, Heinous: Forgotten Murders From the 1910s by Melina Druga is a truly disturbing collection of stories of people who either died/disappeared under mysterious circumstances or at the hands of an unusual suspect. The first case was especially disturbing as harming...

Hurricane Audrey: The Deadly Storm of 1957 by Cathy C. Post is a retelling of the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Audrey on mid-century Cameron, Louisiana. As the storm approaches, families prepare for evacuation, with Captain D.W. Griffith coordinating efforts to evacuate oil rig crews. Local...

How To Burn A Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn't Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did is a groundbreaking memoir by Karl Dunn. In it, Karl shares the story of his divorce and journey to self-discovery. After seven years of marriage, Karl thinks that a honeymoon...

Hold Back the Rain is Michelle Vignault's memoir of how she got through the hardest years of her life from 2014 to 2017. Her husband Tracy, then 45, started showing signs of detachment. Her reality then became what she had to face during her husband’s...

Human Verses by Katya Zinn is a thought-provoking compilation of free verse poetry. Zinn's poems explore a range of human experiences and emotions like grief and hope. Every poem in this collection is written in the first-person perspective, as the work is partly autobiographical. This...

Hotel Goodbyes by Stephen Jon Thompson is a profoundly moving memoir that navigates the turbulent waters of a childhood marked by abandonment, poverty, and uncertainty. The story begins with a poignant moment in a Reno motel room in 1980, where nine-year-old Stephen is left to...

In his memoir Hoodlum's Miracle, Bille Pearl discusses a traumatic past, marked by sexual abuse and his father's murder, and finds coping mechanisms in deviant pleasures, leading to chaos when his ex-wife is brutally killed, making him a prime suspect. Amidst investigations and suspicions, he...

I’ve always been a huge fan of true crime, whether I indulge in it through books, TV, or film. But too often I’ve found the books a rather dry reporting of sequential facts, interesting to read on an intellectual level, but not engaging emotionally. Such...

Healing Wisdom for Pet Loss: An Animal Lover’s Guide to Grief by Anne Marie Farage-Smith is a comprehensive guide to help pet owners with the loss of their precious pets. Anne Marie is an experienced and licensed mental health counselor who provides education on the...

Hitting My Stride: An Engineer’s Notes on Disability is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, inspirational writing, and healthcare genres. R. Shrivaths Iyengar shares his journey of navigating life as a person with disabilities, reflecting on the pivotal role of his resourceful family, supportive...