Gritty. Unapologetic. Engaging. This is the essence behind My 730 Days at the Gates of Hell: Writings from the Inside by Philip van Heusen. The reader is given a personal, behind-the-scenes account of the author's day-to-day life in prison and its impact on him. Philip...

Even when a person is gone, their experience can be inspiring to others. This is the case of Don McCall, whose battle against cancer is now told in the memoir My Journey Home: Reporting on the Final Days of My Cancer Battle. This book is...

My Mother's Way of Dying Well by Dianne Porter is a moving biography covering a myriad of emotions surrounding death and dying. One would think that a biography about losing parents wouldn't have humor and bright points, but this one does, without disrespecting the subject...

A ‘normal’ family can hide harsh realities within the home. Posie L Carson’s memoir Mom’s Pen tackles the issue of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse can lie hidden in plain sight, and it most often does. Women find themselves trapped in a vicious cycle and they...

Manage My Emotions: What I Wish I'd Learned in School about Anger, Fear, and Love by Kenneth Martz is a book on managing emotions and not letting them rule our lives. The book offers an insight into how our emotions can play with our lives...

My Story Isn't Over by Natasha Simon is her autobiography as she recounts her mental illnesses and moves in her life, conquering one thing at a time. Divided into 2 parts, the author shares her stories, her worries and her successes in small chapters that...

My Gut Makes Alcohol! The Science and Stories of Auto-Brewery Syndrome by Barbara Cordell is a non-fiction health memoir and medical book about a relatively unknown condition known as Auto-Brewery Syndrome or ABS. In this book, Barbara describes in the introduction what prompted her on...

Married to Merlot: A Memoir With a Message of Hope by Martha Louise is a heartrending memoir that chronicles the author's personal life, marred with grief and tragedy, a husband suffering from post-war stress, depression, and alcoholism. The author speaks about her life with her...

My Secret Self: Trials and Tribulations of an Innocent by Christine U. Cowin is a non-fiction autobiography written in the first person by Christine. In My Secret Self, Christine has described her early years through her teenage life living in Australia. The books follows a...

Misery, You Don't Get My Company by Valerie Silveira asks is happiness really a choice, and how can we navigate through life’s difficulties without succumbing to the beast of negative behaviour? Follow Valerie Silveira's own journey as she copes with the devastating death of her...