The Miles We Run by Alison Beder Solway is a memoir in which she details her path to motherhood alongside the miles of running a marathon. Alison talks about her childhood health issues, including the diagnosis of osteomyelitis and the resilience required for her recovery....

In this illuminating memoir, Momoko Uno shares her experiences during the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of its subsequent travel and quarantine restrictions on her personal life. Fourteen Days follows Momoko's journey as she navigates her mother's terminal illness and her own emotional, physical,...

Unlikely Gifts Unwrapped is a courageous and deeply moving firsthand narrative of Diane M. Simard's experience with Stage III breast cancer. From the very first page, Simard draws you into her world with openness and honesty, sharing not only the physical, mental, and emotional toll...

Do you suffer from a debilitating disease? One that isolates you from the world because you dare not go out of the house for fear of having an ‘accident,’ one that requires an immediate visit to the bathroom? In Susan Montgomery’s Capturing Colitis, the author...

Surgery Simplified by Tamra Ellsworth is a spectacularly thorough overview of the surgical process, covering everything from pre-surgery preparation to post-surgery recovery. The credentialed Ellsworth discusses the importance of following pre-surgery instructions, like fasting. She tells us that once in the pre-op area, a nurse...

The Night Garden by Sandra Tyler is a memoir that pays a touching homage to her mother. Tyler paints a heartfelt picture of the highs and lows she faced, taking care of her elderly mother while meeting the needs of her own family. The author...

Circumcision: How an Ancient Ritual Became a Questionable Surgery by Kenneth S. Lipman investigates the historical, cultural, religious, and medical dimensions of circumcision. He brings up the foreskin's anatomical role in protection, lubrication, and sexual sensitivity, speaking on its importance in male genital health. Lipman...

It is difficult to imagine a terminal illness forming the central theme in a love story, but Love, Family, Cancer: A Love Story is just that. It is a tale of an exceptional marriage that endured, despite daunting medical and other setbacks over an extended...

Whispers of the Mind is a medical memoir and a compilation of essays that blends stories based on real-life patients, reflections on topics ranging from medicine to philosophy, and personal narratives to deliver a unique meditation on life and death. Drawing from decades of clinical...

Into the Darkness: A Journey into Schizophrenia by Darren Smith is his story after living with “schizophrenia” for the last thirty years. He has gone into the darkness many times but he always found his way back out. He had a fairly normal childhood in...