Janet Hulstrand's memoir, A Long Way from Iowa, is a captivating tale of self-discovery, family, and adventure that spans three generations of women who share a passion for reading, writing, and travel. The story begins in 1992 when the author discovers her grandmother's journals, written...

In his memoir Awaaz: Echoes of Freedom and Justice, Ansar Burney recounts his journey from political imprisonment to founding organizations dedicated to human rights, describing early efforts to free unjustly detained individuals, including Mukhtar Baba, as his advocacy expanded internationally. In a landmark move, Burney...

A story inspired by Monique Roy’s grandparents who fled Germany amid Hitler's reign of terror, Across Great Divides is about a Jewish family who finds themselves the targets of the brutal regime. Seemingly overnight, friends have turned into enemies and the eradication of the Jewish...

America's First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island by Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. celebrates black poets and their contributions to culture and history. It focuses on Jupiter Hammon, a slave owned by the Lloyd family. The Lloyds allowed Jupiter to work in their house...

Abuelita: A Memorable Life Journey and Basilio's Incredible Diary by Abel Menchaca Jr is the biography of Jesúsa Rocha, the author’s abuelita or grandmother. The author meticulously traces her life story starting from her family ancestry, the life-changing events she experienced, her move to a...

A Sterling Life by Mark Hester is the biography of John Danz, a keen American entrepreneur born in Czarist Russia in 1877. John's birth name was Israel Danowsky. His Jewish parents, Leib and Jenni Danowsky, with their two sons, Israel and Chaim, left Russia, escaping...

American Wolf: From Nazi Refugee to American Spy is part of the Holocaust Survivor True Stories series by Audrey Birnbaum. This is a coming-of-age story of a Holocaust survivor who saw the worst the world had to offer. It was the year 1941, and Wolf...

Charles Serocold's aim in writing A History of the United States for Newcomers is to help immigrants assimilate into their new country. He accomplishes this and so much more! Over fifty million people who were born in another country live in the United States. Charles...

A Prairie Girl: Living in Baghdad is a work of non-fiction in the biography, cultural writing, and family drama subgenres. It is suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Jan Keating, this true account reveals the remarkable life of Sarah Powell, a...

A Normal Boy: Living in an Asylum by Jan Keating is a gripping story that follows the painful journey of a young boy forced to live in an asylum because the man his mother marries doesn't want him. The setting is in Weyburn, Saskatchewan during...