Admitted and Afraid is a memoir by Maggie Boday, a trader whose sudden throat pain becomes a medical emergency after swelling alters her voice, then makes swallowing almost impossible. Her sister brings her to the emergency department, where a CT scan rules out a throat...

In Moon Weaver’s Autobiography of an Ordinary Polish Man, the author speaks about his childhood spent tending cows with a loving mother who tragically died of cancer when he was just nine. His memoir maps out a lifetime of trying to escape poverty by reading...

A River Still Runs by Fran Coughlin is a memoir that unfolds through self-contained moments from the author’s childhood and early life in Lowell, Massachusetts. Rather than following a strict chronological arc, the book presents memories as a collection of snapshots, moving fluidly across time...

Ascending America: Five Kidney Donors, 50 Peaks in 50 States, One Record-Breaking Journey by Matt Harmody, MD, follows a team of living kidney donors as they attempt to climb the highest point in each of the fifty states in record time. The narrative introduces each...

Adventures of a Looney Scot: From a Glasgow Urban Warrior to a Professional Geologist by Dr. Ian McFeat-Smith is a comprehensive memoir that traces the author’s life from his early years in Glasgow through his personal and professional growth into a geologist. The book combines...

A Past That Lies Before Me by Steve Clark, PhD, recounts the unexpected collapse of a stable professional life after a series of misguided decisions led to his arrest and imprisonment. The memoir begins with the moment Clark’s life changes dramatically when the police arrive,...

A Child of the 1950s by Frederik Nebeker offers a reflective look at growing up during a decade often remembered for its optimism, social order, and rapid changes in American culture. Through personal memories and moments from daily life, Nebeker recounts what it was like...

Adopted in 1955, T. Alex Blum’s memoir An Accident of Birth: A Story of Adoption and Identity describes a Manhattan upbringing by his adoptive parents, Nancy and John, who treat his adoption as a fact while keeping questions about his origins at a distance. At...

Angels of Paradise is a memoir by Barbara Murphy. Barbara finds herself in prison on her birthday for the crime of kidnapping her own son. She had taken Valentin to the Bahamas to save both of them from a horrible life. In the Bahamas, she...

A Promise of Rest: Stories from the Commonplace by Ron Lands is a collection of vignettes that offers insight into the lives of patients with terminal illnesses, particularly those with cancer. Drawing on his extensive experience as an oncologist and palliative care physician, Lands crafts...