Maria Fajardo de T.'s memoir, Hakuna Shida: Memories of a Guatemalan Family in Africa, traces how her family came to live in Africa. She recounts the 2007 move to Kenya after her husband accepted work with an international agricultural firm. The family settles in Thika...

After her long marriage ends, Jean Booth begins rebuilding her daily life in her memoir, Hello Beautiful. Booth is matched with Daniel/Donnie, a younger man she meets on a dating app, who says he is an active duty service member deployed overseas, raising a young...

Home: A Memoir of Family, Forgiveness, & Healing from Complex PTSD by Amy Smyth Miller explores trauma, healing, and the power of hope. Miller invites readers into the intimate corridors of her life, recounting her journey from a chaotic childhood marked by neglect, addiction, and...

He’s Alive! by Živojin Petrović is a biography of Joko Mestrovitch, later known as James, from his childhood in Đuraševići to his passage through Ellis Island and his work among immigrant communities in Fresno and Pittsburgh. His enlistment in the Pennsylvania National Guard takes him...

Disenchanted with life at home and planning to escape from rural Pennsylvania, teenage Jack Rathmell thought that voluntourism presented the perfect solution. Visiting South Africa in 2014 seemed like a good idea. How the Rhino Lost His Horn: Cautionary Tales from Appalachia to Africa is...

High Hopes by Anne Abel is a memoir that captures the author's transformative journey through music, self-discovery, and overcoming personal challenges. The book begins with Abel's decision to travel to Australia to attend Bruce Springsteen concerts, a leap of faith that becomes a pivotal moment...

In Holy Shift! Driving Through Grief in a Vintage VW by Michelle Le Brun, her family is going on a summer vacation. Things go well initially, but tragedy strikes when they arrive in Denver. Her elder sister gets locked in the bathroom while taking...

In Her First Hero by Leon Harris, the author meets Aisha, who works in a restaurant. Their connection is instant, and as time passes, they grow very close despite their age difference. Aisha gets pregnant, but the happiness doesn’t last long. Leon discovers Aisha has...

When her father's second wife called to inform Lori L. Lee that he had passed away, supposedly from a heart attack, Lori took the news as confirmation that a difficult chapter in her life was coming to an end. As she reflects on her relationship...

Shirley M. Phillips’ How Not to Fly an Airplane: A Female Pilot’s Journey is a compelling memoir that takes readers through the highs and lows of her groundbreaking career as a female pilot in a male-dominated industry. With humor, candor, and emotional depth, Phillips recounts...