Some time ago, Joanna Potepa promised herself she would travel abroad before turning forty. But when the time came, she didn’t have the money or anything planned to make that trip. So she went with her husband and daughter to a border crossing, where she...

In Improbable Possibilities, Linda E. Rawlings recounts a life directed by her instinct to act when an unlikely opening appears. Her departure from Connecticut for San Francisco in 1977 begins a pattern that eventually places her at Otis Spunkmeyer, where she becomes president as the...

I Never Made Love with James Baldwin is Stanley Cohen's sprawling memoir of a life that seems to have touched every corner of the twentieth century. Cohen takes readers from his early days working aboard an oil tanker bound for Japan at eighteen, through Harvard...

Into the Flow: A Journey to Freedom by Trying It All by Kathleen Branigan is a journey of discovery and awakening. It is also a fascinating memoir in which the author recounts the most intimate aspects of her life. The narrative combines the topics of...

In Selina Co’s explosive memoir, I’m a Romance Scam IT Detective, Selina, an IT consultant in Australia, begins a steady online exchange with Frederick Chong, who claims to be a civil engineer working from New York. She quickly fixes their future around a meeting overseas,...

In I Will Walk With You, Julie Thomas Tullos shares a deeply personal story that feels like sitting down for a long talk with a close friend. The book follows the life of Susan and David Lee, starting all the way back with their blind...

I Can’t Do This! I Can by Marian M.H. Rutt is one of the most powerful and deeply moving memoirs I have read. Marian and her husband Phil were living a wonderful, successful life. When Marian became pregnant, they were delighted and prepared for the...

Meredith Rutter Marple's I Live You For Ever is a memoir that documents her husband Gary’s descent into dementia and her role as a caregiver. The memoir captures her experiences, thoughts, and reflections, starting on May 14, 2010. She notices the mild slips, like memory...

Inclusion Has an Expiration Date: A Memoir–Manifesto on Aging, Access, and the Illusion of Equality by Renata Elis shares a personal story about trying to break into the entertainment industry while facing barriers related to age. The book follows Elis as she works toward a...

Ironmania by David Evans details the 1984 Hawaii Ironman Triathlon World Championship and explores the personal, cultural, and historical factors that transformed the event into a global sensation. Evans places the race at a pivotal moment when Ironman evolved from a niche endurance challenge into...