Have you ever watched those TV shows about hoarders and wondered how on earth people can live like that? Perhaps you’ve asked yourself what drives them to fill their kitchens, bathrooms and every room of the house with stuff they’ve dug out of trash piles...

“Sometimes, as I drift idly on Walden Pond, I cease to live and begin to be.” When Henry David Thoreau wrote these words in the mid 1800s, he was lamenting American materialism that was becoming ever more apparent in the wake of the Industrial Age....

Many elderly people suffer from illnesses, but when the debilitating disease of Alzheimer's or dementia kicks in, the conversation changes. In The Reluctant Caregiver: Missives from the Caregiving Minefields by Joy K Johnston, you will read the raw and gritty account of the author's journey...

When it comes to memoirs, there’s one thing writers need to remember: people love happy endings, especially when the writer’s life has been filled with struggle and heartache, as was Jessica Aiken-Hall’s life in The Monster That Ate My Mommy. That monster nearly finished off...

The author of The Green Reaper, Elizabeth Fournier, knew from childhood onward that she wanted a career in the mortuary business. As a child, she played “funeral,” and as a young adult, she banged on doors until she got her first job working for a...

The First Signs of April (A Memoir) by Mary-Elizabeth Briscoe explores themes of guilt, grief and how she coped when faced with losses in her life. Briscoe writes passionately and sensitively; this memoir deals with some very heavy themes, but there are also some laughs....

Terror of the Red Pants Attack on Dorchester Road by Nancy Seay is a memoir that will take readers into the episode of a horrific attack on the author and how she survived it, and her difficult journey of recovery. The memoir shows readers how...

Have you ever read a book blurb, decided you’d like to read that book, gotten into the first section and thought, “This is going to be good!’ Then you move on a bit, change your mind, nearly chuck the book, but then something makes you...

The Last Road Rebel and Other Lost Stories: Growing Up in a Small Town and Never Getting Over It is a nonfiction memoir written by Robert Gilberg. Gilberg grew up in the small town of New Bremen, Ohio, and he shares his experiences growing up...

Three Husbands and a Thousand Boyfriends by Patricia L. Brooks spoke to me. In this book, Brooks tells about her many relationships and marriages. She talks about being abused, suffering PTSD, and finally being able to overcome it. This book is an emotional read, but...