Widow— Widower— Widowest— by Aaron M. Simmons begins after his wife, Polly G. Simmons, dies unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism following surgery, leaving him a single parent to three children, Peggy, Hazel, and Cary. As Aaron tries to understand what it means to remain Polly’s...

Waiting for the Kick: A Midwife's Grief and Rebirth in Africa by Sheila Kimble-Haas is a memoir that opens in the rawest place possible: the months after the sudden death of the author's husband, Ric, when grief becomes a constant, buzzing presence she can't outrun....

Where the Air Grows Thin by Nicole LoBiondo chronicles the author’s mountaineering experiences in which she endeavors to climb the seven summits, the highest mountain on every continent, including some of the most widely known, such as Aconcagua in Argentina, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Denali...

Woman on the Run by Susan Carpenito Heard, with Jeanne Albanese, is a memoir about a mother learning how to keep living after her son David is diagnosed with neuroblastoma at eight. Heard enters his treatment determined to preserve the joyful world he loves, then...

Jesse Sloane’s What I Thought Loss Meant is a deeply moving memoir about navigating unexpected endings over her lifetime. Jesse shares how she managed the big shifts in her life, like moving six times as a child, with only a teddy bear named Ted for...

Jesse Sloane’s What I Thought Love Required examines the unwritten rules that condition many people to tie their self-esteem to chronic people-pleasing. Sloane charts her personal trajectory from an anxious childhood to a very demanding career in which high performance became her only true sense...

In her memoir Who Will Name the Bees?, Sarah Church Vosburgh recounts the period when her mother’s memory loss begins to affect her safety at home, leading to a decision that changes their roles into caregiver and dependant. Vosburgh arranges a care home placement in...

Debra Lee Fader's Walk by Faith with God as Your Compass is a memoir that details her extraordinary arc as a Las Vegas singer and Broadway veteran who faced a devastating physical collapse at the moment her political career just began. The book opens with...

Writing your memoir is a big undertaking. For one thing, no matter how old (or young) you are, you have a lot of stories to share. So, where do you start? Lita Kurth’s Writing Memoir in Flashes is a good place to begin your memoir...

We Learned to Live in the Castle: Stories by Theresa Griffin Kennedy is an incredibly raw, unflinching look at a side of Portland that most people never see. Kennedy doesn’t hold back as she traces her life from a childhood spent in the foster care...