Finding Peace and Purpose Amidst the Tears: My Journey of the Love and Loss of My Son Through His Mental Illness and Addiction by Debbie Gail Zane is a heartrending, brutally honest, and tremendously selfless and compassionate chronicle of the author’s struggle to come to...

Marv Taking Charge: A Story of Bold Love and Courage by Lois Hoitenga Roelofs takes us through the life of Marv after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Lois and Marv had been married for fifty-five years, and although they were very different, they had...

Through My Eyes is a memoir about the mental and physical trauma that Sarah Jane has experienced. At seven, Sarah shares her first traumatic moment when her neighbor turns obsessive and threatens to kill her family. This makes her lose trust in people, and when...

A special bond exists between a pet and its owner/caregiver. It’s difficult to explain to someone who doesn’t (and never has) owned a pet. But, from one dog lover/owner to another, I can vouch for its existence. So can Don Hughes, as evident in his...

Parenthood comes with so many responsibilities and decisions that, as a parent, you can only hope you are doing the best for your child. Transister by Kate Brookes is an emotional yet inspiring journey of a family raising a transgender child. Kate gives birth to...

Better, Not Bitter: A Journey from Heartbreak to Healing by Michelle Cowan is a powerful memoir about the author's experience of losing her husband to a drunk driver. The book chronicles Cowan's journey through grief, anger, and despair, as she and her teenage daughter try...

After the death of her estranged father, Tara Fox Hall went to his house to search for her diary that he took when she was fifteen. Because her father was a hoarder, she finds lots of junk, rotten food, porn, mail from decades ago, and...

Where Have I Been All My Life? How I Finally Grew Up After a Life of Putting Up, Giving Up and Shutting Up by Lisa Benson is an irresistible can't-put-down self-help book wrapped in a memoir. This "Little Miss Perfect" had brains and a plan....

The Last Real Immigrant by Joseph Galliani gives a detailed account of the Galliani family spanning three continents. Giorgio Joseph's father was brought up in Libya, which was, at the time, an Italian colony. He had not attended high school but was an excellent mechanic....

Sol Luckman has eloquently written a witty, insightful memoir in Musings From a Small Island: Everything Under the Sun. As an art major, I thoroughly enjoyed Sol’s humor and philosophical thoughts on the elusive purpose of art and his expression of life on his small...