Born in Taiwan to a Chinese Muslim diplomat’s family, Fawzia Mai Tung spends her childhood learning how often a place can call a child foreign. Rootless Orchid follows her from early schooldays abroad into a life shaped by embassy postings, changing languages, religious duty, family...

Sara Verrall’s Mexico Amiga! is a captivating memoir that describes four consecutive winter escapes to Mexico with her Swedish partner, Jan, whom she affectionately calls “My Viking.” The memoir takes readers on a journey that ignores the typical tourist trail and traverses the Pacific coast:...

In Life and How to Live It, Chaz Holesworth describes being seventeen in 1995 Philadelphia after CIBA, the born-again Christian school that shaped his days, expels him. The same week, Laura, the girlfriend whose future has become part of his escape plan, is forced by...

Denise Thompson-Slaughter’s memoir Since You Weren’t There & Other Memories charts her personal path through the social landscape of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. She recounts explicit moments such as her teenage uncles shooting rats from a Kenilworth dining-room window, buying Little Golden Books at...

In Elaina Kelly Smith’s Choice, the author shares her life journey from being raised in a very restrictive religious home to traveling all seven continents. It’s an honest look at how a person rebuilt self-trust after years of simply doing things for everyone else. Smith...

Jeff Silverman’s memoir, From The Vault II: The Lost Chords and Stories, continues to follow the musician who learns that a song can wait decades for the right person to bring it back. His route begins with a backstage meeting with banjo player Billy Ray...

Douglas J. Sloan's Morphers, Monsters & Mayhem: My Travels Through the Power Rangers Galaxy is a memoir by a former New York film student who becomes part of the television machine that turns Japanese superhero footage into the show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. As Sloan...

Donna Hills Patrick and Raymond Hills’s The Town I Crow About is an honest window into the real history of East Millstone, New Jersey. It takes us through the memories of a man who lived there for over ninety years. The book relies on raw...

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 Moon Weaver’s Autobiography of an Ordinary Polish Man, the author speaks about his childhood spent tending cows with a loving mother who tragically died of cancer when he was just nine. His memoir maps out a lifetime of trying to escape poverty by reading...