The loss of a loved one can be a highly painful experience, but it is even worse when that loss could have been avoided. On the 5th of May 2014, Patricia Elliot came face to face with this harrowing event when her son, Bruce, took...

Roberta Raves: Stories of Everyday Life Told with Humor, Insight and Compassion is a work of non-fiction in the slice of life and memoir subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by Roberta Conner. The idea for the...

Zen Parenting: Caring for Ourselves and Our Children in an Unpredictable World by Cathy Cassani Adams is a comprehensive non-fiction guidebook that immediately caught my eye as I am both a mother and teacher. We can all improve our ways, our lives, and our parenting....

Blind Passion: A True Story of Magnificent Love by Vincent I. Perry is a non-fiction biography that surrounds the origin story of a married couple named Dorothy and Grant in 1960s and 1970s Illinois. The title comes from the fact that Grant is a blind...

James Francis William Driscoll lived his life in the words of Frank Sinatra: “I did it my way.” The second to last child in a family of nine, James had a rough childhood that could have crippled him in many ways later in his life....

#ONECHOICE – How Ten Seconds Can Change Your Life is a work of non-fiction in the social issues subgenre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Becky Savage, with contributions from the memories of Nick and Jack Savage. The...

With abortion once again a hot political/religious and social topic in the US since the reversal of the Roe-Wade ruling, it’s little wonder that writers are speaking out. Teresa Benitez, the author of the memoir Unburdening, is one of these. Her story graphically detailing three...

Raising, and Losing, My Remarkable Teenage Mother is a non-fiction memoir written by Stacey Aaronson that chronicles the life of a young mother and her daughter, the author being the daughter. Bree finds herself pregnant just after she turns sixteen, and not long after she...

While wishing to delve deep into the reasons for her great-grandad's pain and passive aggression, Sandy Ross inadvertently came across the sociological issues that stem from the Two-Way culture that many aboriginal natives of Australia have inherited down the generations. Through Wurruwarrin, author Sandy Ross...

If you love to read motivational books, grab a copy of My Dear by Dawn Gregory. Growing up in Freehold, New Jersey, Dawn always felt like a child of the village. Whether listening to the stories told by the town ladies or hearing words of...