In Slut Shamed By the Church, Cyndi Jo Holiday shares her true life experiences of growing up in a Christian family, facing challenges such as physical disability, parental divorce, abduction, and all manner of abuse. Despite her struggles, she found nuggets of solace in faith...

If ever a story and its author were worthy of the accolades it has received, it’s the memoir Strip by Hannah Sward. I have read dozens of memoirs, even written my own, based on early childhood abuse and its lifelong effects on the child, but...

Skin Scam: Dying to be Beautiful by Melvin L Elson is a non-fiction guide to health and fitness that focuses on cosmetic dermatology. The first few chapters include interesting discussions on the psychology of those seeking this treatment and the behind-the-scenes situation with titles like...

Scars of Gold by Sharon Stoliar is a powerful and eye-opening look at one woman's life-changing medical trauma at the hands of those she trusted most with her health. Hospital malpractice and neglect aren't unheard of, but Sharon's shocking account shows how quickly and easily...

Until I left high school, most of my teachers were nuns, not to mention a source of fascination. What did they wear to bed at night? Are they bald under those black veils? What do they confess if they don’t even sin? As a young...

Samah, Unveiled: The Wind Beneath the Veil by Samah Jebbari is a compelling memoir that unravels dramatically inside a northbound car on Autoroute 13 in Montreal, Canada. Inside the vehicle are Samah and her three children. Forty-two years ago, Samah was born in Kasserine, Tunisia....

Sidelined: How Women Manage and Mismanage Their Health by Susan Salenger is a thought-provoking and informative guide for women. The book goes into how women are the primary force to manage their health and the health of their families, but at the same time, many...

Small Talk with Myself by L.B. Lewis is a short non-fiction memoir that brings us into the world of one woman living on her own in isolation during the pandemic. Lewis transports the reader into the San Francisco Bay area, showing us the corner of...

When I think about what women have had to go through over the centuries, I am amazed at their resilience and courage. Those women who gave their lives for a cause, however, are even more admirable. In the book Saint, Martyr, Virgin, Slave: Faith and...

Scars by Nadia Bruce-Rawlings is a biographical anthology of the author’s early life of abuse and addiction. It consists of 11 stories/vignettes, and two poems, all of it dominated by her early molestation by her father that took her from what should have been an...