Women of the Wind tells a fascinating and heartbreaking true story of neglect, abandonment, abuse, and abduction. Angela Gail Griffin shares her mother's family's childhood memories and tales that she passed down to her. The recollections span three generations of women intertwined with 19th- and...

In The Book That (Almost) Got Me Fired by Kelly K. James, she decides to take a corporate job after freelancing for 22 years. Freelancing is very different from having formal employment, as she soon realizes. Freelancing offered flexibility in her working hours, and the...

This week I’ve been enjoying Cecilia Copeland’s science fiction novel Surviving The Gauntlet, which is the first entry in the Taltrix series. The story focuses on the journey of Redder Torch – a.k.a. RT – as she forges a path for herself in the...

Ghost by Lea Tonin is one of the most unusual memoirs I have ever read…and I have read a lot of memoirs! When Lea is 14, going on 15, she can no longer withstand the constant brutality of her Japanese stepfather. Any infractions or challenges...

Dr. Tonya T. Strickland’s Who Generated My Cheese? is an eye-opening yet approachable guide for anyone interested in AI. With humor, real-life anecdotes, and clear insights, the author takes a complex topic—generative AI—and makes it accessible to readers at all levels of tech knowledge. The...

By His Grace by Katy Sudano and Ginger Green is a moving memoir about Sudano's journey from being hurt by others to finding herself and becoming stronger. Sudano tells her story honestly, talking about the difficult things that happened to her and how she found...

If Not for the Love of Others: An Autobiography of Abuse, Survival, and Salvation by Antaeus is a raw and deeply personal account of overcoming adversity through strength and the transformative power of love. This book explores the harsh realities of a life marked by...

The Weight of Paper Cranes: A Novella of Survival and Dignity in Ukraine by Barry Robbins is a story where twenty-three neighbors find themselves bonded by hope in a basement shelter beneath war-torn Kharkiv. As bombs reduce their city to rubble, they form an unlikely...

In Being Broken, Geoffrey R. Jonas offers a raw and intimate account of a family’s collapse under the weight of narcissistic abuse, addiction, and mental illness. Through a blend of memoir and psychological insight, Jonas chronicles his sister’s tragic death from fentanyl poisoning, his stepfather’s...

Standing Up: Making the Best Out of Surviving the Worst by Mary L. Devine is a well-written, emotional, and inspiring memoir. Mary writes about two intense phases of her life. At age 23, Mary fell in love with Vince, a man she hoped to spend...

In Mother’s Ruin: A Mother’s Addiction and Her Daughter’s Survival, Belle Mills talks about her upbringing with her mother, Moya, whose alcoholism, inconsistent rules, and shifting moods shaped Mills’s life. She shares episodes of punishment, anxiety, and detachment, alongside moments of affection and routine. Mills...

Call the Wind Mariah by W.W. Hennemann is a nail-biting novel. It’s 2055. Corey Wells, living alone in his house on stilts, surrounded by the waves of the incoming tide in Sea Isle City, is preparing to abandon his house before the desperate surviving gangs...

The Wrong Kind of Son by Jeff Peace shares his experience with emotional and psychological abuse caused by his narcissistic father. Written with raw honesty, the memoir explores the complexities of growing up in a household marked by control, manipulation, and conditional love. Peace’s storytelling...

The Battle for America’s Soul by Darren Grant Nauert is a sweeping, impassioned examination of American identity through the lenses of faith, politics, and culture. Framed as both a warning and a call to awareness, the book traces what the author describes as a long...

Rhea’s Game by Dan Uselton is set in a dystopian nightmare future where entertainment is defined by the abuse and humiliation of game show contestants. Whilst most of society lives in poverty, a few elite owners, managers, and performers in the only gameshow in town,...

In We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler revisit an assertion that humanity is acquiring powers once reserved for the divine and test that claim against measurable technological capability. Beginning with the early space...

No Home Without You: Love and Survival Book 3 by Lena Gibson follows the story of Lissa and Cam Montgomery, survivors who couldn’t be more unlike each other, brought together by chance. After an asteroid hits, leaving the West Coast uninhabitable and much of the...

How Shakespeare Can Save the World by Ion Parreah offers an imaginative exploration of modern society through Shakespeare’s enduring insights, using the Fool’s voice as a guide through contemporary chaos. Parreah introduces the fictional town of Cold Cape, a community undone not by natural disaster...

"Hip Hip Hurray We Found Teddy" by author Silvia Sullivan allows the reader into the life of a mouse whose life is very orderly and tidy. Mouse enjoys his routine and finds it fulfilling, even the town he lived in was called "Everything Has A...

The loss of a loved one is a painful transition that, unfortunately, many people are forced to experience. Though the mourning process is spent with many dark, difficult days, the power of words have served to comfort those in need. In A Far Cry...From Home...