Lifelines by Patricia Haim will appeal to fans of historical non-fiction and memoirs. The book is based on the old letters the author's father, Walter Haim, kept since 1938. The correspondence between the Haim, Kurz, and Neuhaus families inspired the author to research the history...

Finding Max by Jennifer Wallig is a deeply personal story about a daughter spending years searching for answers to uncover her father’s biological roots after finding out as a teenager that he was adopted when he was an infant. This true story unfolds over a...

Life on the Frontier by Jacqueline Bachar and Paul Bachar Jr. is a compilation of Mary Lott’s letters from 1826 to 1846 after settlement on the Ohio frontier from New York. They describe the difficulties of travel and frontier life, including health problems affecting family...

The Quirky Clan by Anna Rains follows both sides of her family, with one lineage traced back to William the Conqueror. She received help from the military archives of the UK armed forces, which enabled her to include many tales of her ancestors. As she...

God is Watching the Apples is a memoir written by John Salerno, Betsy Tooker, and Chuck Miceli. It captures the history of Tops Marketplace in Plantsville, Connecticut. This history is divided into four parts. Through these parts—John, Betsy, Tops, and The Fire—it traces the store’s...

The Hipster’s Legacy is a vividly personal memoir by Lorraine Gibson Cohen, who blends memory, family history, and artistic reflection into a heartfelt portrait of mid-century life in Southern California. Told with humor and candor, the narrative centers on the author's return to Culper Court,...

The Pursuit by Jim Ruth is a detailed historical biography chronicling the author’s journey to trace his ancestral roots through centuries of American history. What begins as a casual curiosity sparked by a seaside walk becomes a fully-fledged exploration into the life of Johann Peter...

Beyond the Green Widow: Consequences of the Piney Woods Creek Murders of 1921 by Juanita Green Hollinghead traces the history of the Green family, starting with James Matthew Green, an Irish immigrant who settled in Mississippi in the late 1700s. His descendants included Jake Green,...

As an avid true crime reader, I was very pleased to get the opportunity to review Stranger in the Window by Cathy Coombs. This is the story of Leila A. Welsh, a young teacher from Kansas City, her murder, and the fight for justice. Leila’s...

Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer by Brian Reisinger tells the story of his family's four-generation farm in Wisconsin, beginning with his great-grandfather, Alois, who emigrated from Europe in 1909. The Reisinger family faced numerous...