“I want you to close your eyes and have someone read this to you. Imagine…” Cookies, cupcakes, cheesecakes, and cakes are the standard sweets in Ria Lala’s Floating in Sweets, but she has also included a section on rainbows. "What’s that?" you may ask. Well,...

As Good as the Best: Power and Possibility Beyond C-PTSD by D. Novo is a self-help book centred on a simple but powerful idea: you didn’t choose your childhood, but you can choose what shapes your life going forward. The author shares their own healing...

Connective Tissue by Ryan Normandeau takes readers inside the working life of a medical device representative whose role centers on preparation inside the operating room and accountability beyond it. The author explains how surgical cases depend on quiet readiness that begins long before a patient...

For many people - myself included - the idea of having your own horse seems like a dream come true. But at the same time, the practical considerations of horse ownership present an overwhelming responsibility, especially if you have next to zero experience working with...

Olga Alexeeva did not move to America when her younger sister left Russia; it was only years later that she took the opportunity to leave the country of her birth. She shares with us the memories of her younger days in the Soviet Union, the...

You’re Not Too Old, and It’s Not Too Late by Ilene Berns-Zare is a well-written book that offers readers practical strategies to empower them and transform their ideas about growing older. Ilene begins by sharing tips on how readers can get the most out of...

Confessions of a Problem Seeker by Howard Steinberg is a memoir that begins with his childhood in Queens, molded by parents who survived the Holocaust. His early life is marked by inherited fear, silence, and responsibilities that predate his own experience. A juvenile diabetes diagnosis...

Better Dead Than Poor by Lisa Story (Stories and Letters from Uncle D.B. Cooper) is a moving true crime memoir. When Walt’s father unexpectedly died in a freak accident when Walt was very young, his life took a tragic turn. Walt felt this tragedy changed...

In A Hug for the Soul: Truth, Tears, and WTF Moments, Stacey McCann reflects on her own experiences to explore what it means to be human. Each chapter includes everyday moments such as parenting mishaps, awkward social encounters, grief, anger, and exhaustion, while also questioning...

Little Deaths All in a Row by Elizabeth Earley surprised me in ways I never expected with its depth and the author’s ability to communicate complex thoughts so that readers not only understand but also enjoy it. The author examines the paradoxical relationship between sex...