Today, as a grandmother, my memories of how my two daughters tried my patience and drove me to despair when they were squabbling, misbehaving youngsters have grown dim. As I read Keri Williams’ memoir But, He Spit in my Coffee, I couldn’t help but wonder...

Both Things Are True: A Journey from Fearing Trust to Trusting Fear is an inspirational story by Janine Valentine. The story unravels while she is on a luxury dive boat vacation some months after traveling is allowed again after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic....

Bliss Road by Martha Engber is heartfelt. Written in eight parts, Engber takes us through different phases of her life, with each piece delving into her journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Engber's story begins with her childhood; even then, she knows her father is an...

Cathy Studer was six years old when her stepfather started abusing her by telling her she was bad and deserved punishment. The nightmare lasted until her adolescence when her mother discovered the letters in which he had Cathy describe what he was doing to her....

Born Into Crisis by Kenneth Nixon Jr. is a remarkable memoir about mental health and breaking cycles of trauma and crisis. The author focuses on sharing his story to show how trauma affects mental health and the family and to promote the need for the...

Beyond the Happy Hurrahs: A Memoir of Hope after Cancer by Lila Zitouni chronicles the author’s life as she navigates through a cervical and ovarian cancer diagnosis and all that follows. Zitouni begins her story with the end of her relationship and then transitions back...

By The Side of The Road: The True Story of the Abduction and Murder of Ann Harrison by Marla Bernard takes readers back to March 22, 1989. Two friends steal a car and go on a crime spree in the eastern part of Kansas City....

Big Lies is a remarkable nonfiction piece of work written by a psychiatric and palliative care nurse who has been suffering from three neuro-systemic diseases, chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia, for the past 60 years. It answers the most profound questions that remain a...

Bad Infidel by Natividad Ruiz is the author’s memoir as a seasoned member of the U.S. Army, having served in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Iraq. He is about to begin his fifth deployment with the U.S. Army, this time in Afghanistan. At a time when morale...

Captain Doug Chamberlain was "living the dream" as a teacher and coach when he got drafted into the United States Army but instead enlisted into the Marine Corp. in the spring of 1965—which led to an experience he would remember and puzzle over for decades....