Mixtape: A Memoir by Johnzelle Anderson tells the story of a life through music, memory, and hard-earned self-understanding. Structured as a playlist, the book unfolds track by track, beginning with Anderson’s birth in Roanoke, Virginia, and the complicated family world that surrounds him. Early chapters...

In No Name Bastard, Tori DaCosta talks about how a person learns compliance long before understanding choice, and how that habit endures across a lifetime. DaCosta traces a pattern that begins with a childhood injury caused by proceeding despite doubt, and how similar moments recur...

Music defines us in ways we often don’t appreciate to the fullest. Music is history in sound, history that is heard and shared, and history that is a reflection of who we are. In Terry Blade’s Of Bloodlines and Blue Notes, the author shares his...

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...

In his self-help book Deleting Anxiety: Why Your Anxiety Is Lying to You and How to Push Back by Brian J. Fernandez, LMFT, anxiety is described as a survival alarm, misapplied in settings where it is wholly unnecessary. Fernandez explains how the brain converts the...

A Brief Letter of Love and Grief to the Cat I’ve Lost by Michael Koehn is about the part of his life he shared with his beloved Snowflake. He talks about how the death of Snowflake altered his understanding of attachment and loss. Koehn traces...

Michael LeBlanc's What If Anger Is the Answer? A Harvard Marine's Guide to Shaping Aggression is an intense look at how we view aggression. He basically argues that instead of just suppressing anger, we should be using it as a tool for a stronger...

If you are troubled with repetitive patterns that are holding you back, or have a sense of not fitting in, perhaps it is time to review your spiritual past. Stephanie Tingle provides an innovative answer in The Key…to the Whole Situation. For readers unfamiliar with...

Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change by Dr. Mark Van Rijmenam aims to prepare us for the technological advancements that we will face in the future. It introduces the WAVE framework (Watch, Adapt, Verify, Empower) that will help ensure that the new...

Have individuals been manipulated into accepting a subservient role in society? The Tightrope Walker by Sasan Habibvand describes this phenomenon as fundamental humiliation, in which we are dehumanized, stripped of our true worth, and then exploited. In this exploration of that theme, philosophy teacher Shabe...