Representing a breadth of metaphysical knowledge, "Pony Ride to an Awakening" is an enthusiastic spiritual memoir. Hedin E. Daubenspeck’s didactic spiritual memoir "Pony Ride to an Awakening" is about self-actualization and shared... Read More

The compelling biography of a woman who escaped a totalitarian government, "To the Midnight Sun" celebrates a grandmother’s legacy. Stephen Saletan’s raw family biography-cum-memoir "To the Midnight Sun" centers his grandmother, who... Read More

Memorializing the pets who shaped her with humor and keen affection, "Dog Love Stories" is a moving memoir. Patricia Eagle’s affecting memoir "Dog Love Stories" celebrates the unique personalities of various dogs who had an integral... Read More

Keith Gilyard’s sprawling memoir "The Promise of Language" makes a passionate case for the power of language, particularly Black language, to transform lives and enliven art and culture. Born in Harlem and raised in Queens, Gilyard... Read More

Casey Mulligan Walsh’s memoir "The Full Catastrophe" reveals how tragedy can become a path to freedom. Walsh begins her story in medias res—in the hospital, receiving news of her son’s death. The first chapter pivots back to her... Read More

Karen Vermeulen’s graphic memoir "Good Luck to Us All" is a funny, honest account of an “imperfect” life marked by foibles and follies. An unwanted pregnancy, a bad relationship, an unruly cat, and aging are among the problems... Read More

A fascinating, multifaceted collection of armchair treks, Linda Cracknell’s travel memoir "Doubling Back" is about revisiting significant places on foot. Cracknell’s walks, undertaken sometimes solo and at other times with... Read More

As a young woman in 1972, Liese Greensfelder took what was supposed to be a short-term summer job working on a sheep farm in the mountains of rural Norway. She recounts what happened instead in her engaging memoir "Accidental Shepherd".... Read More