"Enough" is a startling memoir about surviving assault and grappling with mental illness. "Enough", a transnational memoir, recounts Amelia Zachry’s trauma and healing with courage and candor. Zachry was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,... Read More

Through her lyrical memoir "This or Something Better", Elisa Stancil Levine revisits painful events from her past and endeavors to become more empathetic. Levine’s story of resilience is framed by an account of a fire in California... Read More

You’ll Forget This Ever Happened is a wrenching memoir that testifies to the unbreakable bond between a mother and their child. In her poignant memoir You’ll Forget This Ever Happened, Laura L. Engel divulges a long-held secret and... Read More

Three very different cousins go on a life-changing road trip in Monica Zepeda’s young adult novel "Boys of the Beast". Oscar’s father died in a school shooting; his activist mother is often absent. Matt is home schooled, and aspires... Read More

In "Correctional", poet and academic Ravi Shankar reckons with his public fall from grace, which landed him in jail, but also allowed for an inside look at the court system of the United States. Born in Washington, D.C. to Brahmin... Read More

"Gastro Obscura" is a fascinating compendium of international food facts and lore. The entries, most about a page long, span the globe and are illustrated with bright photographs and drawings. Some will no doubt induce... Read More

"One Pound, Twelve Ounces" is a memoir that covers the terrifying experiences of mothering a premature baby. Written with candor, Melissa Harris’s memoir "One Pound, Twelve Ounces" is both harrowing and joyful in covering at-risk... Read More

The compelling memoir "America Calling" argues that foreign students should be welcomed into the United States. "America Calling" is the insightful memoir of Rajika Bhandari, an Indian student abroad; it’s interwoven with relevant... Read More