The fascinating, wide-ranging autobiographical essays in writer Jay Neugeboren’s "Dickens in Brooklyn" include thoughtful perspectives on civil rights, family, literature, and mental illness. Neugeboren was raised by a strong but... Read More
Chad Anderson’s inspiring graphic memoir "Gay Mormon Dad" is about coming out and breaking away from his childhood religion. Raised in a large, devout Mormon family, Anderson grew up believing the tenets of the religion and its... Read More
A harrowing memoir about artistic integrity under state repression, "The Village on the Edge of the World" collects Nobel Prize-winning novelist Herta Müller’s reflections on growing into her vocation during the socialist dictatorship... Read More
"Chock Full of Nuts" is a vibrant and alarming memoir about surviving a flawed psychiatric care system. JaKob Williams’s harrowing memoir "Chock Full of Nuts" peeks into the conditions that patients endure at psychiatric hospitals.... Read More
A detailed guide to achieving personal excellence, "Readback" draws from personal military experiences to encourage people to act with integrity and exhibit dedication to their goals. Retired colonel Ryan A. Cherry’s insightful memoir... Read More
An irreverent memoir, "The Backstory" is about navigating midlife with one’s humor intact. Revisiting formative moments from his acting career with humor and humility, Corey Maher’s memoir "The Backstory" is about a midlife... Read More
An activist’s enlightening memoir, "Stride" is about navigating life with a new disability. Avra Wing’s affecting memoir "Stride" is about the pain, shame, and self-awareness that followed from losing her leg. In 1990, a few months... Read More
History intertwines well with personal reflections in "Uncharted Moments", an engaging travel memoir about a couple following the Lewis and Clark trail. Jeffrey S. Ton’s wisdom-filled travel memoir "Uncharted Moments" intertwines his... Read More