L. Annette Binder’s sensitive, grounded, and hopeful memoir "Child of Earth and Starry Heaven" is about the family impact of Alzheimer’s disease. Binder taps into a range of literary and scientific sources to reflect on her mother... Read More

Samina Ali’s searing memoir is about how a birth gone wrong took her, a promising young writer, to the brink of death. Ali’s intuition warned her of danger to her pregnancy. She suspected bias against women of color after her... Read More

Drawing on personal experience and written with vulnerability and self-awareness, the memoir–cum–carer’s guide "Before I Lose My Own Mind" makes caregiving feel more manageable. Part memoir, part guide, clinical psychologist... Read More

"Maya Blue" is a startling memoir about the long road to recovery from trauma. Brenda Coffee’s gripping memoir "Maya Blue" is about being the wife of an addict and a survivor of kidnapping and sexual assault. Though the book is divided... Read More

"Girl, Groomed" is a riveting, often disturbing memoir about redemption from sexual abuse through therapy. Carol Odell’s intimate memoir is about how her childhood trauma impeded her relationships with others. Odell began riding horses... Read More

"Born to Live on the Edge" is a military memoir by a man who ran headlong into danger throughout his life and career. Adrenaline junkie Frederick I. Pumroy’s memoir "Born to Live on the Edge" is filled with adventures flying planes.... Read More

"Time for Awakening" is a contemplative memoir that sheds light on the personal and practical applications of Buddhist meditation. In "Time for Awakening", Buddhist meditation teacher Constance Casey outlines her long and winding road... Read More