Proposing ways to make life better for everyone, one kind act at a time, "A Year of Living Kindly" is an optimistic self-help work. Donna Cameron’s self-help book "A Year of... Read More

In Barbara Stark-Nemon’s "Hard Cider", a midlife desire to pursue a dream comes to literal fruition—but not without persistence, resistance, and research. Abbie Rose Stone... Read More

In "Off the Rails", Burrowes recalls how she and her husband thought they were living a near-perfect life—until their fifteen-year-old daughter, Hannah, became addicted to... Read More

Art imitates life in "Chuckerman Makes a Movie", a laughter-inducing novel of nostalgia and self-discovery. Francie Arenson Dickman’s clever and entertaining "Chuckerman Makes... Read More

"Not a Poster Child" is enlivened by its uniquely compassionate approach to living with a disability. Francine Falk-Allen’s unputdownable memoir, "Not a Poster Child", is as... Read More

"Redlined" offers a nuanced look at ordinary Americans during an event-laden era. Linda Gartz’s "Redlined" is an exceptionally rich and readable memoir of family, change, and... Read More

"The River by Starlight" is a captivating tribute to the healing power of love. Annie Rushton leaves her hometown for her brother’s Montana farm, where she meets Adam, a... Read More

The day-to-day subtle tensions within relationships, which shift over time, propel the narrative forward. The ghosts of Linda I. Meyers’s family haunt her memoir, "The Tell",... Read More

"The Fourteenth of September" is a moving tribute to lives altered by the chance nature of the Vietnam draft. Rita Dragonette’s illuminating historical novel "The Fourteenth... Read More

Diane Pomerantz’s memoir "Lost in the Reflecting Pool" is an emotionally taxing read that captures the reality of living in an abusive relationship. Diane Pomerantz’s "Lost... Read More

“My whole life, I have loved women,” writes author Lise Weil. "In Search of Pure Lust" is a breathtaking, deeply felt memoir of queer sexuality. From experiencing her first... Read More

"A Matter of Chance" is a masterful dramatic mystery that deals with a parent’s worst nightmare—having a child go missing. A woman’s attempt to get on with her life... Read More