"The Lion Beneath the Fade" is a vivacious memoir–cum–entrepreneur’s guide that models the endless pursuit of business success. Entrepreneur Sebastian Bastian’s inspirational memoir "The Lion Beneath the Fade" is about the... Read More

A vulnerable, introspective memoir, "Drowning in Doctrine" is about growing past a damaging religious upbringing to help others dealing with similar trauma. Crystal W. Hamilton’s revealing memoir "Drowning in Doctrine" is about... Read More

Triumphs do not come in the form a young immigrant expected in the nuanced memoir "Open Turns". Hendrika de Vries’s moving memoir "Open Turns" is about facing postwar displacement and discrimination in Australia. In war-torn Amsterdam,... Read More

Nikki Nash’s frank, funny memoir "Collateral Stardust" is about growing up in an offbeat Los Angeles family. Nash was the sensitive oldest child in an unconventional family in the 1960s. Her father was a show-business trombonist and... Read More

Amara Moira wrestles with sex work and identity in her piercing essay collection So What If I’m a Puta. This public diary documents Moira’s decision to use sex work to embrace her identity as a travesti, a distinct cultural... Read More

In his vivacious memoir "Crush", journalist Nicholas O’Connell recounts his recreational winemaking exploits in Washington State. For fifteen years, O’Connell has been making red wine under the label Les Copains (“The Friends”).... Read More

James Patrick Thomas’s incisive memoir "Atomic Pilgrim" recalls his 6,700-mile pilgrimage to witness, reveal, and protest the true human costs of nuclear weapons. A child during the Cold War, Thomas recalls sirens calling students to... Read More

The nine intricate essays in Margot Singer’s collection "Secret Agent Man" braid investigations of womanhood, Jewishness, and family memory. The sly title piece contrasts spy movie clichés with the reality of Singer’s Czech-born... Read More