Fran Yardley’s inspiring memoir "Finding True North" recalls a marriage and partnership amid a reflection on the vast natural beauty of New York’s Adirondack region and the legacy of a mountain resort. Told in a companionable yet... Read More

"Losing My Country, Keeping My Soul" is Glass’s wartime story, dramatizing the lengths to which he went to remain morally untarnished and free from guilt. "Losing My Country, Keeping My Soul" is Allan Glass’s insightful memoir of... Read More

"Chronicles of a Catholic Housewife" is the charming, moving memoir of a woman who met God wherever life took her. The words “Catholic housewife” summon a prim, devout image of a woman devoted to servitude. However, Carmen... Read More

When Jay Martin’s husband accepted a three-year diplomatic post in Poland, she left her own thriving career to join him. Her memoir opens a fascinating window on what it’s like to adapt in a country halfway around the world. Humorous... Read More

Barbara Melosh’s "Loving and Leaving a Church" is a deeply personal memoir that provides fresh insight into the struggles of small mainline congregations in America. Both a clergyperson and a historian, Melosh writes with skillful... Read More

Enlisting in the military is a complicated choice for anyone, but it was especially complex for Anthony Moll, a pink-haired bisexual man who signed on during the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era. That shows just how eager Moll was to... Read More

Philip Connors has previously written about his many years as a fire lookout in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest. His new memoir, "A Song for the River", reflects not only on the wilderness, but also on the lives of those who are... Read More

Through yoga and a macrobiotic diet, Saeeda Hafiz was able to conquer the demons of her past and escape her family’s cycle of violence and drug abuse. In "The Healing", Hafiz tells her story in raw, unflinchingly honest prose, and the... Read More