Structured like a sonata, the lucid memoir "Countermelodies" is about a flutist’s career and how it was marked by her relationships with men. Ernestine Whitman’s incisive memoir "Countermelodies" covers her career in the cutthroat... Read More

Handling the tough topics of weight loss, obesity, and disordered eating with respect, "Always Hungry" is a revealing memoir. Jane McGuinness’s witty, openhearted memoir "Always Hungry" is about experiencing weight loss, motherhood,... Read More

Lance Garland’s revealing memoir "Out There" is about how, as a gay man raised in a fundamentalist Christian home, he sought a “cure” for his gayness by becoming a Navy SEAL, but later found the courage he needed to live an open... Read More

Annette Knopp’s eloquent memoir "Mystic Nomad" is about spiritual and psychological enlightenment and troubled relationships. Knopp grew up with an unaffectionate mother, leading to lasting wounds. Later, she had difficulty maintaining... Read More

An artist seeks freedom from oppressive Russian authorities in Eugene Yelchin’s graphic memoir I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This. In 1980, Yelchin, an aspiring artist, is excited to be included in an exhibition of paintings,... Read More

Janis A. Fairbanks’s reverential family memoir recounts her Native American childhood in Minnesota, wherein love outweighed poverty. Fairbanks belongs to the Fond du Lac band of the Lake Superior Chippewa people. She grew up the fourth... Read More

About the history and cultivation of apple trees, Priyanka Kumar’s informative, lively nature book emphasizes the importance of reconnecting with the natural world. Inspired by her family’s adventures foraging for wild fruit along... Read More

Syaman Rapongan’s compelling memoir is about colonialism and the willful love of one’s own culture. When Syaman Rapongan was a boy, he witnessed Japan and China colonize his home, Pongso no Tao. Despite these experiences of... Read More