Analytical in considering how the Iraq War effort failed, "Driving Around, Waiting to Get Blown Up" is an insightful memoir. Soldier Mark L. Stoneman’s incisive military memoir "Driving Around, Waiting to Get Blown Up" is about the... Read More

Childhood scars delay but don’t preclude an intelligent boy’s adulthood flourishing in the ultimately triumphant memoir An Alcoholic’s Collateral Damage. Often bleak, G. Michael Sanborn’s memoir An Alcoholic’s Collateral Damage... Read More

Representing a breadth of metaphysical knowledge, "Pony Ride to an Awakening" is an enthusiastic spiritual memoir. Hedin E. Daubenspeck’s didactic spiritual memoir "Pony Ride to an Awakening" is about self-actualization and shared... Read More

The compelling biography of a woman who escaped a totalitarian government, "To the Midnight Sun" celebrates a grandmother’s legacy. Stephen Saletan’s raw family biography-cum-memoir "To the Midnight Sun" centers his grandmother, who... Read More

Memorializing the pets who shaped her with humor and keen affection, "Dog Love Stories" is a moving memoir. Patricia Eagle’s affecting memoir "Dog Love Stories" celebrates the unique personalities of various dogs who had an integral... Read More

Keith Gilyard’s sprawling memoir "The Promise of Language" makes a passionate case for the power of language, particularly Black language, to transform lives and enliven art and culture. Born in Harlem and raised in Queens, Gilyard... Read More

Casey Mulligan Walsh’s memoir "The Full Catastrophe" reveals how tragedy can become a path to freedom. Walsh begins her story in medias res—in the hospital, receiving news of her son’s death. The first chapter pivots back to her... Read More

Karen Vermeulen’s graphic memoir "Good Luck to Us All" is a funny, honest account of an “imperfect” life marked by foibles and follies. An unwanted pregnancy, a bad relationship, an unruly cat, and aging are among the problems... Read More