A fascinating, multifaceted collection of armchair treks, Linda Cracknell’s travel memoir "Doubling Back" is about revisiting significant places on foot. Cracknell’s walks, undertaken sometimes solo and at other times with... Read More

As a young woman in 1972, Liese Greensfelder took what was supposed to be a short-term summer job working on a sheep farm in the mountains of rural Norway. She recounts what happened instead in her engaging memoir "Accidental Shepherd".... Read More

Julian Borger’s illuminating, elegiac memoir "I Seek a Kind Person" traces his search for his Viennese father’s wartime history. In 1983, Borger’s father, Robert, committed suicide. Borger, a journalist, later discovered an... Read More

La June Montgomery Tabron’s memoir-cum-guidebook for combating racism through racial healing, "How We Heal", is focused on honest guided conversations between community members and addressing problems as a collective. Tabron grew up in... Read More

The traumas and triumphs of a former Mormon’s coming-out story are given theatrical accouterments in AJ Romriell’s memoir "Wolf Act". Ensconced in the ruse of a screenplay, the memoir recounts Romriell’s arduous Mormon upbringing.... Read More

A tantalizing smorgasbord of culinary memories, Karolina Ramqvist’s memoir discusses family and community love in terms of shared dishes. Ramqvist’s earliest recollections speak to her enduring love of food: “when I ate something... Read More

An extended criticism of how a government agency mishandled the opioid crisis, "Greed to Do Good" is an edifying insider’s look at the US’s ongoing struggles with drug abuse. CDC epidemiologist Charles LeBaron’s political science... Read More

Reaching past the surface of its subjects to excavate everyday wonders, "Out Here" is an appealing collection of local columns. Newspaper columnist Bob Hill’s astute essay collection "Out Here" covers topics including sports, death,... Read More