Derek Reeves’ superior intelligence as a child in East Harlem irritated his family and friends to no end. Despite his academic successes that eventually led him to Harvard and Princeton he was constantly criticized. He rebelled turning... Read More

Jennifer Brown’s "Trapped" may accurately be called a biography of two lives. Brown was actually born as a boy David. After decades of feeling uncomfortable in a masculine body he began his gender transition from David to Jenni in his... Read More

Marge Wold’s poetry collection "A Girl Grows in Old Chicago" focuses on her early years. Here each street corner and each piece of family lore is remembered. The poems are as much a tribute to the city Wold grew up in as they are... Read More

Readers delving into "Majestic Restoration" in search of a memoir will not find a true-life story rendered in a literary fashion. Instead author Bryan Roscoe offers elements of memoir as the foundation for a religious testimonial.... Read More

Ten years ago Ohio funeral director Robert Webster would have had a hard time publishing a book packed with lurid biological and gossipy details about his business. People would have considered the subject too ghoulish or shocking. But... Read More

Zaher Abed an Egyptian-American offers his personal account of life in America. He begins with the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and continues through the autumn of 2004. Abed’s “observations and reflections on the American Society”... Read More

“Now who would like to become a priest or a nun when you grow up?” the priest asked a second grade class at St John’s Elementary School in 1962. All the children raised their hands or “flippers” as the author wryly calls them.... Read More

“One thing I learned from living and working in the backcountry is to always expect the unexpected” Ben Benson writes. “Sometimes an event you hadn’t even considered a remote possibility happens on the trail.” As a young man... Read More