In her memoir "Two Trees Make a Forest", Jessica J. Lee braids together geology, language, and family history as she explores her Taiwanese roots. Lee, who has a doctorate degree in environmental history and aesthetics, is attuned to... Read More

Elizabeth McGowan lost her father to melanoma when he was forty-four and she was fifteen. She rediscovered him during a bike ride across the US, following her battle with the same disease. Joyful, introspective, terrifying, and sobering,... Read More

The memoir "Unlocking" is keen in addressing how images can reveal hidden secrets and bring forth truth, understanding, and compassion. Nancy L. Pressly’s sensitive memoir, "Unlocking", concerns the power of images to release memories,... Read More

Awakening to the sad image of herself and her partner sleeping on opposite sides of the mattress, Lori Soderlind mused on discontent and change—her own, and that of the US. "The Change" is her probing memoir about discovering what had... Read More

"Life in the Camel Lane" is a collection of personal travel anecdotes with insights into expat life. Doreen M. Cumberford’s "Life in the Camel Lane" distills decades worth of Arabian travel anecdotes and expat stories into a mosaic of... Read More

This quirky travel memoir uncovers the lesser-known facets of Paris with verve. Scott Dominic Carpenter takes the role of a bemused American on sabbatical in his humorous memoir, French Like Moi. Using social norms, language, and a tiny... Read More

"A Unique Life at Sea" is a riveting memoir that gathers rare adventures together. Peter Skog’s exhilarating and hair-raising memoir "A Unique Life at Sea" is about his work on the oceans. Raised in the Swedish port city of Malmö,... Read More

Robin Hemley’s erudite essay collection "Borderline Citizen" probes the meaning of nationality. Profiling enclaves and exclaves, overseas territories, and displaced people, the essays reveal the human and environmental costs of... Read More