The memoir "Nursing Shorts" is enlightening as it looks back on a half century of medical field changes and evolutions. Vennie Anderson’s career memoir "Nursing Shorts" is centered in interesting events in the late twentieth century.... Read More

"Burning Woman" is a stimulating artist’s memoir about pursuing personal fulfillment. Sharon Strong’s "Burning Woman" is a fascinating memoir about aging and growing into oneself. Strong, a psychologist and artist, focuses most on... Read More

The powerful memoir "Unstoppable" follows a singular pursuit of motherhood against the backdrop of the development of in vitro fertilization. Ellen Weir Casey’s captivating memoir "Unstoppable" concerns her desires for a child,... Read More

The haunting short stories of Mikołaj Grynberg’s collection concern Jewish life and identity in Poland. The book’s thirty-one short stories alternate between being told from Jewish and non-Jewish perspectives, illustrating the... Read More

Collected by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Andrew S. Curran, the essays of "Who’s Black and Why?" represent a fascinating look into the eighteenth-century invention of the concept of race. In 1741, the Bordeaux’s Royal Academy of... Read More

Filled with quiet reflections, "A Life Cycle" is a lovely poetry collection that explores the depths of grief and the struggle of healing. Nicole Asherah’s "A Life Cycle" is a stirring poetry collection about grief and healing. The... Read More

"First Patients" is a captivating medical history that centers the patients whose bravery made today’s scientific advancements possible. Rod Tanchanco’s "First Patients" is an engaging history of medicine that delves into the human... Read More

"The Anderson Letters" compiles intriguing missives sent between a Swedish family and the first of their kin to emigrate from their home. Composed of letters between its members, Wayne Aarestad’s family biography "The Anderson Letters"... Read More