Allen Ginsberg’s intimate and passionate "South American Journals" ranges from sublime and spiritual to earthy and grungy and reflects the angst of his life and times. Ginsberg hooked up with other Beat Generation writers while... Read More

Through its artistic photographs and inviting, practical writing, "Through a Sober Lens" conveys hope and encouragement to others struggling with pain and addiction. Michael Blanchard’s beautiful and imaginative memoir "Through a Sober... Read More

"Pohoi and Comanche Spirit Power" is a historical tale of vengeance, courage, and self-discovery. In J. L. Chalfant’s historical novel "Pohoi and Comanche Spirit Power", a fifteen-year-old girl risks her life to avenge her father’s... Read More

"Inconvenient Memories" is a memoir that’s rooted in a historic moment and that tackles questions about identity with political and literary acumen. Anna Wang’s probing memoir "Inconvenient Memories" revolves around a childhood in... Read More

Ephameron’s poignant graphic novel "Us Two Together" portrays the slow decline of her father as illness robbed him of the ability to communicate. A rare form of early-onset progressive dementia struck the subject when he was... Read More

Journalist Katya Cengel’s adventurous memoir "From Chernobyl with Love" begins in the 1990s, when, fresh out of college, she was posted to an assignment abroad. Cengel arrived in Latvia with the name of her new employer, school... Read More

Jelena Subotić’s "Yellow Star, Red Star" examines postwar views of the Holocaust in Eastern Bloc countries. In 1941, a nineteen-year-old Jewish nurse entered the Semlin labor camp of her own free will, eager to care for others but... Read More

The general consensus is that exercise is good and leads to a better quality of life than sedentary habits do, but according to Judy Foreman’s Exercise Is Medicine, there is an additional benefit that should be promoted more widely.... Read More