As a record of post-war tribulation, Api’s Berlin Diaries is a poignant social history; as a search for an elusive, multifaceted grandfather, it’s a fascinating labyrinth. In her eloquent memoir, Api’s Berlin Diaries, Gabrielle... Read More

"Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table: Book Two" is an eloquent melting pot of a travel memoir, concerned with cuisine and culture, too. Carole Bumpus’s "Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table: Book... Read More

Told as a series of interconnected stories, Linda Kass’s captivating, based-in-truth novel "A Ritchie Boy" is about assimilation, hope, and perseverance. When he was fifteen, Eli and his parents escaped war-torn Austria, which had... Read More

Katherine Snow Smith muses on the vicissitudes of life in her essay collection "Rules for the Southern Rulebreaker". Smith’s twenty-two essays follow a loose chronology. The daughter of a prominent Southern journalist, Smith also... Read More

Drawing on the beauty and idiosyncrasies of places all around the world, "Brave(ish)" is a compelling memoir about travel and self-acceptance. Margaret Davis Ghielmetti’s "Brave(ish)" is a poignant, humorous memoir about letting go of... Read More

"All of Us Warriors" includes twenty stories of survival and loss, told in the words of everyday people; it puts a realistic face on cancer. Rebecca Whitehead Munn’s revealing collection of cancer stories, "All of Us Warriors", comes... Read More

"Beginning with Cannonballs" is an encouraging novel about a friendship that endures despite time and challenges. Jill McCroskey Coupe’s historical novel "Beginning with Cannonballs" tracks the ups and downs of an interracial... Read More

Ashley E. Sweeney’s novelization of the Donner Party fuses history, realism, and luminous prose. Ada is nineteen when she’s orphaned just after her wagon caravan leaves Missouri for California. Instead of turning back, Ada joins the... Read More