Bird-watching, meditations on wildlife, and a move to Northern Greece animate Julian Hoffman’s poetic memoir "Lifelines", about the varied meanings of shelter and survival on a changing planet. Weary of commuting to hectic London,... Read More

"Landscape in Lavender" is a moving, meditative memoir about the nonlinear process of coming out to oneself and one’s family. Brooks Kolb’s LGBTQ+ memoir "Landscape in Lavender" is about navigating his identity, romance, and career... Read More

A teenager explores her sexual identity despite the disapproval of her family in the sensitive graphic novel "Punk Like Me". Nina, a preparatory school student in Staten Island, and her best friend Kerry enjoy music and comic books.... Read More

Substantial planning and extensive moralizing goes into a jailbreak in the musing novel "San Quentin Exodus". In Bill Smoot’s hopeful novel "San Quentin Exodus", an idealistic volunteer, viewing it as her moral obligation, attempts to... Read More

A gripping account of an interfamily blood feud that runs alongside critiques of a patriarchal culture, "A Country Called Brooklyn" is an involving memoir. Hane Selmani’s riveting true crime memoir "A Country Called Brooklyn" details... Read More

"Mountains to Cross" is a hopeful memoir about finding meaning in charity work and leaving a lasting legacy in the world. Soldier and Wall Street executive Abraham M. George’s inspirational memoir–cum–self-help book "Mountains to... Read More

In "Portrait of an Island on Fire", essayist Ariel Saramandi writes about how race, gender, culture, and environmental change drive life in Mauritius, wrestling with the ongoing impact of the country’s past. With righteous anger and... Read More