The Road Unpaved

Border to Border with a Brain Tumor and a Bike
By Risa August

In Risa August's memoir The Road Unpaved, Risa receives a diagnosis of a pituitary macroadenoma and acromegaly, then embarks on a cycling journey with a mixed bag of fellow riders, including guides Jimmy Buffett and Mama Bear, emotionally working through the end of her marriage...

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A Hard Silence

One daughter remaps family, grief, and faith when HIV/AIDS changes it all
By Melanie Brooks

A Hard Silence is a profoundly moving, personal, and informative account of the challenges of dealing with AIDS from a daughter's perspective. In 1985, Melanie Brooks's life was deeply affected by tragedy when her father contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during open-heart surgery. This...

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Lessons Learned

From the Short Stories of My Life
By Laurie Koss

In Lessons Learned: From the Short Stories of My Life by Laurie Koss, the author learned that her family was dysfunctional by the stories she heard while she was growing up. She also realized that being dysfunctional wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. Laurie and her...

Becoming Home

Journeying Through the Rooms of My Past to Reclaim My Story
By Ashleigh Stevens

Becoming Home is a heartfelt memoir by Ashleigh Stevens. It takes the reader through the rooms (chapters) of her life as discovered in a therapy program in which she faces her trials and errors in a journey to understand her life and to recover from...

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Circles

Diaries of an Inside Outsider
By Victoria Knight

Circles: Diaries of an Inside Outsider, a memoir by Victoria Knight, tells of Victoria's difficult upbringing with her mother and stepfather in Colorado. She describes coming to grips with her sexuality and how she battled with herself and with God about accepting her just as...

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Paris for Life

Notes From a Lifetime in and out of Paris
By Barry Frangipane

In Paris for Life: Notes From a Lifetime in and out of Paris, Barry Frangipane shares his delightful explorations of Parisian art, culture, and history. Barry's early fascination with Paris compelled him to return to the city decades later with his family. We see him...

Run of the Leopard Dogs

How I Escaped Terror, Insanity, Suicide, and a Deranged South Texas Tyrant
By R. H. Edgington

Run of the Leopard Dogs: How I Escaped Terror, Insanity, Suicide, and a Deranged South Texas Tyrant is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, autobiography, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is suitable for the mature adult reading audience due to some upsetting content concerning death,...

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So What? Keep Going!

A Story of Resilience
By Rob L. Lowe

In So What? Keep Going!, Rob L. Lowe shares his experience of abuse, racism, and making a great life regardless of the troubles he encountered. Rob, who grew up without his parents, had a rough time finding balance in life. He found himself moving from...

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Growing Up Army

The story of a soldier, his loving wife, and their nine adventurous Army Brats traveling the world in service to our country
By Robert R Heath

Military families are always on the move, traveling around the world. Bob's family was no exception. Sergeant Major Richard "Dick" Heath and his beautiful wife, Virginia Mae, or Jinny, raised nine children: Dan, Dave, Bob, Mike, Rachel, Jim, Steve, Rick, and Pat. Richard's and Virginia's...

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Timeless Images

The Heart of Mexico
By Tarra Light

A picture is worth a thousand words – how many times have we heard that oft-repeated phrase? Photo artist Tarra Light’s Timeless Images is what she describes as “telling stories with pictures.” Her images of ordinary, hard-working people taught her “that poverty is not a...

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