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Polio

by Robert W. Janek

Robert W. Janek grew up, with his mother, father, and older brother in the farm and ranch country of west Texas. It was a “normal” childhood… until the late summer of 1952 when he had just turned eleven years old and was stricken with polio. Polio: A Personal Spiritual Journey tells the continuing story of the effects of polio on a human being: what it means to go through the initial stages of hospitalization and then the life-long physical, social, and spiritual aftermath of living with partial... more

She Took a Turn

by Greenleaf Book Group

Finding your true path isn’t easy. Sometimes, you’ve got to take a sharp turn. Early in her life, Kristi’s path was set. She traveled on the straight and narrow as an unquestioning Christian and dutiful daughter. This prescribed route, through her debutante ball and into medical school, set her up for success—and settled her into a life that never felt like her own. In her memoir She Took a Turn, Kristi Smith gives fresh insight into the challenging work of self-reflection and blaz... more

Immersion: A Linguist's Memoir

by Linda Murphy Marshall

Fans of the self-discovering journeys in Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Andrew McCarthy’s The Longest Way Home will love diving into linguist Linda Murphy Marshall’s adventure-filled international journey as she overcomes her past to find her place in the world—all over the world. Immersion is a memoir that takes the reader on a captivating emotional and physical journey through Linda Murphy Marshall’s life: from the longstanding, crippling impact of family members’ low expectations and abuse, to he... more

The Father Sings Over Me

by Richard Mull

THE FATHER SINGS OVER ME The Father Sings Over Me is the gripping story about how Nathanael, died in his father's arms, spent 40 minutes with Jesus, and rose from the dead. It is the story of the faith-filled prayers of his parents, Richard, and Dawn, along with the challenging and inspiring journey of his recovery from the devastation caused upon by medicine. The prayers, encouragement, and care from friends all around the world helped sustain this family. Day and Night the family and all... more

Two Years to Serve

by Thomas Elliott

The book is about my two years in the US Marine Corps. My life before, how I was drafted, boot camp, combat training, and tour in Vietnam as a radio operator in a grunt platoon. Includes accounts of combat, and loss of fellow Marines. And live after returning from the war.

A Quest to Discover the Essence of Faith

by Evangelia VanPatten

“In ‘The Quest to find the essence of faith,’ a gripping memoir, the author courageously unveils the tumultuous journey of her life, navigating through the darkest storms to ultimately find solace and redemption. Struggling with a husband ensnared by addiction and infidelity, she grapples with the heart-wrenching pain of infertility and contemplates the unthinkable. Amidst the shadows, a glimmer of light emerges as she discovers unexpected allies who provide unwavering support. Nature becomes... more

Don't Walk Away

by Marilyn Raichle

Don’t Walk Away, a Care Partner’s Journey, is the story of Mom and me, navigating a life with late-stage dementia. Filled with hope, joy and lessons learned — told as Mom lived, in moments, quickly forgotten but filled with laughter and discovery. And me, joining her, as a partner, building the best possible life for both of us.

I grew up in the shadow of Alzheimer’s. Nearly everyone in Dad’s family and many in Mom’s developed the dis... more

Confessions of a Chaos Whisperer: My Life as an Organizing Guru, Business Owner, and Mom

by Sonya Weisshappel

In her debut memoir, Confessions of a Chaos Whisperer, New York City’s premier clutter-clearing connoisseur, Sonya Weisshappel, shares whimsical stories and hard-learned life lessons from three decades of moving homes, managing a business, and muddling through mistakes—all while trying to maintain her sanity. Embracing vulnerability, she bravely and candidly opens up about her early challenges, such as losing her father at a tender age and discovering her dyslexia, profoundly shaping her perspec... more

Pansy: A Black American Memoir

by Jasper Joyner

PANSY is a non-linear, episodic memoir that combines poetry, cultural criticism, and essays. It follows transmasc, southern writer Jasper as they fumble through an awkward Memphis upbringing in the 90s and early aughts, an insufferable Nashville PWI, and a fierce NYC queer awakening, all with a poignant throughline on Black exceptionalism, focused on Jasper’s wildly agonizing first publishing experience with novel, JUNIPER LEAVES.

In Search of Mr Darcy

by Christina Ford

In Search of Mr Darcy: Lessons Learnt in The Pursuit of Happily Ever After, a witty 'Nora Ephron-esque' dating memoir that the BBC called 'A real life Sex And The City.' It explores the colorful, intimate story of marriage(s), divorce(s), affairs, dating, friends, frenemies, addiction, body image, sexual predators, and the often thankless task of single-parenting and step-parenting, a job as potentially life-threatening as that of a Chilean coal miner. Or, more simply told, it is a coming-of... more

Tell it to the Stars

by April May Burnside

This eulogistic memoir holds raw expression in the form of poetry, songs, eulogy, love letters from 1964 and awakened insights. Poems from many stages of my life are nested within the timeline of my Grandparent’s love story, Grandfather’s eulogy and the year following his tragic passing. The chapters: Searching for Starlight, Darkness of Night and Darknesses Retreat capture the emotional trinity that cycles through my life and had taken hold this past year. Through life’s ashes I have gained... more

So Said the River

by Colleen J. Miniuk

For 40 years, Colleen Miniuk relentlessly pursued perfection, achievement, and success without finding happiness. Then she found herself unexpectedly facing the end of her marriage. To cope with the devastating loss, she and her mother, Jacque, attempted to paddle across Lake Powell, a reservoir along the Colorado River on the Utah-Arizona border. Like life, the trip did not go as planned. During her raw adventures on the Colorado from Moab to Lake Mead, Colleen challenges beliefs, confronts fea... more

How I Lost My Kidneys in China

by Randall Flores

This is the extraordinary true journey of Randall Flores, a teenager who seized a rare opportunity to study Mandarin in 1987. His fascination with the Middle Kingdom led him to Peking University. Upon completing his studies and being unable to find work, he ventures to Taiwan to teach English. Driven by his thirst for thrills and a good drink, he frequented bars and clubs, from Taida to the infamous “Combat Zone,” forming friendships with colorful characters. In 1994, Randall, now known by ... more

Sky Ranch

by Linda M. Lockwood

Confused by her mother’s unxplained “episodes” and her family’s secrecy around schizophrenia, ten-year-old Linda seeks solace in mastering her ranch-hand responsibilities—herding their sheep, defending the ranch’s livestock, and training the horses she loves. But over a decade later, now with a family of her own, Linda’s happiness is haunted by questions people have tiptoed around all her life: How did her mother become schizophrenic? What did she endure as a patient in 1960s mental hospitals?... more

Infinite Miracles

by Katie Simons McCarty

Katie McCarty, a first-time mom at age thirty-seven, was ready, excited, and determined to perfectly balance her career and motherhood. When she learned about her son’s rare fetal diagnosis of an omphalocele – a condition in which his intestines and liver grew outside his body – she was stunned. Katie entered the Stages of Grief Club and surrendered expectations of the perfect motherhood and perfect child. Little did she know that her personal transformation had just begun.

Things I Never Told My Father: Growing Up Gay as a Preacher's Son

by Jeffrey Carrier

It isn't easy growing up in the Bible Belt of East Tennessee when you start having same-sex fantasies as a child, especially when your father is a preacher who thinks that homosexuality is a sin. Moments of pleasure and the torment of guilt intersect in this memoir by Jeffrey L. Carrier. Exploring his sexuality and trying to make sense of his feelings, he takes us along on his journey of acceptance. Beginning with his childhood in the 1960s, he introduces us to the people who helped him along... more

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