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Memoir Recounts One Musician’s Adventures Amid the Early Days of Hip Hop

Literature abounds with coming-of-age memoirs of scrappy young men raised by single mothers who go on to become successes in their chosen field. There might even be an entire subgenre dedicated to authors who succeed in music. But what makes Bars For Days by Mic Nickels so different isn’t his…

JeriAnn GellerMarch 2, 2022

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More Than a Juicy Tell-All, “Penis Politics” Reveals the Realities of Being a Woman in the Newsroom

The wobbly balance of power between men and women has been the stuff of smoldering resentments and outright debate for millennia, all over the world, in cultures far-flung and in our own backyards. In her immensely readable memoir, Penis Politics (Sartoris Literary Group), journalist and political consultant Karen Hinton shares…

Sherri DaleyDecember 16, 2021

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Female Adultery: As Common as COVID

Picture yourself in a room full of wives in heterosexual relationships. Now look to the left of you, then to the right. What do you see? According to Susan Shapiro Barash, author of the newly revised book, A Passion for More: Affairs that Make or Break Us (Meridian Editions), you…

Sally KoslowOctober 19, 2022

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An Insightful Exploration of the Christian Bible That’s Bound to Lead to Interesting Discussions

My childhood pastor believed that questioning God’s word is sacrilege, and I’m aware that he’s not alone in that belief. But seeing as I’m somewhat rebellious in nature, I didn’t accept everything I was fed by the church, much to my pastor’s chagrin. In university, I minored in religious studies…

Monique SnymanApril 29, 2022

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The Joys of a Natural Disaster in Powerful Memoir Placing Family Above All

Fifty years ago in June of 1972, Agnes, one of the most devastating storms in hurricane history, caused record damage across large swaths of the eastern United States. In Pennsylvania, up to 19 inches of rain fell, rivers overflowed and more than 200,000 residents lost their homes. Of the estimated…

Joanna PoncavageSeptember 16, 2022

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One Woman Recounts Her Survival from Auschwitz in This Powerful, Must-Read Story

One Hundred Saturdays (Avid Reader Press) is, quite simply, essential reading. Award-winning author Michael Frank has distilled six years of conversations between the now ninety-nine-year-old charming raconteur and inspirational Holocaust survivor Stella Levi into a slender yet powerful volume of memories of her life experiences. She was born in 1923…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 6, 2022

Better Self Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

A Deep Dive Into Crosswords, Sudoku and Life’s Mysteries in “The Puzzler”

The Puzzler (Crown) is an engaging read … A.J. Jacobs provides a wealth of trivial yet gratifying information about puzzles and for a puzzle lover, it was so much fun! Sharpening problem-solving skills while learning the history of puzzles can improve your thinking, and hearing the author’s stories about conquering the…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 2, 2022

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In the Face of a Terrifying Diagnosis, This Adventurer Refused to Back Down From the Challenge

Wayne Raffesberger remembered that quote from Mark Twain and uses it as a rallying cry for the way he would live his life, as told vividly in his memoir, Thank God I Got Polio: A Life of Adventure and the Adventure of Life. A DRIVE TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY While Raffesberger…

Jim AlkonSeptember 1, 2022

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Investigative Accounts of Real Life Murder and Mayhem

I enjoyed the telling of the opioid crisis and the Sackler family by Patrick Radden Keefe in Empire of Pain, (even after watching Dopesick on TV) as his attention to detail and inclusion of facts creates a vivid setting and action-packed story. First made aware of this upcoming collection from Sarah…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 29, 2022

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Author Declassifies the War Within His Mind to Help Others in His Shoes

John Poehler in 1999 was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type 1. Dealing with the effects of bipolar disorder were going to be monumental enough. But in that first wave of comprehension as the implications of the diagnosis sink in, emotions can run wild: fear, anxiety, depression, loneliness, worthlessness, maybe even…

Jim AlkonAugust 19, 2022

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One Woman’s Journey From Tragedy to Triumph on the Path of Motherhood

These lines are from the introduction to the touching and inspirational memoir, Undefined: More Than the Sum of My Losses by author, leader, coach, motivational speaker and mom, Michelle Lee Graham. I literally just closed the last page of the book, and I’m filled with such emotion — a mix…

Barbara WilkovAugust 17, 2022

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One Woman’s Native Heritage Told Through Her 13 Foremothers

“This is the story of me,” writes Brett Garrett, author of the ebook Mesquites and Quelites Revamped. But this is no ordinary memoir. In fact, it’s not a memoir at all. In this fascinating work, Garrett has traced 13 generations of mother-daughter relationships in her ancestry dating back to 1598.…

Jim AlkonJuly 16, 2022

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A Shocking Telling of the Opioid Crisis in “Empire of Pain”

The opioid crisis was a disaster not just national but permeated into other countries, impacting people, communities, politics, the arts, education, businesses, the economy and more. I didn’t really know much about the ripple effect that was derived from greed, lies, secrecy and denial until I watched Dopesick on Hulu with…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 14, 2022

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“100 Voices” Share Their Experiences of Inspiration in the Face of Global Uncertainty

“What if we thought of ourselves as pinecones and the coronavirus our fire? Maybe it will pop open and release our seeds to grow something new.” That is one of many — well, 100 to be exact — thoughts and insights compiled during the prime years of Covid-19 and presented…

Jim AlkonJuly 11, 2022

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Easy Guide to Finding Your Voice as a Writer

How to Write Like a Writer (Harper Perennial) by educator and New York Times best-selling author Thomas C. Foster may soon become an essential addition to home and office library bookshelves. His inspirational magic formula for finding one’s voice and communicating clearly comes from forty years of experience in effectively…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 19, 2022

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Beth Macy’s Latest Book Confronts Addiction, Harm Reduction and Big Pharma

HOPE FOR A TROUBLED NATION Haven’t we all been looking for answers to the epidemic of substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD) and the burgeoning death toll from overdose in our country? We need some hope, and Beth Macy has served it up in Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice,…

Judy L. Mandel, NYT Bestselling Author of Replacement Child and (upcoming) White FlagSeptember 20, 2022

Nonfiction – Featured

Memoir Recounts One Musician’s Adventures Amid the Early Days of Hip Hop

More Than a Juicy Tell-All, “Penis Politics” Reveals the Realities of Being a Woman in the Newsroom

Female Adultery: As Common as COVID

An Insightful Exploration of the Christian Bible That’s Bound to Lead to Interesting Discussions

The Joys of a Natural Disaster in Powerful Memoir Placing Family Above All

One Woman Recounts Her Survival from Auschwitz in This Powerful, Must-Read Story

A Deep Dive Into Crosswords, Sudoku and Life’s Mysteries in “The Puzzler”

In the Face of a Terrifying Diagnosis, This Adventurer Refused to Back Down From the Challenge

Investigative Accounts of Real Life Murder and Mayhem

Author Declassifies the War Within His Mind to Help Others in His Shoes

One Woman’s Journey From Tragedy to Triumph on the Path of Motherhood

One Woman’s Native Heritage Told Through Her 13 Foremothers

A Shocking Telling of the Opioid Crisis in “Empire of Pain”

“100 Voices” Share Their Experiences of Inspiration in the Face of Global Uncertainty

Easy Guide to Finding Your Voice as a Writer

Beth Macy’s Latest Book Confronts Addiction, Harm Reduction and Big Pharma

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