memoir

Praying in the NICU: A True Story of Fear, Faith and Staying “Ridiculously Hopeful”

Book reviewers are real people too. Let me explain. I was in the middle of a personal crisis. Here at BookTrib, we have the luxury of access to so many books, so many different voices that might resonate with readers looking for something to grab on to and connect with…

Jim AlkonMarch 16, 2023

Nonfiction Recommended

Memoir from Vietnam Vet and Special Agent Explores War on Drugs and Terrorism

“We were expecting a knock at the door. When it came, my partner Matty and I gave the hotel room one last visual check. Everything seemed in place — my suitcase sat on the floor with the Amsterdam baggage tag clearly in view; my bogus Pan Am identification card lay…

Jim AlkonMarch 1, 2023

Listicles Nonfiction

5 Unforgettable Memoirs That Are Sure to Inspire Every Reader

Many of us look to books for a source of inspiration — and not just the creative type of inspiration. We see ourselves in our most beloved characters, feeling their triumphs as our own. When a book’s theme preaches strength through adversity, we’re compelled by that calling. But while these…

BookTribFebruary 24, 2023

Nonfiction Recommended

Moving Memoir About Unattainable Love and the Ghosts That Haunt Us

How do you find lasting love when you can’t even love yourself? How do you love yourself when you weren’t shown affection growing up? How do you process the loss of someone who was never emotionally there? How do you unravel the tangled strings of your past to form a…

Katie BloomerFebruary 27, 2023

Nonfiction

Life Lessons from America’s Golden Girl, Betty White

Betty White’s award-winning career spanned seven decades. From the early days of television on the game show circuit to her unforgettable roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland, she was the first lady of television. With her irreverent wit and comedic timing, Betty…

BookTribDecember 13, 2022

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One Crisis After Another: 6 Stories of Finding the Fun in Life’s Misfortunes

Midlife crisis. Quarter-life crisis. Existential crisis. We’re not exactly setting ourselves up for success when we put so much emphasis on the “crisis” part of getting older. With the looming threat of an incoming catastrophe hanging over our heads, no wonder we fear the great unknown of our futures! If…

BookTribSeptember 13, 2022

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Feel-Good Reads to Bring Comfort This Fall

Whew! Let’s say goodbye to the hottest summer on record and pull out those comfy blankets and PJs. Now that the leaves are changing (somewhere!), it’s time to curl up with a cup of cocoa and some cozy Fall reads. As the kids go back to school and the sun…

Julie CantrellAugust 25, 2022

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville Pens Laugh-Out-Loud Memoir

Hugh Bonneville is a talented, skilled, versatile, well-established, working actor, neither a diva nor a flavor of the month celebrity whose memoir Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru (Other Press) is perfectly smashing! It has a ready-made audience with Downton Abbey aficionados who already admire his character…

Linda HitchcockDecember 1, 2022

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An Unusual Awakening to a Midlife Crisis in “There Will Be Lobster”

Who finds humor in a nervous breakdown? Sara Arnell’s There Will Be Lobster: Memoir of a Midlife Crisis packs a darkly funny punch while still inspiring readers to take control of their lives, no matter how grim the circumstances. Arnell’s story, among other things, features an 18-pound tumor, a former monk and a rogue…

BookTribAugust 22, 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

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

A Spiritual Memoir and Life-Changing Guide to Energy Healing

From the first time he used the Light on his injured wrist, Yan Ming Li knew he "had been given a special gift." Yet it was a gift he would need to keep secret from all but those nearest and dearest to him. You see, at the time, Master Li…

Gevera Bert PiedmontAugust 18, 2022

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3 Audiobooks Featuring Journeys, Internal and External

While trying to articulate what I loved so much about one of my favorite audiobooks of the year so far, Greenland by David Santos Donaldson, I realized that part of what makes this book so compelling is that it is full of movement. That got me thinking about other books…

Laura SacktonAugust 3, 2022

Nonfiction

In Search of the Next ‘Glass Castle’: 4 Potential Bestsellers!

It’s rare for a book to hit the New York Times bestseller’s list at all, let alone spend seven years on it. But that’s exactly what happened with Jeannette Walls’ acclaimed memoir, The Glass Castle. Published in 2005, the book was an immediate hit, going on to sell almost 3…

Rachel CarterAugust 11, 2017

Young Adult

Lighten Your Life This Spring with These 6 Must-Reads

The spring weather is here! This winter seemed like it would never end, but now the birds are chirping, the trees are budding, and purple and blue flowers are just starting to poke their way out of the ground. It’s the time of year where all you want to do…

Rachel CarterMay 3, 2017

Miscellany

What Working Behind the Scenes on Broadway Taught Me About Storytelling

Editor’s Note: BookTrib is proud to present this personal essay by guest contributor Amy Neswald, debut author of I Know You Love Me, Too (New American Press), a collection of linked stories inspired in part by her experiences working as a wig master on Broadway. The book was recently awarded…

Amy NeswaldDecember 8, 2021