Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A sincere blend of love, sorrow, and reinvention. Loren Ridinger has lived a storied life. She co-founded a multimillion-dollar company, became a joyful wife, mother, and grandmother, has traveled the world, and has been known to rub elbows with celebrities. But even the greatest stories have challenges and uncertainties. Loren’s most formidable challenge came with […]
Kenny Loui is back for more plushy liberation in Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher: An Autobiographical Manga – Vol. 2. With advice that hints at cosmic plotline destiny, Gerry’s rebrands Gerry’s Game Zone as Games R Us. Dr. Gerry is quick to accept change, but not everyone moves forward with such ease. He offers
A delight to read and a sumptuous gala for the heart. Dad vs. The World (Life Lessons from a UFO Catcher: An Autobiographical Manga) is a witty and intriguing autobiographical manga and the latest offering by award-winning author, Kenny Loui. This graphic novel sheds light on the person who shaped much of Kenny’s formative years,
An empowering memoir that will inspire you to advocate for yourself and the ones you love the most. Educational Disobedience is an anguished tale of a mother’s love and determination in the face of tremendous heartbreak, ignorance, and discrimination. Dr Annise Mabry’s story begins generations earlier with her grandparents, a family navigating a landscape of
An indispensable resource for anybody thinking about taking guardianship of their elderly parents. Léonie Rosenstiel’s book Protecting Mama: Surviving the Legal Guardianship Swamp offers a startling account of her years-long battle with her ailing mother’s commercial guardian and protector-turned-manipulator and abuser. The struggle for justice and its consequences on her family as she attempts to
A captivating tale that anybody who feels anchored in pleasing others and losing oneself in the process should read. In Hope: A Journey of Self Love, Author Renee Louise describes her past, which was plagued by turmoil and confusion, as well as how she conquered the factors that permitted and conditioned her to spend half
A resonant journey that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Memoirs and biographies often captivate us with personal tales of extraordinary experiences that can inspire courage and hope. Though we don’t all sail the stars or overcome oppression, most of us have unique stories and interesting anecdotes worth sharing. Proof can be found in Mark Shaiken’s
A novel that demonstrates resilience in the face of even the most daunting challenges. Few among us would relish time in prison, but if we found ourselves incarcerated, certainly that moment of freedom, our eventual release, would be a glorious affair, right? “If anyone tells you getting out of prison is easy or joyful, they’re
The birth of a child is a beautiful event, but families tackle parenting in different ways according to their means and abilities. Beginning with our impressionable formative years through the transition to young adulthood, good role models and sound guidance help children thrive. Unfortunately, not every childhood looks quite so idyllic. A Black Woman’s Journey
A collage of vigor, willfulness, conviction, and love. Within seconds of birth, babies take in their first life-giving breath, and this act of breathing remains necessary for survival throughout their lives. Just as humans can’t live without oxygen, a life without hope can feel similarly impossible, suffocating, and directionless. For Arlaana, the idea behind A
A celebration of creativity and life. Over the course of several months, vivacious Adrienne Wilson succumbed to a cancer invading her body. I’d Rather Be Dead Than Deaf: A Young Woman’s Journey With Liver Cancer is a colorful snapshot in time as revealed through enthusiastic journal entries, artwork, poems, and observations. Just a teenager at
A refreshingly compassionate way of seeing the world. From goat yoga to ASMR, humans have found creative and delightful ways to relax, gain a sense of calm, and find internal harmony. But nothing could prepare R.G. Shore for the level of determination required to find balance and peace while incarcerated for almost a thousand days.
Compelling, insightful, inspiring, and educational. Have you heard of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)? Maybe, maybe not. But certainly not because sufferers are few in number or unconcerned about their health. Rather, this devastating disorder is often mistaken for another illness, masked by other health problems, or underdiagnosed by practitioners unfamiliar with FND. Jocelyn Bystrom had
Magnetic storytelling and innocent charm. Imagine the scene: You’re a young child just home from a typical day of school when you catch a glimpse of a photo lying on the coffee table. To your horror, you realize the image shows your father bloodied and battered, propped against a collapsed wall. Does your heart rate
From a fast-paced, middle-class lifestyle to a lifeless cell in San Quentin, Infectious Injustice is an honest story about a man whose sins finally catch up to him. Except, that isn’t even close to the whole story. Without much memory of the precipitating events, an arrogant, angry, and drunk Justin Cook wakes up in a
An energetic memoir that will motivate, educate, and help you find your own inspiration. Charles Moore might just be the most driven person you’ve never met. A willing transplant to New York City, this Detroit-born Black man has been competitive from as far back as his memories stretch. “A passion to compete and win burned
Eloquent and effusive, telling a tale of love that is powerful enough to soften the hardest of hearts. Jonnie Ramsey Brown shares an impassioned account that will touch readers on every conceivable level in her shattering memoir, You Promised to Do No Harm. The title stems from the failure of a Florida medical team to
A story not just about surviving under the weight of expectations, but about embracing ourselves. Everyone longs to be understood and wants to find their voice, but these things don’t always come easily. That’s especially true for Jobert E. Abueva in his unguarded memoir, Boy Wander. From Manila in the very early 1970s to Michigan
Nuns with Shotguns is a humorous memoir set in the early nineties, at a time when Paul Mountain is determined to finish his novel and nothing is going to stop him. Well, a few things might get in the way. A dalliance here, a bender there. Plus the daily grind in Eldora, Colorado, which is
You’ll want to share these outrageous true stories with everyone you can. “There is no black and white, there is only gray. Everyone has a story and it’s up to us to find the truth in the gray area.” That is exactly the challenge Rae Scott and Amber Allen tackle in Our Stories: Tales From
Remember when most of the planet was shut down? When we weren’t allowed to travel, a prohibition that was triggered by a microscopic virus? People spent hours lamenting canceled plans, rescheduling flights and hotels, re-rescheduling those arrangements, and then, with nothing left to do but wait for COVID to release its arresting hold, forcing our
Humor, drama, and fantasy in an expressive manga world. Children are born with an innate curiosity. Why is the sky blue? What is a cloud made of? Parents can usually cobble together an answer with a reasonable level of accuracy and sensibility. But sometimes the questions get trickier to answer when parents are put on
Will touch the heart and capture the imagination. If you like comics with heart, ones that offer a fun, retro feel, this book was written for you! Throwing off subtle Star Wars vibes, Kenny Loui’s autobiographical manga journey begins where all epic journeys begin, with a sobering self-examination and a worthy goal too noble for
D.O.G. Three little letters that mean so much to the enamored human companions that care for them. Gordon Frisbie is introduced to his three-lettered companion at a moment when he wasn’t particularly looking for a pet. “She was built like a miniature racehorse. Like a vessel designed to contain a strong spirit. Simply beautiful. I
