Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
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
An extravagant affair filled with striking contrasts, triumphs of spirit, and poignant awakenings. Through a blinding string of daunting experiences and enlightening interactions in Lost in Beirut: A True Story Of Love, Loss and War by Ashe and Magdalena Stevens, readers are treated to a wild ride that has a profound message and a humanizing
An absolutely brilliant perspective piece. If somebody accused you of racism, how might you respond? Would you defend yourself, citing inclusive lawn signs and a diverse voting record? At the very least, you could state with certainty that you’ve never been involved in a hate crime nor joined any racist group, right? Maybe, but is
Will serve as a boon to any suffering the vicious pains of mental illness. Crisis can be defined in a number of ways. An unstable situation. An emergency. A stressful point in life. A decisive moment. All of these graphic definitions only scratch the surface of the choices and moments forming the foundation of Born
An excellent example of what perseverance looks like in the real world. One reason people love memoirs is because they provide an opportunity to walk in the shoes of another, without getting our literal shoes dirty. We can read about the greatest inventors of our time, peek behind the scenes at the lifestyles of the
Soulful, heartfelt, and one of the most memorable books you’ll read this year. From humble beginnings in a poor part of Missouri to sharing a meal with Mongolian nomads, Life Travel And The People In Between: A Memoir by Mike Nixon is a globetrotting adventure that is sure to stoke the flames of wanderlust in
Offers every piece of his authentic self in a display that garners respect and admiration. Though modern opinions and viewpoints are shifting, being gay in a world that feels different from you has never been easy. And growing up as a gay child in the 1950s and 1960s was a much different experience than it
The closest you’ll get to sharing tea and scones with the famed novelist. Are you guilty of naming a beloved pet Mr. Darcy? Were you disappointed to discover that Austenland isn’t a real resort? When you dream, do you see yourself in elegant but stifling formalwear that requires assistance to put on? If so, Joe
You know what they say about the best laid plans? In the case of A. H. Nazzareno, his plans and efforts to share a contented life with his soul mate are upended with an inauspicious diagnosis. But a life-threatening medical condition isn’t the only snag on his way to domestic bliss. A lively memoir with
Absolutely sure to touch your heart. You know how some people in your life, maybe your great aunt or your dad’s older brother, have always seemed old for as long as you’ve known them? What about your parents? Can you imagine them differently than they are today? Younger, insecure, maybe less confident, or affected? C.J.
A thoughtful, informative and fulfilling book that is sure to inspire. More than two hundred years after the last shots of the Revolutionary War were fired, remnants of the war can still be found in many places besides history books. Al Frazza, motivated by a love of history, discovers this in a very personal way.
If you are living life in the shadow of a stroke, D. C. Roberts might have just what you need to find the motivation to carry on. His advice is not from the perspective of the medical community or from the mind of one of today’s foremost intellectuals. Rather, his vantage is that of a
A fresh and intelligent perspective told with the steady voice of insight and reason. Raised in Detroit and then working for just over three decades as a Compton cop and detective, Frederick Douglass Reynolds has spent time on both sides of the tracks. He leaves nothing off the table in his debut memoir, Black, White,
A balm for your hurting heart. “I must write to heal my shattered heart that bleeds in sorrow and still cries yesterday’s tears.” Does this stanza find an echo in your ailing soul? If so, Kyli Santiago’s highly personal journal of poetry, Healing Yesterday’s Tears – An Inspiring Poetry Book about Overcoming Emotion and Discovering
Offers a glimmer of hope and proof that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Do you ever experience a golden pang of nostalgia for the sights, sounds, and experiences of your younger years? Or, like Denise Bossarte, was your childhood filled with repeated violations, traumas so deep that you are still suffering
Amy’s genuine and relatable account will bring you to tears and move you to action. We have to eat to live, but not everyone has a healthy relationship with food and eating. Food: Eat with Ease Every Day by Amy Freinberg-Trufas is one woman’s honest memoir detailing the journey from obesity, isolation and self-loathing to
Rewarding and profoundly human. “You don’t have to judge yourself for this. You’re human.” Isn’t this a reassurance we could all use from time to time? For Caitlin Billings, this reminder comes from a compassionate nurse she met while being held in a psychiatric ward after suffering a breakdown. The trigger? There is no simple,
Darkness and light fuse together in the fiery account, When To Run, Born Scared by Stephanie King. Part maddening and part saddening, King lays out the incessant traumas and periodic triumphs in a tortured life. With a racist, heartless father, an equally sadistic older sister, and a loving mother that lacks the courage to stand
Will keep you interested and emotionally invested until the very end of the bittersweet journey. Scott Gould is extremely candid and refreshingly honest in Things That Crash, Things That Fly. “Until then, I’d never lived in a precise moment I knew life had changed, but this was one.” He doesn’t beat around the bush or
Always trying to make the best of less than ideal circumstances, Tyrel Nelson shares a collection of heartwarming stories in Those Darn Stripes. Recent and distant memories fade into pleasant ramblings as Tyrel gets out of his own head and lets his mind wander, giving readers a backstage pass to his three decades of life.
Nelson takes literary snapshots of his life and shares them with readers in full color. While spending a year abroad teaching English to students in Ecuador, Tyrel Nelson documented his experiences and now shares them in this lively book of memoirs. The content of Stories from Ecuador, however, is scarcely about the rewarding process of
A beautiful journey, absolutely worth every second. Everybody loves a great found-family novel, and it is so much better when the story isn’t fiction! When Love Sticks Around is a stirring collection of essays about growing up in the Midwest in the 80s and 90s. Danielle experienced a childhood not uncommon for her time, filled
