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Best Indie Memoirs of 2017

  • NONFICTION

    I’M THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY

    SEPT. 5, 2017

  • NONFICTION

    BE BRAVE

BE BRAVE

by Florrie Munat

A beautiful, richly panoramic book that should reassure caregivers and delight memoir readers. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    EXPECTING SUNSHINE

    APRIL 18, 2017

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

EXPECTING SUNSHINE

by Alexis Marie Chute

A moving saga of motherhood in extremis that earns its moments of certainty and bliss through an honest grappling with pain... Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    SOOTHING

    FEB. 6, 2017

BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR

SOOTHING

by W. Hans Miller

A fine, engrossing portrait of mental illness and healing. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    BODY AND SOUL

BODY AND SOUL

by Panthea Reid

Reid vividly depicts both her husband’s sickness and her own feelings of loss and guilt in this memoir. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    CLOUD MESSENGER

    OCT. 6, 2016

NONFICTION

CLOUD MESSENGER

by Karen Trollope-Kumar

A vivid saga of a woman who found an enthralling new home. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    Presentimiento

    JAN. 1, 2016

  • NONFICTION

    No Place to Hide

    AUG. 19, 2016

HISTORY

No Place to Hide

by Bill Sly

An impressive blend of drama and history marvelously researched. Full review >

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  • NONFICTION

    Pointing Is Rude

Pointing Is Rude

by Digger O'Brien

An honest, riveting work about living with autism that will enlighten and offer hope to readers. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >

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