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July 13, 2026
BEAUTIFUL HELL: Where the Life I Was Given Ended—and the One I Chose Began
By Christine Davis RossRating:
3.8 / 5.0
Christine Davis Ross’s BEAUTIFUL HELL: Where the Life I Was Given Ended—and the One I Chose Began is at its strongest when exploring the complicated...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
LEAVING THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS is an illuminating memoir of the author's life after a strict religious upbringing. Never overly judgmental of others, Lois...
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July 5, 2026
SCRIBBLINGS FROM STORAGE: The Confessions of an English Major
By Charles Francis GuittardRating:
4.3 / 5.0
Charles Francis Guittard's SCRIBBLINGS FROM STORAGE: The Confessions of an English Major succeeds as a thoughtful examination of memory, identity, and personal history.
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
Neal Winsomer's CALLING OUT THE SHADOWS: A Father's Stand Against the Current is a memoir that shares a hard-won clarity. Written by a man who...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
While additional editorial context would have improved accessibility, Charles Francis Guittard’s A PH.D.’S REVERIE: The Letters succeeds as a thoughtful and detailed collection of correspondence...
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June 30, 2026
THINKING THINGS OVER: The Reflections of Two 80-Year-Olds
By Charles Francis Guittard, Nancy Davis LabastidaRating:
4.0 / 5.0
Full of nostalgia, Charles Francis Guittard and Nancy Davis Labastida’s emotionally rewarding memoir, THINKING THINGS OVER: The Reflections of Two 80-Year-Olds, offers younger generations a...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Michael Norkus skillfully shares himself with the reader in FALLING WITH PURPOSE: A Strategist’s Pursuit of Love and Durchblick.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Wes Lewis’s THE LONG JOURNEY HOME: A Road to Redemption and Acceptance delivers as a vulnerable and introspective memoir that understands healing not as perfection...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
In LIFE WITH ABBEY: Our Adventures Across the Wilderness of Alaska and Beyond, Jarrett Humphreys succeeds at compellingly recounting his conquest of off-grid living and...
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
Michael Schwartz's I'M ONLY A GOOD DADDY BECAUSE YOUR MOMMY DIED offers trauma survivors a light to shine through the darkness. It movingly demonstrates that,...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Bill Berry’s OFF COURSE ON PURPOSE: A Story About Chasing the Impossible delivers a thoughtful, well-crafted meditation on reinvention—ultimately rewarding readers who value intention and...