Category: nonfiction

Excerpt – Madman by M.F. Gross

    Some true stories come with sharp edges—stories we try not to remember, and that history quietly lets slip away. Madman by M.F. Gross is one of those stories, and this haunting, immersive account brings it back with startling clarity. Set in postwar Florida, Madman unearths a 1949 murder that once transfixed the Gulf […]

Excerpt – The Housekeeper’s Secret by Sandra Schnakenburg

  Synopsis A powerful memoir of love, secrets, and survival. When Lee Metoyer is hired to be the new housekeeper, she has no idea that she’s about to become the anchor to a family in an abusive patriarch’s home, setting a mystery in motion that will take decades to uncover. At the age of seventy-two, […]

Guest Post – Unearthed by Chanchal Garg

  Synopsis In this searing memoir, Chanchal Garg reveals the spiritual and sexual abuse that shattered her sense of self and forced her to question a life defined by duty and sacrifice. Raised as a devoted Indian daughter, she was taught never to question authority-until a transformative moment during a yoga class, while pregnant with […]

Spotlight – Apex to Abyss by Peter Niemann

  Synopsis The Western countries, especially the United States of America, are in decline. Our infrastructure is crumbling, our institutions are failing and our societies are becoming more and more unstable, and no end seems in sight. Why are American and Western companies lagging behind in comparison to their Asian competitors? Why is the American […]

Review – The Carpool Detectives by Chuck Hogan

  Synopsis The incredible true story of a group of moms who, united by a search for new purpose, attempt to solve a fifteen-year-old double murder. A lot of us like to think we could solve a mystery. Can these four moms actually do it? In 2020, Marissa, Jeannie, Samira, and Nicole find themselves at […]

Nonfiction Spotlight – The Bridge by Alan Ramias

  There are stories of war that shout, and there are those that whisper truths we can’t ignore. The Bridge is one of those rare novels that quietly demands to be heard.   Synopsis A War That Won’t Let Go. A Memory That Can’t Be Buried. A Story That Refuses to Fade. In The Bridge, Alan Ramias fuses […]

Excerpt – An Artist’s Life by Carlton Davis

    Visual Voices Journal An Artist’s Life by Carlton Davis presents a chronicle of 50 years of artistic self-examination through 27 self-portraits. Designed as both a memoir and visual archive, the book explores the intersections of mental illness, creativity, and identity through Davis’s lens as an artist, architect, and writer. The narrative spans decades of […]

Excerpt & Guest Post – Carried Away by Ross Meador

    “The Story of One Young Man—and Thousands of Children” With war raging, infrastructure failing, and panic overtaking Saigon, the final days of the Vietnam War gave birth to one of the largest child evacuation efforts the world has ever seen. Operation Babylift was a logistical and emotional challenge: thousands of orphans, many without […]

Excerpt – Nothing Left to Lose by Jeff Richards

  Synopsis In pursuit of a meaningful life, Jeff Richards and his friend Rick Sager decide to start a commune out in the Rocky Mountains. It doesn’t go as planned. Instead of the self-sufficient ranch they envision, they can only afford a crumbling crash pad in Denver; half their friends who agreed to join them […]

Review & Giveaway – The Scientist and the Serial Killer by Lise Olsen

  THE SCIENTIST AND THE SERIAL KILLER: THE SEARCH FOR HOUSTON’S LOST BOYS By Lise Olsen   True Crime / History Publisher: Random House Pages: 464 Publication Date: April 1, 2025     Synopsis The Scientist and the Serial Killer is the gripping, upside-down detective story of a Texas forensic anthropologist named Sharon Derrick who, […]