I loved this beautiful little book, Foster by Clair Keegan, for its clear-eyed map of a young girl lost in a family mess, and how she...

I loved this book. Claire Keegan's novel, "Small Things Like These," beautifully explored powerful themes of resilience and redemption....

Having a goal to work toward has always been important to me. Before I escaped my childhood home, it was a simple as just getting away....

A long, beautiful story of poverty, neglect addiction and growing up "different" in a world that values conformity at all costs. Set in...

Nestled in the heart of South America is an enchanted land, where reality intertwines with the magical. Colombia, often associated with...

Jenni Fagan on writing a memoir of her childhood in foster care. "A lot of kids in care homes are told they are less than everyone else....

This Saturday, my husband and I moved our son into college, in another state, the precious child we never thought we'd have had adoption...

I loved these two books by Judith L. Herman, MD. In clear and simple language, she lays out what all trauma survivors want. This is a...

Celebrated writer Mona Susan Power sank into years of depression. Her new book, “A Council of Dolls,” offered her a chance to heal....

Memoirs can transport, teach and inspire, and I especially memoirs by strong women who overcome the odds. She Who Dares by Alana Stott...

Sinead O'Connor told NPR in a 2014 interview. She was so right! Remembering singer Sinéad O’Connor | Here & Now (wbur.org) My book,...

Despite its size, I could not put this book down. It is a multi-generational family drama set in historical, political, religious and...

Barbenheimer, the weekend when both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were released, we chose to see Barbie after initially poopooing it as...

If we are open, and if we are lucky, we never stop learning, growing, and changing. For my summer course at Oxford, a kind gift from my...

Do you wonder where writers get their stories? Do you remember the story of Paddington Bear, written by Michael Bond in 1958? Paddington...

After much help from Brooke Warner and my wonderful team at She Writes Press, we have a final cover and title. I hope you like it! My...

In her great article, Sandi Squicquero defines it as "a family that experiences trauma and pain from a parent’s actions, words and...

Every family has secrets. Letty Cottin Pogrebin tells hers with humor, respect and grace. I loved the complicated, honest, realistic...

Hello friends! Its Pub-day (Publication Day) for my good friend and mentor, Joanne Green, who wrote of how a horrific accident led to a...

My memoir, Redeemed, A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood, will be published in June 2024 by She Writes Press. The team there did a great job...