AN UNEXPECTEDLY HILARIOUS CANCER memoir with a lot of heart and some practical advice. Warm and bro-funny. B PLUS

THOUGHTFUL, ELOQUENT MEMOIR of a writer’s day jobs in sex work and in human services work. Stunning, raw! B PLUS

THE EARLY YEARS OF CRYONICS, in all their improvisatory cowboy chaos, described by a founding enthusiast. SOLID B

FREEZING PEOPLE IS (NOT) EASY : MY ADVENTURES IN CRYONICS
Lyons Press
2014

THE HEARTBREAKS, EXHILARATIONS of one woman’s journey from an ultra-Orthodox childhood to a more secular life. B PLUS

CUT ME LOOSE : SIN AND SALVATION AFTER MY ULTRA-ORTHODOX GIRLHOOD
Nan A. Talese
2014

THOUGHTS ON FACING LIFE challenges–from hip replacement to the joy of a new dog–with grace. Charming, wry. B PLUS

NEW LIFE, NO INSTRUCTIONS
Random House
2014

THE WILD, ALMOST HALLUCINOGENIC story of writer Walter Kirn’s friendship with murderer “Clark Rockefeller”. A MINUS

BLOOD WILL OUT
Liveright Publishing Corporation
2014

A WRITER REDISCOVERS HER mother’s virtues in challenging times. Lovely, loving memoir is both sweet and wry. B PLUS

GLITTER AND GLUE
Ballantine Books
2014

A SAVVY AND SLY memoir of life in the trenches at a big-city fast food restaurant. Not always appetizing!  SOLID B

BEST WORST MOVIE ever? It might be THE ROOM; an inside account of how this glorious turkey was made delights. A MINUS

THE DISASTER ARTIST
Simon & Schuster
2013

A MONTAGE OF MEMORIES, a love letter to New York; Roger Rosenblatt’s latest memoir is bittersweet, thoughtful. B PLUS

THE BOY DETECTIVE : A NEW YORK CHILDHOOD
Ecco Press
2013