BITTERSWEET, NUANCED MEMOIR of the writer’s brilliant mother and her too-early decline into dementia.

A JOURNALIST DELVES INTO the complex science (and business) of sleep and makes some interesting discoveries!

ALISON BECHDEL IS SIMPLY a national treasure! Her latest memoir in graphic novel form is thoughtful and wise.

FRANK, FUNNY MEMOIR by a man with Asperger’s Syndrome of his geeky quest to become a better husband and father.

THE STRENGTH (AND WEAKNESS) of Augusten Burroughs’s meta-self-help book is its no-nonsense candor.  Also, wit!

A US EXPATRIATE’S COMPELLING memoir of how his fascination with antique opium paraphernalia led to addiction.

A YOUNG WOMAN’S BATTLE with bipolar disorder, related in parallel with her mother’s caregiving story. Touching.

A MOTHER’S MEMOIR of her son’s autism, and of his fierce determination to work and advocate for independence.

REVISITING THE FAMOUS psychiatric case written up as “Sybil” reveals collusion, overinterpretation, and fraud.

SEARINGLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY funny memoir of recovery from addiction, illness from actor Kristen Johnston.