WRENCHINGLY HONEST, BRUTALLY eloquent, a novelist’s memoir of losing her sight and her way in life astounds.

FASCINATING, DEEPLY RESEARCHED account of the creation of “heterosexuality” as a medical and legal category.

A COLLEGE STUDENT’S OCD crisis and recovery is detailed in this admirably candid yet oddly lackluster memoir.

THE FUNNIEST AGORAPHOBIA MEMOIR ever written?  Almost certainly, but there’s insight aplenty as well.

CLEAR-EYED, CANDID, AND BEAUTIFULLY written, Bill Clegg’s memoir of recovery from addiction stirs the soul.

POETIC AND TROUBLING novel follows a social worker’s loss of faith in himself, obsession with a homeless client.

HUMOROUS LITTLE BOOK bridges the worlds of self-help and gaming; amid the jokes are some surprising insights.

HEARTBREAKINGLY CANDID MEMOIR of dyslexia, surprising in its source: Pulitzer-winning poet Philip Schultz.

A YOUNG WRITER’S MEMOIR of her mother’s disappearance eloquently conveys the impact of uncertainty and loss.

JOAN DIDION’S LATEST memoir is a raw and deeply affecting cry of grief at her daughter’s untimely death.