Blending memoir and criticism, Sarah Chihaya’s Bibliophobia explores depression, identity, and the perilous yet healing power of books.

Sudden life-altering events shape human experience; The Names and Flashlight explore divergent consequences through contrasting narrative styles.

A lyrical World War I tale blending medicine, love, and ethics, The Winter Soldier immerses readers in history and humanity.

The book’s profound and startling reflections on mortality are lyrical, fierce, and deeply felt.

A candid, unconventional book blending psychiatric records, personal struggle, and practical tips, offering rare insight into living with depression.

This essay collection explores living with severe mental illness, blending memoir, cultural critique, and reflections on resilience, treatment, and identity.

Donald Antrim’s memoir confronts suicide, psychosis, and survival with unflinching honesty, blending personal crisis, hospitalization, and hard-earned hope.

Jay Baruch’s Fourteen Stories vividly portrays caregivers’ struggles, ethical dilemmas, and resilience.

A powerful blend of memoir and critique, Amanda Hess examines pregnancy, technology, and parenting amid modern medicine’s promises and digital noise.

Kevin Hazzard’s American Sirens illuminates Freedom House paramedics’ pivotal role in medical history, racial justice, and emergency care innovation.

This poem reveals how human suffering unfolds quietly, unnoticed, while ordinary life continues its daily rhythms, indifferent to personal catastrophe.

Owen’s stark poem portrays shell-shocked soldiers haunted by war, exposing both their torment and society’s complicity in their suffering.

A gripping period medical drama, The Knick reveals past medical triumphs and terrors—urging reflection on today’s healthcare practices and ethics.

A powerful antiwar novel exploring trauma, identity, and the psychological toll of combat on soldiers and those who treat them.

A gripping exploration of wartime paranoia, identity, and psychological trauma on the British Home Front during World War I.

A haunting, fast-paced conclusion to Barker’s trilogy, exploring memory, mortality, and symbolic healing against the backdrop of war.