Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” offers a poignant exploration of identity, family dynamics, and the complexities…
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Chalene Johnson, a renowned Fitness Entrepreneur you may know as the founder of Turbo Jam and Piyo, ventures into uncharted…
McCurdy’s portrayal of her relationship with her mother is both heart-wrenching and thought-provoking. What struck me was how McCurdy was able to perfectly articulate that duality of being traumatized by the one person who was meant to care for you and love you above all else, and loving despite the trauma she endured.
First things first, let me tell you about this book: “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor E. Frankl is a…
Beth Macy’s “Dopesick” is a searing indictment of the multifaceted factors that have fueled America’s opioid crisis. Through meticulous research…
“Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey is a memoir unlike any other, but then again I think we all knew we were…
365 Tao Daily Meditations is a daily meditation book by Deng Ming-Dao. [Tao] means a road, path, way; and hence, the…
Sarah Hepola’s “Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget” is less like a stroll down memory lane and more…
This #Quitlit review features This Naked Mind, by Annie Grace, which has ignited a movement across the country, helping thousands of people forever change their relationship with alcohol.
When I walked into rehab, I had no idea that a simple task that THEY MADE ME DO would change…
Have you read the following books? If you’re experiencing depression, a low point in your life, or just needing to…
In the latest episode of The Sober Curator, Kate Vitela sits down with Todd Kinney, an attorney, father of four,…
Amy Liz Harrison is the bestselling author of two memoirs, “Eternally Expecting: A Mom of Eight Gets Sober and Gives…
It’s hard to find a celebrity as misunderstood as Britney Spears. Plagued by paparazzi and invasive interviewers, the negative press…
In The Lower Power, Michele Miller’s upcoming addiction fiction novel, there’s a new drug running rampant in New York. If…
The Sober Curator Contributors get together to talk about Matthew Perry’s new memoir Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,…
Amy welcomes back Carolyn Bunn, Sarah Alaimo, and Alysse Bryson of The Sober Curator to discuss Friends, Lovers, and the Big…
I found out after reading Cherry that the book was semi-autobiographical and that Walker wrote it from prison. That makes…
Rachel is one of those alcoholics who has lost her job but gets dressed and takes the train to the…
In this episode of the “Eternally Amy” podcast, Amy Liz Harrison discusses with Will Thatcher his book, “Killing Hurt.” The…
The first of Lawrence Block’s books featuring gumshoe Matthew Scudder I reviewed was Eight Million Ways to Die, which was…
Hazelden publishes several great books for people in recovery. I will go as far as to say that they are…
I found this book on a list of addiction-themed novels, but it is not what I would categorize as “addiction…
As someone who has experienced the tumultuous journey of long-term recovery from alcohol and drugs, “Push Off From Here” by…
As someone with long-term recovery from alcohol and substance use disorders, reading Laura McKowen’s ‘We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising…
“Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze” by Tawny Lara is a must-read for…
Guilty Prayer, a collection of poems by Steve Henn, may be short in length, with only 40 pages, but its…
This is a beautifully written book that is quite different from the usual action-packed “Addiction Fiction” thrillers and crime stories…
Lawrence Block has written 22 books featuring Matthew Scudder, his ex-cop/unlicensed private detective. Eight Million Ways to Die is the…
Anyone who reads crime fiction is familiar with the alcoholic ex-cop private investigator character. Randy Chalmers is an ex-cop who…
