Maia Szalavitz’s “Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction” lives up to its title. It doesn’t simply reframe…
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Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano is widely regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. What makes…
What does it mean to be “the most human”? In “The Most Human”, Adam Nimoy invites readers into a deeply…
All I could think about while reading Megan Swan’s memoir, Marinating in Chaos: Live Intuitively, Make Bold and Authentic Decisions,…
I grew up in the 1960s and 70s. And Dick Van Dyke was a mainstay on our TV. He was…
Some books are tough to review because of the writing itself. Others are challenging because of the uncomfortable truths they…
Jack London’s “John Barleycorn” isn’t just another book about drinking — it’s one of the most honest and personal looks…
I loved this book! It captures the absolutely insane nature of co-dependency. This book is for anyone who has ever…
William G. Borchert’s “The Lois Wilson Story: When Love Is Not Enough” tells the real, painful and hopeful story of…
Daisy Jones & the Six isn’t told like most novels. Taylor Jenkins Reid structures the story as an oral history,…
Kaveh Akbar’s “Martyr!” is a bold, emotional novel that wrestles with loss, purpose, addiction, identity and the hard work of…
Hubert Selby Jr.’s “Requiem for a Dream” is one of those novels that stays with you long after you close…
You might know Kid Cudi from his song “Pursuit of Happiness”, one of his earliest hits. Interestingly, the song was…
“Confessions of an English Opium-Eater” is a true story, written in 1821 by Thomas De Quincey about his experiences with…
“The Lost Weekend” takes us into the depths of addiction as it follows a five-day binge taken by the main…
“Trainspotting” by Irvine Welsh is a raw and gritty novel that tells the story of a group of young men…
At The Sober Curator, we’re always looking for stories that crack open the complexities of addiction, recovery, and family dynamics.…
In Shine of the Ever, Claire Rudy Foster crafts a collection of short stories that hums with the spirit of…
By the time Beth Macy’s Dopesick was published in 2018, the opioid crisis had already claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of…
In Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, David Magee does not merely open a wound—he…
“Demon Copperhead isn’t just a novel—it’s a punch to the gut and a balm for the soul, all wrapped in…
In 1899, in a sweltering tobacco field in Truevine, Virginia, two African American boys—George and Willie Muse—were plucked from their…
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz is a short but powerful book that…
American Pain by John Temple is a captivating and deeply unsettling account of one of the most significant contributors to…
Rewired by Erica Spiegelman challenges traditional addiction recovery paradigms and offers a fresh perspective tailored to the modern age. Spiegelman…
Embarking on a sobriety journey is a brave and transformative decision, but maintaining the motivation to stay on this path…
Eliot Taintor’s September Remember is a moving and often humorous exploration of alcoholism and recovery set in 1940s America. The…
Claire Rudy Foster’s novel The Rain Artist, released in 2024, delivers a dystopian vision of our planet’s not-so-distant future, where…
Demi Moore has long been a fixture in Hollywood, her name synonymous with glamour, high-stakes movie roles, provocative magazine covers,…
Are you a fan of personal transformation memoirs that pull back the curtain on life’s most vulnerable moments? Mrs. D…