In Drunk Daddy, Trixie Rose tells the story of growing up with an alcoholic father and the emotional survival strategies that followed her into adulthood. Amy Liz Harrison reviews this short, funny and quietly devastating addition to the Bad Memoir series.
Senior Sober Curator Contributor Tony Harte reviews Jason Mayo’s In Case of Emergency, Break Childhood, a brutally honest, darkly funny and deeply relatable memoir about childhood trauma, addiction, relationships and the slow loss of control. More than a retelling of one man’s downward spiral, the book invites readers inside the thoughts and emotions behind it.
Comedian Stefanie Wilder-Taylor built a sobriety podcast that refuses to lecture. Alysse Bryson sat down with her this week. Here’s why Drunk-ish deserves a spot in your podcast rotation, and a few story hooks we’re not giving away.
Let’s Get After It Booking Signing with Brian S Nicholson Come grab a book and get one signed before publication,…
There is a version of sober content that is essentially homework. A reading list of recovery memoirs. A podcast subscription…
Rabbi Shais Taub wrote a book about the twelve steps that doesn’t sound like any other book about the twelve…
Imagine if Sex and the City’s Samantha was an addict and her drug of choice was men. Go on a hilarious,…
“The Weight of Air” tracks Poses through multiple relapses, treatment centers, and the grinding dailiness of trying to stay clean.…
To write your recovery story is an act of courage. Writing a raw memoir, writing ‘Addiction Fiction,’ or crafting a…
No one ever expects their own brother to burn the house down. Every so often, a book comes along that…
Jen Hatmaker’s “Awake” lands like a spiritual defibrillator, jolting readers out of the autopilot haze we Gen Xers perfected somewhere…
#QUITLIT, WRITTEN FROM THE INSIDE OUT: Celebrating the Sober Curator Contributors Who Literally Wrote the Book(s) on Recovery There’s a…
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…
Every now and then, I have a peek through the reviews of my book, READY. SET. LIFE, to see if…
I loved this book! It captures the absolutely insane nature of co-dependency. This book is for anyone who has ever…
If you’ve ever drafted a list of moderation rules — no drinks on Tuesdays, only wine, never tequila — you…
It’s Recovery Month, and what better way to celebrate than finally writing that quit lit book? Ever wondered how to…
Featuring Ted Neill on the “Eternally Amy” Podcast What does it mean to get sober — not just from alcohol,…
What happens after the pink cloud fades? Tiffany Jenkins has the answers—and they’re raw, real, and ridiculously relatable. When the…
File under: Not Your Mama’s Quit Lit ???? So apparently everyone but me knew who John Crist was. Yeah, that…
After reading the memoir “From Junkie to Judge, One Woman’s Triumph over Trauma and Addiction” by Mary Beth O’Connor, I…
What does redemption look like?Sometimes it looks like a guy who’s hit rock bottom.Sometimes it looks like a broken system,…
“The 12-Step Guide for Skeptics,” by Arlina Allen, is a tome that delights skeptics and believers alike with its candid…
Let’s be real—my recovery is already extra, so it only made sense that my Big Book got a little extra…
Every person who’s ever stared into the mirror, vowing to leave old habits behind and then actually done it, has…
In 1899, in a sweltering tobacco field in Truevine, Virginia, two African American boys—George and Willie Muse—were plucked from their…
Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers is an important contribution to the historical literature of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.). While its…
I felt a deep connection with Rich Roll after finishing his book Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of…
J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a moving and personal story about…
