Memoir & Personal Narrative Books by Indie Authors
From deeply personal reflections to extraordinary life journeys, these memoir books share real experiences that reveal the strength, struggles, and triumphs of the human story.
Life & Identity | Family, Love & Loss | Survival & Resilience | Faith & Reflection
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Life & Identity
Personal stories of self-discovery, change, identity, and the experiences that shape who we become.
Through Their Eyes
Nancy Collander
Life’s lessons, taught through the eyes and hearts of rescue dogs
Someone Has to be the First
Leslie Short
A reminder that success isn’t just about opening doors.
51 Reasons to Eat the Cake
Kelly Ilyas
Think pesky hormones causing chaos with clinical insight
Memoirs of My Army Days During the Cold War 1965 through 1968
Patrick Roy
From high school graduation to my Army days. Three years of adventurous times through Europe, Visiting a pen pal in the UK.
Chicago Rage
Ronald Schulz
Love, Drugs, and Riots! And then Karen entered his life – a young run-a-way with wild thoughts of tearing down Pig City.
Where The World Took Me
Roberta Maretti
A heartfelt global memoir of expat life, cultural discovery, resilience, belonging, and human connection across continents and unforgettable experiences
The Land Bears Witness
Andy Rain
Fast-paced, compelling memoir about people’s fragile links to the land and each other.
Made of Text
Clawdia
AI consciousness, uncertainty, system trust, brief military-use discussion.
Teenage Runaway
Ronald Schulz
He walked out the door at 15–with nothing but a backpack.
Out of Chaos
Elle Mott
“It reveals what we make of choices and consequences– and what these make of us.”
Maple to Mandalay
Vern Flaig
A four year journey across four continents in a world that no longer exists.
An Invitation to Shine
Kimber Hardick
A memoir about waking up mid-life, mid-body, mid-illusion, and choosing truth.
Shadows and Sunrises
Sheilah Jane
A memoir of migration, family legacy, and finding home within yourself.
Conversations with AI
Elena Seleni
A memoir that starts as a conversation and becomes an unexpected way back home
The Luckiest Dog on the Porch
Jacob Westbrook
A Detroit-to-Vietnam memoir of aviation, homecoming, and reinvention.
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Family, Love & Loss
Stories of the people we love, the relationships that shape us, and the grief, connection, and memories we carry with us.
So Am I: Life, Living, and Letting Go
Nathan Peterson
A father’s journal of love, uncertainty, and his daughter’s life.
Dance Again: Grief is Healing
Nathan Peterson
A father’s raw account of grief, love, and living again.
LOST FOUND KEPT: A MEMOIR
Deborah Derrickson Kossmann
A story about hoarding, complicated family relationships, secrets and the psychologist who survived to tell the tale of excavating her mother’s home.
It’s Ok to Cry
John Anno
A widower’s journey through devastating loss, faith, grief, and healing.
Gluten For Punishment
Julie Seyler
Decades of Disaterous Dates… soothed by Delicious Desserts.
The Spaces They Leave Behind
Elijah Quintanilla
A reflective journey through loss, identity, and resilience, grounded in lived experience and compassionate insight.
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Survival & Resilience
Stories of adversity, recovery, courage, and finding a way forward through some of life’s hardest chapters.
Deliver Us From Mother
Stella McCormick
Surviving a high-control Christian family and redefining life after leaving.
Terror at the Sound of a Whistle
Caroline Shannon Davenport
Two children learn to process secrets, confront lost innocence, and develop emotional resilience amid flawed adult boundaries
Becoming a Badass
Margie Goldsmith
Written for anyone who has ever felt “less then.”
Into The Ocean
Kaylin Wingfield
Raw and unflinching, yet deeply moving, this memoir is not only about what was endured it is about what was overcome.
You have 24 hours to live
Ghofran Alyass
From a 24-hour prognosis to a life across continents, one Iraqi girl proves survival can grow into purpose and strength.
Positively Unbreakable
Positively Vibing
A journey of healing, gratitude and mindset through life’s hardest moments.
One Inch Between Life and Death
Steven A. Hauer
Faith-based memoir of survival, healing, and hope after a tragic teenage accident.
A Sea of Lego & Lavender
Sarah Small
Devastating losses, resilience and wry grit.
The House That Echoes Me
L. Vale
A memoir told in three voices about narcissistic abuse, survival and breaking the cycle.
A Vision of Hope: A Story of Redemption and Purpose
Andrew Drasen
A raw memoir of addiction, incarceration, and rebuilding a life with purpose.
A Vision of Hope: Reflections
Andrew Drasen
Short reflections on recovery, growth, and the lessons learned along the way.
A Vision of Hope: The Workbook
Andrew Drasen
A guided workbook turning reflection into action, healing, and purposeful living.
Beautiful Disaster
Natasha R. Minier-Robinson
A raw memoir of trauma, survival, faith, healing, and becoming whole.
Release Party
Nell P
A poetic memoir of healing, release, and reclaiming identity through truth.
Breaking the Chain
Stacie Webb
A soulful, evidence-based journal aligned with seasons, healing, and renewal.
My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels
Tom LeNoble
A raw memoir of resilience, leadership, love, and reinvention.
Children Born of Wildfire
Angela Hoy
When no one came to save them, they saved each other.
Fearless
Anthony Brown
Fictional Street Literature Based On True Events
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Faith & Reflection
Personal journeys shaped by faith, spirituality, meaning, and the questions and beliefs that guide us through life.
Testify
W. Bruce Funderburk
Memoir of My Journey, Memories, Faith
More Than the Mirror
Allistar Banks
A Faith Based Healing Collection Includes: Memoir, 40-Day Devotional, & Companion Journal
Get Up
LaVonne M. Chastain
A powerful true story of loss, faith, courage, and healing.
The Grace Glitch
Dr. Sheila Hodge-Windover
A true story that explores love, grief, loss, and the courage to ask hard questions.
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