The 2022 Long List JOURNEY Book Awards for Overcoming Adversity in Narrative Non-Fiction
The Long List for the Journey Awards are here! These Non-Fiction Narratives feature all the extraordinary ways we can overcome adversity.
SHE HAD BEEN A TOMBOY: Raising a Transgender Child, a Mother’s Journey by Sandra Bowman – Family Memoirs, Parenting, LGBTQ+
Bowman shows her family's struggles raising a transgender daughter in She Had Been a Tomboy. They learn to understand not just each other, but themselves. Highly recommended!
IN The UNDERWOOD by Kourtney Spadoni – Graphic Novels, Mental Health, Coming of Age Memoirs
Kourtney Spadoni shows her struggles with mental illness through a fantasy metaphor in In the Underwood. She faces her fears and learns to connect with others. Highly recommended!
PRISON From The INSIDE OUT: One Man’s Journey from a Life Sentence to Freedom by William “Mecca” Elmore & Susan Simone – Journalistic Non-Fiction, Memoir, Civil Rights Law
William "Mecca" Elmore and Susan Simone illuminate the realities of how prison affects the incarcerated and their families - even as they strive to reintegrate. Highly recommended.
The PERFECT PREDATOR: A Memoir by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson – Memoirs, Medical, Microbiology
One woman races against the clock to find a cure that will save her husband from The Perfect Predator! A medical sleuth that delivers in spades - a true story! Highly recommended!
The SATISFIED INTROVERT by Benjamin Plumb – Memoirs, Vocational Guidance, Family & Relationship Advice
Benjamin Plumb tells lessons learned from his life as an introvert, showing his path to fulfillment, whether personal, social, or vocational. Recommended!
OUR TIME to DANCE: A Mother’s Journey to Joy by Eva Doherty Gremmert – Epilepsy, Biography, Parenting
Our Time to Dance is a touching, emotionally honest story of familial love, disability, and the fight for accommodation and equal rights. Highly Recommended!
ACROSS the DISTANCE: Reflections on Loving and Where We Did & Did Not Find Each Other by Christina A. Kemp – Memoirs, Biographies of Women, Dysfunctional Families
Kemp explores the nature of emotional distance and learning to love in an intimate collection of short memoirs, in Across the Distance. Highly Recommended!
REDLINED: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago by Linda Gartz – Memoir, Racial Segregation, Sexual Liberation
Linda Gartz weaves her personal history with that of Chicago, illuminating the civil rights movement and the racist practice of Redlining. Highly Recommended!
ABOVE THE DIN (Diary of the HepC Wonder Drugs) by Labar Laskie – Memoir, Hepatitis C Cure, Insightful and Transformative Non-Fiction
Labar Laskie's inspiring journey through HepC teaches readers to pursue joy even in the face of hard-hitting medical news. Highly Recommended!