Recommended by Don Akchin
Gabriela is a gifted coach and spiritual advisor who has made a major impact on my life.
Susan McCorkindale chronicles the ups and downs of living with an adult son under house arrest and manages to make it sometimes funny, sometimes heart-rending, and always relatable.
Amy Bernstein is a writer who, like all writers, wrestles with doubt daily. Her pithy observations often include practical advice for the similarly afflicted.
The Arc of Ageing takes a bird's-eye perspective on the issues of aging, from a writer with decades of expertise in the field.
I love Annette Laing's forays into little-known or little-understood moments from the American past. Her British origins and her long sojourn in the American South lend her voice credibility, as well as humor.
Judith is a writer whose brain was severely damaged in a traffic accident. Her struggles to resume her life and make sense of her current brain capacity make captivating reading.
Arnie Bernstein is a gifted writer, a teacher, and perhaps the most interesting character to emerge from Chicago since Studs Terkel. The Typewriter's Collage, besides its reverence for the quintessential writing tool, also offers unique perspectives on movies, books, and other high- to medium-brow topics.
Kathleen writes well-researched and heartfelt essays about the lives of older adults. I am a big fan.
Michelle Spiziri is a gifted artist whose abstract paintings are provocative, absorbing, and often whimsical. She writes convincingly about her process and her vision.
