No doubt your life has included an intersection with addiction — whether through your work, your family, your friends, or in yourself. You may have faced the issue so closely that you’ve purchased and read books such as Beautiful Boy (David Sheff), A Million Little Pieces (James Frey), Drinking: A…

Sharon was in her mid-fifties with breast cancer that had recurred and spread to her bones. Her disease was progressing despite treatment, and she was facing the end of her life. Her husband and mother would not, could not, face that she was likely to succumb to her disease. Lisa…

Story takes us to new places — foreign lands, other eras, inside families and cultures we may otherwise only glimpse. Story can also take us through a health experience, providing empathy for conditions we may never live ourselves. Imagine walking through cancer treatment, grief and loss, addiction, or menopausal hot flashes from the comfort of your reading nook. Afterward, you would have deeper and richer conversations about these issues with people who face them or worry about them.