"Researcher. Storyteller. Texan. Courage is contagious. Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little braver."

This is currently on my nightstand. It's a new release from the author of "The Lilac Girls."

A gnarly, rather controversial look inside a privately run prison in Louisiana.

Ernt Allbright, a former POW, comes home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes an impulsive decision: he will move his family north, to Alaska, where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.

I actually bought this book, and it's so good! Get on this list people! You are sure to love what Teri is whipping up. "Let's go!"

I'm patiently waiting for the audio copy because I hear it's the best when read by Michelle Obama.