Books like Improvisation by Karis Walsh

Reporter Barrie Travis receives an exclusive invitation from the First Lady to uncover a possible murder of the president’s infant son, leading her into a web of White House secrets and dangerous politics.

Patricia Ryan Madson shares a decade‑long toolkit of improvisational techniques that help readers live more spontaneously, embrace change, and navigate everyday challenges with humor and confidence.

An investigative writer meets a wild Hollywood actress, and their mutual attraction turns into an intense romance full of clashes, boundaries, and the push‑pull of fame.

Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of clichés. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, this book ranges across the arts and considers the improvised dimension of philosophy itself.

When art student Rory and his friend seek shelter in a remote French abbey during a freak storm, they encounter the enigmatic Baroness Inez and the au pair Alex. Growing attractions, unsettling obsessions, and an ancient family curse intertwine in this contemporary gothic romance.

"Improvising Real Life: Personal Story in Playback Theatre by Playback Theatre cofounder Jo Salas is the basic text used by new and seasoned Playback practitioners, trainers, and in university courses. The 20th Anniversary edition includes a foreword by Roberto Gutiérrez Varea of Theatre Without Borders and co-founder of the Performing Arts and Social Justice Program at the University of San Francisco. Entertaining and thoughtful, Improvising Real Life is illustrated with photos and real-life stories told in performances and workshops." -- Amazon. "In a Playback Theatre performance, audience members tell stories about their lives -- memories, dreams, tragedies, and farces -- and a team of actors improvises theatre pieces on the spot. First developed in 1975 in upstate New York, Playback Theatre is now practiced around the world, in theatres, schools, refugee camps, prisons, community centers -- anywhere there are people with stories to tell." -- Cover.

A story of love, loss, and reconnecting with family.

A modern, middle-aged woman learns the complexities of family and relationships when she's informed she's an egg donor.