The title of E. Frank Stannard’s historical novel, Be Bold, comes from the dying statement of Samuel Stannard to his son George on the battlefield; “... be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.” As son George, with his floppy hat and beautiful...

Beloved Comrades: A Novel in Stories by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub is an engrossing account of a synagogue and the people who entered it. Spanning three generations, the novel captures the varied lives that touched it or were touched by it. No one knows what goes...

In Begotten by Joseph Crew, when American history professor Adam Cantwell is asked to deliver a BMW to Turkey for his friend, he agrees knowing it is the perfect opportunity to escape his complex personal life in the summer of 1994. Adam's marriage to Gaby...

Bloodletting and Germs: A Doctor in Nineteenth-Century Rural New York by Thomas Rosenthal is a historical novel that explores strong medical themes and the work of Dr. Jabez Allen, a setting that is at the turning point in medical history. Dr. Allen is not particularly...

Bottomless Cups by Joel Bresler is a poignant story of friendship. The main story is seen through the eyes of Teddy and Ray. The boys meet when they are 10 years old and the friendship endures for over 50 years, through good times and bad....

Bright Yellow Souls is a collection of heart-warming accounts in which Luca Favaro recounts his experiences while working as a nurse and taking care of elderly patients. Growing up, Favaro had an estranged relationship with his father. As an escape route from what his parents...

Ben (Amie in Africa Series Back Story) is an introduction by author Lucinda E Clarke to Ben Mtumba, a secondary character in her Amie in Africa series. We meet Ben as a young boy about to enter manhood. Although Ben is the son of the...

Black Volta is an intense and interesting work of literary fiction penned by author Pete KJ. As the title suggests, much of the novel centers around the Black Volta River in Ghana, Africa, with events speared across three decades as lives from the past come...

It's a jolly afternoon. Omer, Zara, and Tara – three siblings running without a care in the village fields and playing hide and seek. Suddenly, the game becomes too real. Omer and Zara can’t find Tara. They shout her name, they run here and there,...

Before We Died takes place in the early 1900s and focuses on two Irish-American brothers, Jack and Baxter. Growing up in a poor environment, they decide to try their luck with the rubber business in the Brazilian rainforest. They embark on this journey in hopes...