Spilt Milk: A Collection of Stories by D.K. Cassidy is a dark compilation of twisted tales. Several of the stories focus around George, an obese collector of things, and Caleb, a young man who has an almost psychopathic streak. As the collection begins, we see...

“Only when you’re a little lost can you start to find direction.” In Rafael Blotta's We Were Kings, Robert Bartholomew doesn’t know he’s lost; he is living his own life as a writer in Guatemala, far from his South Philly upbringing and the family and...

Limestone Wall by Marlene Lee follows the return of Evelyn Grant to her hometown - Jefferson City - after forty years of absence. Recently widowed, Evelyn feels a pull to her childhood home, which is just across the street from the town’s prison with its...

Finding My Way Back Home: The Patience of Jobe by J.I.M. Lord is an epic novel following the life of Jackie Jobe as he struggles to overcome a tragic event that occurred when he was eight years old. It was an event that will stay...

Tucker’s Story is a lovely book by Bobbie Asad. Tucker is a Shepherd who lived with a family until he was three years old. One day his owner deliberately left him at the park, and he was sad, confused and hungry. Luckily, there were kind...

Montpelier Tomorrow by Marylee MacDonald is a well-written and comprehensive account of the family struggles that ensue when one member is diagnosed with ALS. You will meet Sandy and Tony, a young couple and parents to little Josh and baby Ben. Their world is shattered...

What Went Wrong With Oscar Toll? is an extraordinary book. If you love court room drama, don’t read it. This isn’t about that. What author Charles Bush gives us is a crash course in Appellate Court proceedings. In short, he takes us through the process...

Girl of the Book by Princila Murrell is a book about a young teenager, Courtney Parker. Her father has decided to accept a two-year contract in Saudi Arabia, which means uprooting the family from their hometown in South Africa. Courtney hates everything about her new...

We all deal with pain and loss in our own way. Kelsie cuts. In Breaking Free by S.M. Koz, Kelsie is consumed with guilt and grief over losing her best friend in a car accident for which she feels responsible. She soon relies on her...

Mr. Smile by Samuel Thompson is a delightful book about two men who had an enduring friendship. The story begins on a rooftop where Craig Greely was about commit suicide by jumping off the roof of his apartment building. As he was about to make...