Len Crug’s Confessions of a Pre-Tenure Professor is simply loads of fun. A satirical guide for parents sending students off to college, the author embellishes each chapter with wry humor and wit while offering practical advice you can use at home. It includes a chapter...

Stand-up comedians have to learn a lot to work the stage and the crowd. Comedy itself has come a long way since the old "Gatekeepers" have been replaced by Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. Comedians on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube depend on real-time user reactions. In...

Thank God I Got Cancer...I'm Not a Hypochondriac Anymore! 10 Years Later by Angelina Assanti is a well-written memoir that discusses the realities of being a cancer survivor. Humorously, Angelina tells her story beginning with her experiences as a hypochondriac from birth and with lymphedema...

Love may be simple in theory, but relationships rarely are. In The Big Day: Saying “I Do” Only to Discover I Didn’t by Lisa Cheek, the author is walking down the aisle for the first time at forty-nine. She never grew up dreaming about her...

Short Stories I Hope You Will Enjoy is the second book in Peter Joseph Hickson's Amusing, Tragic, Educational series. It is a collection of stories about the author's experiences working in nursing and healthcare environments, primarily in Australia. Hickson delves into stories about dead body...

In Embracing the Local: Extension Cords and All, when Glen Cantrell leaves the Bay Area for Twain Harte, California, he expects mountain life, not responsibility for keeping a business community afloat. Then he becomes president of the volunteer Twain Harte Area Chamber of Commerce as...

David Haldane’s A Tooth in My Popsicle is a fascinating look at what happens when an American expat packs up and moves to the Philippines. The book begins with a major financial crisis that costs Haldane his job at the Los Angeles Times, leading to...

Sayinisms: Southern Sayings, Literally Illustrated is a lighthearted look at the phrases that shape everyday Southern talk. Seth Meriwether grew up hearing these expressions from family and friends, and he brings them together here with illustrations that show exactly what the words describe. Each saying...

Peter Hobbes' Get the Fck Over…IT is a satirical self-help book built around a surprisingly simple premise: the author's inability, or rather his refusal, to make peace with drivers who occupy the passing lane without actually passing anyone. What begins as a familiar irritation quickly...

Parenthood is a unique experience. You have someone to share both the good and bad times with, and you have the privilege of watching your children grow and teaching them life lessons, such as how to have confidence in themselves. However, every family is different,...