For anyone interested in biographies or history in general, or the American labor movement in particular, the three-volume set of Forty Gavels: The Life of Reuben Soderstrom and the Illinois AFL-CIO is an enticing read. Co-authored by Carl W. Soderstrom Jr. MD, Robert W. Soderstrom,...

Panther Creek Mountain: The Big Adventure is an action and adventure book for preteens written and illustrated by Clyde McCulley. While Clay, Luke and Sally Jane are fictional characters, some of the stories included are biographical in nature, and were adapted from the author’s memoir...

Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Summer Tales by C.F. Crawford is the 4th book in a series of reading adventures for kids. It follows an engaging talking mouse and his large, vivacious family of ten children as they team up with two human sisters, Hallie...

We Were Soldiers Too: The Second Korean War is the third of five books currently available in author Bob Kern's on-going series detailing different theaters of the Cold War. This book is perhaps the most pertinent to our times, as it retells the story...

In August 1969, a pair of savage murders stunned Los Angeles and the world. The Tate-LaBianca murders left seven dead and an entire city consumed by fear and paranoia. Lis Wiehl sets out to examine the events in Hunting Charles Manson: The Quest for Justice...

Winds of Skilak Volume 2 is the continuation of the memoir of Bonnie Rose Ward and her husband Sam’s adventure on Caribou Island in the middle of Skilak Lake, deep in the wilds of Alaska. These two modern-day pioneers literally carved a living out of...

Dry-Me-Dry: The Untold Story of the "Amazing 3 Fibre Towel" by Sarah Horowitz started as an internet search for kitchen towels by the author, then turned into a passion project as she began researching the antique dish towels she couldn't seem to get enough...

Struggling to maintain a personal relationship with God is part of what many deal with because of religion being filtered through people or organizations. IDEOLATRY – God is Not Your Problem by Dr. Rich Masek deals with many misconceptions as well as religious ideas that...

Dear Prudence: The Story Behind the Song by Prudence Farrow Bruns is a personal memoir about growing up with an exceptional family ensconced in the 1940s-1950s Hollywood lifestyle up through the culture of the 1960s and beyond. Most importantly, it is the personal growth of...

Maria Ellis presents Where is My Tiara? which is a children’s tale in this reading level 2 story of The Adventures of Princess Super Kitty Cat and Mousimus, Volume 1. Maria Ellis, inspired by her time as a teacher as well as her surroundings, shares...

Melo: The Quest for the Flaming Red Flower by Lehann Anderson is a beginning reader’s book about adventure, outer space quests, and making new friends. In it we meet Melo, a cute blue alien from Mars who lives a life much like a child on...

“Finishing is far more important than starting” are the famous words of African-American Civil Rights Movement figure, James Meredith. In this book, March On Children! The Story Of James Meredith’s March Against Fear by Katina L Rankin, children will learn about how James Meredith had...

Venice: The Keys to the City by Patty Civalleri is a fascinating book that will take readers on a magical, mystical, and enchanting journey to Venice, its canals and historic attractions. Venice is not only about canals because this book is a revelation of the...

God, Brian Jones & Me: The Sixties & Rolling Stones Murder by Gloria Shepherd is a no-holds-barred autobiography of an amazing woman that relived countless horrors of neglect, and physical and emotional abuse while growing up in a dysfunctional Sicilian family. Growing up in New...

Hotel Belmar: The Ghost Has The Key by S.K. Carnes is an intense and simply fabulous novel of grit and courage. While I was not expecting to like this novel as much as I did, I was amazed when I found out that I not...

Fall Gourmet Mag: The Red & Orange Issue by Claudia Rinaldi explores Italian culture, history, and cuisine. It presents a variety of tantalizing dishes and treats from all parts of Italy, especially those related to the fall season. The recipes are accompanied by wonderful snippets...

SkyLine: The Dragon Commander by Kennedy King is a riveting sci-fi story with a setting in the future, a world transformed by technology in 2350. It is an age when people are already familiar with AI nanotech police officers and where life vacillates between a...

Ayesha Dean: The Seville Secret by Melati Lum is the second book in the Ayesha Dean series. Ayesha sets out on another dazzling adventure with an all-new mystery to solve. This time, Ayesha and her closest friends are heading to Spain. Their trip kicks off...

All Things Dark & Magickal: The Glass Watch by SF Benson is a delightful Cinderella retelling with a time travel and gender bending twist. Trevor wishes to attend the Institute of Prodigious Arts and for his magick to awaken so he can finally become a...

Besa Po by Hana Noka takes us readers back in time to the age of the Roman Empire. But, this book follows the life of Queen Teuta of fabled Illyria and recounts the love she has for King Agron. However, she is a warrior in...