The Truth About Butterflies: A Memoir by Nancy Stephan is one of the most moving books I have read in a long time. As adults and parents, we always expect our kids to bury us but when we have to bury a child we fall...

Wow! If ever there was a rip-roaring narrative, This Never Happened: The Mystery Behind the Death of Christy Mathewson by JB Manheim is it! The novel has its origins in the speculation and uncertainty surrounding the untimely death of Christy Mathewson, baseball legend, in 1925....

Rocket Red: A Little Ant with a Big Dream, by Cheryl DaVeiga and Dave Gibson, is a 37-page-long children’s illustrated book about Rocket Red, a small ant with a passion for music like Miguel in the movie Coco. And along those lines, his family member...

“My Dad was standing with his plate,/ but only on one leg./ “A BALANCED breakfast,”/ he explained,/ while chewing on his eggs.” Have you ever tried eating standing up? On one leg? Does it create a ‘balanced’ meal to eat it standing up on one...

Unleashing the Power of Respect: The I-M Approach, by Dr. Joseph Shrand, is a powerful, highly relatable self-help guide that examines human behavior and seeks to improve it through the lens of respect. Behavior can be a puzzling thing sometimes, and most humans try to...

Zoey Lyndon and the Sticky Finger Bandit is a fun-filled story for preteens by Micheal Anderson. On top of being a model student, fourth-grader Zoey loves to dance and have fun with her friends. But Zoey's happy life has one constant annoyance in the form...

Dear Mama: An Immigrant’s Secret Cry is a collection of poems that share with us Shailja Sharma’s innermost feelings. In this book, we see that circumstances and time make us change, but the most drastic are the ones that give us strength. There are situations...

Soulmate, Stage Right: Love Scenes, Book One by Bixby Jones is a delightful romance story with entertaining plot twists. Abby Devlin, a drama teacher, is shocked to discover that Dalton Giles (Dean Altman,) a living, breathing work of art and a soap opera star, is...

The President of the United States is ripe for assassination, and all FBI Agent Mike Kowalski has to do is prove it, and prevent it, in Henry Farley's novel Defy the Odds. The events that hurl themselves at Mike from every direction are top-down. Prong...

This fascinating little book could be called The Site that Al Built. Instead, it is named State of Revolution: My Seven-and-a-Half Year Journey Through Revolutionary War New Jersey. This book is the history of Al Frazza’s travels and research to make his historical website concerning...

His Ragged Company: A Testimony of Elias Faust - Book 1 by Rance D. Denton is an audiobook that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy western-style fiction with a dash of magic and who do not mind...

The Age of Darkness: Wrak-Wavara by Leigh Roberts is an epic fantasy tale set in the fictional world of Etera. Moc'Tor, Guardian of Etera and Leader of the Mothoc residing in the cave system of Kthama, finds himself facing the biggest challenge of his life...

Danger at Sandpiper Bay is a work of fiction in the cozy mystery subgenre. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author team Traci Hall and Patrice Wilton. In this second novel of the Riley Harper mystery series,...

Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals by Jennifer Welborn tells us a story about Rosie, the daughter of a veterinarian, and how she uses what she learned from her mom to help animals. With the knowledge of natural remedies, Rosie goes on an adventure helping all...

Unlegendary Dragon is the first book of The Magical Kids of Lore series by R.L. Ullman. Twelve-year-old Connor Pendridge is particularly miffed when he and his mother move to the remote island town of Lore off the coast of New England. After enrolling in Lore...

The Underground Moon is a work of fiction in the urban fantasy and adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience but does come with a content warning for suicide and some moderate explicit language. It was penned by author Melissa K....

Beto refuses to wear a guayabera to the wedding he has coming up, saying that he has better shirts he would rather wear. He and his Mami go back and forth, Beto refusing to have anything to do with the shirt and Mami trying to...

Spinner is a lively, playful young dolphin. There are lots of things he loves to do and he’s not afraid to try something new and even more adventurous. Playing far from his pod – his family and friends – Spinner finds freedom, but he also...

Genesis Awakens is the first book in the Footnail series by authors Howard Haugom and Akorede Adekoya. The Nail Bears have the responsibility to keep the three special nails of history hidden from the Accursed. The Accursed is a group of people who will do...

Seekers: The Winds of Change is a young adult epic fantasy novel by Troy Knowlton. After a failed attempt to assassinate the Sovereign of Wisdom, Lunaris, Seekers of the Argan Archive, Tyras and Oren, are sent on two separate missions. Lunaris sends Tyras to the...