A friendly and curious little snail goes out on a trail one day in the storybook Choopick: A Tale of a Little Snail by Tal Shimizu. It goes to the golden bees and asks them whether they can take a break for a while to...

Esme was trapped, locked in a room with a number of very different versions of herself, none of whom seemed to have the faintest idea what was happening. There was but one constant, they were all her, and yet each one was different. When released...

Motherhood is incredible, rewarding, magical, and amazing. Mompowerment: Insights from Successful Professional Part-Time Working Moms Who Balance Career and Family by Suzanne Brown is an insightful book that handles a relevant topic in a progressive and positive manner, one that will help all moms make...

Connecting the Dots to the Caliphate: A Primer for the Thinking Person by Shanbreen is an excellent book on the current state of affairs regarding terrorism in the world and its links with Islamic extremist groups. Clearly a lot of research and thought has gone...

How He Robbed Me of My Three Baby Daughters by Maggie Colombe is a poignantly related memoir that explores the author's story of loss and the pain of living for seventeen years away from her children. Her three daughters were very young when her husband...

The Problem with Pearls by Phyllis McManus is a tender story mixed with the harsh realities that sometimes invade otherwise peaceful lives. Karlee is headed home to North Carolina to bury her mother and to try to start a new life. Recently divorced and now...

Athena Finds Her Confidence is the second book in the Taki & Toula Time Travelers’ series, written by Elena Paige. With the help of their magic time-travelling shoes, siblings Taki and Toula go back in time, ending up at the Acropolis in Greece. Athena and...

Forest Dancer by Susan Roebuck is an interesting story with wonderful characters, a story that fans of Polina will adore, beautifully crafted with characters that are genuinely flawed yet decided on bringing out the best in themselves. Flora Gatehouse has just recently lost her father,...

Tales from the Dark Side by Jenny Twist is a collection of short horror stories that will have readers relieved that they’re safely tucked away in bed with a cozy Jenny Twist book and not Uncle Vernon, who is still searching for his soul lost...

Six Tales of Christmas by Jenny Twist is a collection of short stories, as the title suggests, themed around Christmas. Uncle Albert’s Christmas explores the dilemma faced by many elderly people who feel manipulated by their relatives, especially after their spouse has passed, when in...

Sonora Pass is a graphic novel written by Jaime Olmos and illustrated by Kevin Nichols. Who killed Celia after the Jabberwocky Band reunion -- and why did they do it? Celia and Esteban had made plans to start a new life together in California after...

When you are reading a book and it reminds you of your favorite movie or TV series, or if it takes you to your happy place, you know that you have selected the right one. Harmless by Katherine Dell reminded me of one of my...

College Mania (Is a University the New Doctor?) by Joshua Flapan is a non-fiction educational book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of students considering college, parents with kids considering college, and those in college. This book focuses on the different elements involved...

Christ’s Super on My Natural: Our Amazing Journey by Gary Johnson is a powerful book, a testament of faith, one man’s sharing of his experience with grace and how God, in His infinite wisdom and mercy, became powerful in Johnson's fragility. In this slim but...

The violin is one of the finest ever made. Its sensuous curves and glossy shine make it an irresistible work of art. It was created in Nuremberg, Germany in 1782 by the very talented luthier (violin-maker), Leopold Wilhelm. It is smaller than other violins, but...

Here is a story that every publisher and media house should be scrambling for, and it beats me that it is self-published, because it is well-written, a powerful documentary that readers would enjoy on screen. I wish to shout out to the big movie giants...

The Still Sad Music by Shawn Merritt is a sometimes melancholic, but always interesting journey through the coming of age of a troubled young man. Jeffrey is an awkward adolescent, just coming to terms with his feelings and emotions, when both his parents are killed...

The Son of God Series Book 1: Unto Us by Sharon Lindsay opens with a vivid portrait of the creation and the battle between God and Lucifer for the souls of Adam and Eve. The scene is set for the coming of Our Lord, but...

Gift from the Garden by Bernie DuBois is an unusual inspirational book with great spiritual depth and elements of self-help, a book that compares the changes that happen in a woman’s life with the life and behavior of plants. DuBois writes with wisdom and insight,...

When Skyler opens her school locker to find an ominous challenge, she knows she is in for a long year. Kina and her pals were on the warpath by hijacking Skyler Bram’s locker contents and spreading it at undisclosed locations around the school campus. Skyler...