Duck Hunting In Quicksand is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, cultural issues, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Will Sonnet, the story unfolds in 1930s north Mississippi, revolving around Arthur Campbell, a...

Just Fireworks by Nader Barrak is an account of the Lebanese Civil War as seen through the eyes of a child who was almost three years old when the war began. He describes what it was like to be in the middle of the...

Narratives of Trauma and Moral Agency among Christian Post-9/11 Veterans is a work of non-fiction in the philosophy, sociocultural issues, and biographical writing subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and contains non-graphic but suitably in-depth discussions of trauma. Penned by...

In Deep Cover by Jeffrey Jay Levin, Stephan Beck attends a reunion with his girlfriend Lisa Jones, and her friends. Lisa and Jennifer Turner secure funding for their genetic research, but then receive trance-inducing calls with cryptic Russian messages. As the machinations of politics tick...

Rockabye Robin is a heartwarming picture book by Bridgette McGibbeny. It beautifully portrays a mother bird, filled with patience and love, waiting for her three blue eggs to hatch. With tender care, the mother bird guides her three baby birds - Mattie, Ben, and Charlie...

People suffer from addiction issues all over the world and it's a tough road back to recovery. Yosef Kutner struggled with alcoholism for decades before he found the strength to refrain from using alcohol to deal with life. In Everyone Is Addicted, Kutner presents a...

Soul Cloud by Yosef Kutner is an enthralling tale that combines elements of science fiction, technology, and spirituality. The story revolves around three MIT graduate students who embark on an ambitious project to upload a human brain into a supercomputer. As their innovative endeavor progresses,...

Truth and Evil by G. Edward Martin is a gripping work of historical fiction set during World War II, weaving together themes of morality and redemption. It follows a German soldier who, after committing a grave sin, finds himself in a celestial confrontation with God....

Evergreen Uprooted by Nadira “N.A.Z.” Pankey is a memoir that explores the life of a young girl growing up in a tough neighborhood in the Bronx, New York, during the 1980s. The story is told through the eyes of the narrator, who is known as...

Carol the Carrot Bowls for the Salad Bowl is a children’s book by author Chelsea Chong Kim with illustrations by Michelle Simpson. The story centers on Carol, an ambitious carrot with a passion for bowling. Carol practices every day. When she learns that the Salad...

Seth the Last Skywalker by Cecil Holt is a young adult coming-of-age novel centered around Seth Skywalker, a young man burdened by a mysterious curse known as the Skywalker curse. Hidden deep in the Cherokee Mountains of North Carolina, Seth must uncover the origins of...

Origin Andromeda: Insurrection by Christoffer V. Junros is a thrilling science fiction novel and the second book in the Origin Trilogy. The story picks up with Henrik and the alliance grappling with a new threat from the Youllians, a powerful alien race with a formidable...

A.S.R. Gelpi’s A Land of Shadows and Moss is a captivating opening to The Dandelion Chronicles, a book packed with adventure, an immersive fantasy world, and phenomenal conflict. Set in the Zahari Empire, the story follows twelve-year-old Princess Kharis, a uniquely young Djinnshirukh burdened with...

This week I’ve been diving into the first issue of XeLuS Mind Studio, an educational comic book created by Deborah Andersson and edited by Deborah and Martin Andersson with illustrations provided by multiple contributors. The goal of this book is to use characters based on...

In When Did You Know and Who Did You Tell? by Beverly Gandara, the author shows how people from all walks of life feel the need to hide who they are for so many reasons. Some people stay in the closet due to religion, work,...

The Attendant is a psychological/crime thriller by Tony Powers. Richard Alleroy, a hedge fund manager at a prestigious investment firm, sees his life slowly unraveling when his partners discover he's been stealing from the company. Set to lose everything, Alleroy comes up with a desperate...

Chico, by Cheryl Spears Waugh, is a story told in the first person from the standpoint of a young calf by that name. The book opens with Chico in trouble because he is an orphan. But he finds a home and becomes good friends with...

In Alexandra Edmiston's The Immortal's Secret, Benjamin Mann, a curator at the Louvre, was recovering from cancer. Benjamin’s grandfather, Josiah Mann, came to visit him in the hospital until the day Josiah just vanished. Benjamin searched his grandfather’s apartment for clues and tore a painting...

Lunch Ladies by Jodi Thompson Carr is an ensemble story following multiple connected characters. Crystal works in the school district’s lunch department and organizes a contest for elementary students to help distribute cookies at the Fourth of July parade. She also has a unique hobby:...

Almost Perfect by Deandre Kralevic is a chilling psychological thriller that explores the dark, twisted world of Marcus Saint-Claude, a therapist whose charm and intellect mask his sinister double life. This gripping tale explores the themes of manipulation, obsession, and the thin line between healing...