It’s the year 1866 and a ship named the General Grant is on its way from Australia to London with a cargo of gold, a lot of gold. Running into very bad weather, the General Grant is wrecked on an island off the coast of...

Circumcision: How an Ancient Ritual Became a Questionable Surgery by Kenneth S. Lipman investigates the historical, cultural, religious, and medical dimensions of circumcision. He brings up the foreskin's anatomical role in protection, lubrication, and sexual sensitivity, speaking on its importance in male genital health. Lipman...

Noah Zark: What Do You Do When Your House Is a Zoo? by Susan Polk Van Dusen is a delightful rhyming picture book for young readers who love animals. Like many young children, Noah prefers animal friends to human ones. Unlike most children, though, his...

The memoir, Barely Visible: Mothering a Son Through His Misunderstood Asperger Syndrome, follows author Kathleen Somers' path as a mother raising her son, Jack, who has Asperger syndrome. Somers shares the impact of the loss of her first child, Angela, and the subsequent birth of...

Replays: Short Stories by a Jersey Guy by Gary Hawthorn takes readers on a captivating journey through New Jersey's suburban landscape. This collection of stories centered around life in suburban Trenton and its surroundings captures the essence of everyday life through a lens of humor,...

Josh Bottomly's Eucatastrophe is an engaging exploration of personal crisis and triumph over life’s profound challenges. With an introspective tone, Bottomly delves into his experiences of grappling with mental health, particularly depression, and the indelible impact it has had on his personal and professional life....

Boo Bear's Light: an ABC Adventure by Catherine Ann Russell features the alphabet in a fun story. Boo Bear's Mama has just made a delicious apple cake, but where is Boo Bear? Boo Bear is cozied up in a tree, reading a book. When he...

Verses of the Broken: Echoes From A Fractured Mind by Nyx Thorn is an intense and deeply honest collection of poetry that doesn’t shy away from tough emotions. It dives straight into trauma, fear, and resilience, laying everything bare in a way that feels both...

Generative AI Basics and Beyond by Melissa Peneycad is a must-read for anyone eager to learn the power of tools like ChatGPT for productivity, career success, and creativity. In today's fast-paced world, whoever you are—a student, an entrepreneur, a professional, or an artist—you can learn...

Whispers From the Wardrobe is a short story collection by Amal Hdhili that leans into identity, emotional isolation, and relationships through the lens of garments, shoes, and their owners. In Heaven and Heel: Behind the Forbidden Closet Door, Maya reels in the aftermath of an...

1,001 Lies: Joe Biden presents a politically charged critique of Joe Biden’s presidency. It is organized as a detailed examination of the discrepancies between Biden’s public statements and The Patriot Scribe’s evaluations of his policies and actions. The book challenges what the author views as...

It doesn’t matter how old you are, you are at risk of being judged and labeled by others. In The Power of Labels, author Marsy Beron highlights the fact that people are constantly watching us and classifying us according to mostly unfair standards that have...

Deborah H. Bateman does an excellent job of explaining the Beatitudes for all who wish to incorporate religion into their daily lives. "Beatitudes" is an insightful and thought provoking devotional written in a manner which delivers God's word to the reader. Definitions of words are...

Design Your Life: How to Create a Meaningful Life, Advance Your Career, and Live Your Dreams by Cornelia Shipley is an inspiring treatise about aligning careers with passion. This book will help the reader get unstuck, develop a personal road map and write life rules...

Choose Happiness: 7 Powerful Habits for Building Long-Term Happiness (Live a Better Life Series #2) by Mike Sherman is a collection of information on how to be happier. Included is a discussion of the biggest myth of happiness; thinking that having more money or more...

In an interesting new read of inspirational non-fiction by author Javier Ramon Brito, The Five Paths to Happiness: The Keys to Living a Happy Life According to Your Personality is a book that many will find very useful. Utilizing the idea that it's easier for...

Who knew that losing an eye and getting a prosthesis could be so fascinating? Me, Myself and Eye: The Realities of Living with a Prosthetic Eye, by Cynthia Lee de Boer, tells her story simply and straight-forwardly, including using medical jargon and then explaining what...

Taming Your Monster Appetite: Find a Healthy Lifestyle You Can Live With by Jennifer Minigh tackles the topic of having a beastly appetite for food and how, once active, the monster grows by feeding its own desires. The book is a handy teaching tool to...

Let's Git Outta Here by Kate J. Kuligowski is an in-depth story about Valencia County Animal Shelter (VCAS), a once-respectable shelter overwhelmed by too many animals. As more animals arrived every day, the employees and volunteers became demoralized by the high rate of euthanasia, overcrowding,...

How to Stop Overthinking: 8 Proven, Practical Techniques to End Anxiety, Stop Negative Thinking, Overcome Worrying and Live a Healthier, Happier Life by Charles P. Carlton is an insightful and thought-provoking book that will help readers consciously take control of their lives, and shows them...