The regime of Firebursts did not seem to have limits on the pain, suffering, and terror it inflicted on its subjects. Josh, Jules, and Sophia were among the many whose homes had been destroyed. As if that was not enough, they were now in captivity...

The ReShift Pulsers Saga: Origins by William Ricker begins in the 1920s in Cotonou. Childhood friends Kivon Kingsley and Vincenza Eghosa discover a magical African oak tree that is a gateway to Aveklanu, a hidden realm filled with wonder and danger. Aveklanu is divided among...

Asher’s Christmas Adventure by Cindy J. Vanous highlights the magic of Christmas time. Delightful illustrations by Hatice Bayramoglu evoke a cheery and charming vintage holiday season. Asher is the beloved dog of a young girl named Karen Sue. One festive Christmas Eve, Karen Sue and...

Lavender Flynn’s unusual purple eyes have always garnered unwanted attention, with strangers asking intrusive questions and school bullies dubbing her a witch. Yet, neither insults nor a bruised heart can dampen her passion for music, especially when an eerily beautiful melody reaches her, one that...

Salvatore Cataudella’s The Noema Field: Explorations in Consciousness is a magnificent prose poem narrative. The author uses computer-savvy technical language imaginatively to offer hope that the dilemma of the AI world we are entering can eventually solve the challenge of creating AI systems that have...

The Not-So-Lazy Schwa by Yvette Manns, with vibrant illustrations by Ana K. Blu, is a delightful and educational phonics read-aloud that brings the often-overlooked “schwa” sound to life. Schwa, the main character, starts as a laid-back figure who doesn’t feel like he fits in with...

Jasmine Sears's Where the Veil Thins follows the fantastical adventures of a young boy named Kenji. Kenji still has ten more years left before he can bring souls from beyond the veil to reunite them with their loved ones, just like his father. Kenji has...

The Lightning People Play by Tim Cummings is a young adult novel that mixes elements of magical realism with deeply grounded emotion. Kirby Renton is a 14-year-old boy trying to hold his family together. His younger brother Baxter suffers from intense seizures and begins talking...

The Prophet and the Queen by W. Tod Newman follows the final days of the prophet Jeremiah as recorded by his scribe Baruch, set during the Babylonian siege of ancient Egypt. Jeremiah, aged and unstable, is taken to Egypt by his followers despite divine prohibition....

When Tethers Fray by Rajiv Mittal is a deeply moving novel that follows Uma, a hospice nurse who cares for people in their final days. Through her eyes, we see the quiet struggles of patients and their families as they face the reality of death....

Bee-Coming Strong is a heartwarming children's picture book written by Anandamayi Baker, with illustrations by Akiko Martinache. The story follows the adventures of Jazianzza Buzzabee, a curious honeybee who lives in a tree trunk with her family. Despite coming from a large family, Jazianzza often...

Round Midnight by Jane P. Carter is a science fiction novel that follows the journey of Jenny Rand, a woman who awakens from a coma with extraordinary psychic abilities. She discovers that she can read minds and has incredible dimensional powers. As she navigates her...

Gwyn's Kingdom: The Electric Moon by Brian Holshouser is a magical coming-of-age adventure. Set against the backdrop of a brewing war between good and evil, the narrative follows twelve-year-old Gwyn, a young girl raised by her grandparents in the lands of Pantheon. But Gwyn is...

'The land of plenty' is how Arῡnė Savage describes America in her memoir Lost My Mind Here Someplace. Born in Lithuania, both her parents escaped to South Africa, but as long as she could remember, inspired by the media, films, and magazines, the author wanted...

Daniel V. Meier, Jr. has created an engaging private detective, Frank Adams, to solve this wonderfully twisty homicide investigation. Having escaped his small-town upbringing, Frank is dragged back to the insular rural community by the death of his college professor and the desperate plea of...

Lucky 13 by Aric DeLaney is about Wade, a 13-year-old boy who faces daily challenges. The story opens with him running through a field to get to school, only to have a run-in with Dedra, his daily tormentor, also known as the local bully. He...

The Conscious Virus by Miki Mitayn centers on Nerida Green, an Aboriginal doctor working in remote Indigenous communities in Australia, alongside her wife Mari, an artist and spiritual channeler. The novel covers their lives dealing with harsh social and health realities—such as mining pollution, historical...

Daniel Wright's best-selling novel, inspired by his difficult early years, has made him a global sensation. Despite his fame, the author refuses to leave his house for any reason. His current project has stalled due to a lack of motivation, but Daniel doesn't see it...

The Storm, the Fish and the Vine by Jenny L. Cote is book 10 in the Epic Order of the Seven series. The author introduces character profiles at the beginning of the book. John Newton emerges as a complex, flawed, yet profoundly transformative character whose...

What happens when the very people who are supposed to protect you choose to stay silent instead? The Village that Betrayed Its Children, written and told through the eyes of Karen Elizabeth Lee, is a powerful, painfully honest memoir that takes readers into a dark...