Seafood by Johanna Harlen is a full-color cookbook that zeroes in on the delights of the sea, complete with crisp and glossy photography by both the author and her son, Chef Craig. The cookbook begins with an overview of Harlen's inspiration and how the composition...

An epic adventure that takes on a biblical theme with an allegorical twist, The Victor: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Sacrifice by Marlayne Giron is bound to be enjoyed by readers of all ages. The story opens with Baron Lucius of North Umberland waiting...

Teenage orphan Maia is Vandella’s main character. After losing her parents while she was a child, she was raised by her grandmother. Maia had never been in a relationship and was looking for her true love—someone who would genuinely care for her without any other...

A mother's love for her child is unlike any other relationship. Birth of a Daughter is a mesmerizing poetry collection celebrating a bond between a mother and her daughter. Using deeply personal verses, Samantha Kolber gives an unabashed narration of motherhood through its various stages...

Poetry has all too often been pushed aside or completely ignored as nothing more than a difficult genre to understand. We Are Poetry: Lessons I Didn’t Learn in a Textbook by Kym Gordon Moore is something different and shows how poetry teaches us many things...

In Almost Full Circle: From Montserrat to Canada and Back-ish, Jacqueline Greer Graham takes readers back to her Caribbean roots, her youth in Montserrat, and her time in Canada with her mother and stepfather. She remembers the wonderful and positive experiences she had as a...

The Silver Woman of Fire: Gather Your Nerve and Live by Elizabeth Upton is a thought-provoking collection of realistic and reflective insights. There are twenty-four chapters in this book with titles like To Be Real, The Soul of Life - Your Imagination, Laughter Can Save...

Until I left high school, most of my teachers were nuns, not to mention a source of fascination. What did they wear to bed at night? Are they bald under those black veils? What do they confess if they don’t even sin? As a young...

Hop Lola Hop: A Yummy Market Day Adventure by Kathy Urban is a delightful children’s picture book about a little girl named Ella and her stuffed bunny Lola that take market day by storm. As they check off the items they need on their list,...

The Unmooring is a work of fiction in the historical and political fiction subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by author Ken Fireman. In this complex and intelligently-penned work, we follow the exploits of our protagonist, Michael McMaster,...

The Wallace House of Pain: A Novelette centers around Xander and his estranged father, Jim. S.M. Stevens uses this short story to introduce us to Xander and his uncomfortable dinners with his father and his second wife, Kathy. Xander and Jim don’t seem to see...

“For God so loved the world he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” This oft-quoted verse from scripture is the foundation of faith. It’s a testament in itself to help us through times...

The Color of the Elephant: Memoir of a Muzungu is the new autobiographical work from Christine Herbert. Covering several years of the author's life spent in the Peace Corps, the book shares her experiences of working in healthcare and education in Zambia. Covering a broad...

DanSing Pancakes’ Healthy Choices Musical Story by Joe Coleman is a high-spirited children’s picture book that will have you singing and dancing wherever you are when you read the story. The illustrations by Aubrey Morgan Foster, Tracy Foster Pyke, and Tafgraphics Design Studio Inc. are...

Learning the alphabet is the first step to reading and Kim Marie’s A to Z Animal Picnic makes a great aid that will be equally welcomed by parents, playschool leaders, and kindergarten teachers. Each letter is printed in a different colored font from the rest....

Moraline is alone in the forest, grieving after a cruel prank by her classmates when she encounters a scarred, magical man who tells her that the four winds of the universe are out of balance, and she must help to restore them. Although she doubts...

Whatever the Future Holds: A Story of Grace, Resilience, and Love by Heidi E. V. McCann is an up-close and moving glimpse into a real love story more powerful than any travail encountered, including death. For all its devastating effects, it leaves a lasting inspiring...

The Writer and the Librarian is a work of fiction in the fantasy, adventure, and mystery subgenres, and it forms the first novel of the Raven Society series. The work is suitable for both mature young adult and adult readers and was penned by R.L....

Safa Shaqsy’s The Fourth Reason dives into the mind of Amal, a paranoid schizophrenic. At the age of eighteen, Amal had become pregnant while living with her boyfriend Rob. When she revealed she was pregnant, he dumped her. While living with her mother, she gave...

Find Me In Time: Meeting Columbus by L.T. Caton starts with a harmless game of hide-and-seek that turns into a magical time for young kids, discovering something so amazing as a tree house that hides cool tricks to encourage kids to create their adventures. With...