Angie must come to terms with the death of her best friend in Feast: A Gitksan Story by Roy W. Russell. Walt has died while in college in Toronto, halfway across the country from the reserve on which the Gitksan people live in the Pacific...

The Seventh Birthday Wish is a children’s picture book written by Bruce E. Arrington and illustrated by Florence Jayne. Wesley was incredibly excited about waking up that morning. He was finally seven years old, and the magic door would open for him at last. He...

Introducing Mindful Meditation for Teens: A Step-by-step Guide to a Meaningful Existence by Charlotte Pennyfeather is an inaugural book written specifically for teenagers on the concept, benefits, and exercise of meditating. Through mindful meditation - that is, the acceptance of one's self without judgement -...

Esme has been assigned a new job in Ms. Esme Undercover K-9: And The Missing Bone by L.A. Maldonado. This time her case is downtown and Esme hates going downtown, especially if it is an undercover case. Mr. Thorn thinks only Esme can handle the...

Father Winter: A Yule Story by Eric Tanafon introduces the reader to siblings Connor and Holly during one of the best times of year; Yule. Connor has managed to get himself into some trouble and since Yule is coming fast, both siblings know he could...

For many, Africa remains a “dark continent,” for all that it could swallow the United States, China, India, and a large part of Europe whole. For some, it’s an ancestral homeland which evokes both pride and sorrow. Inspired by Alex Haley’s award-winning miniseries Roots, author...

As the title more than hints at, Tim Dalgleish’s Orwell, Two Guinea Pigs, a Cat and a Goat and Other Essays is an eclectic and wide-ranging collection of writings by the British playwright-poet-essayist-editor and actor. In the more than two dozen pieces comprising the book,...

Linsey, the main character in GPS: Murder Next Exit by Landon Wake, is once again late for an important event in her daughter's life. Her career had made her miss so many things, and this time Linsey wanted to make sure she would be there....

Belief-In-Self by Allen Filson is an inspiring story of a man's struggle against all odds to achieve greatness and success in business and personal growth. When faced with many challenges and obstacles, we see how a true belief in oneself can overcome any adversity. True...

Fat Maxine is a social issues-related picture book for children written by Anne Toole and illustrated by Richa Kinra. Maxine liked to eat, and she didn’t really like to exercise. Her mom and dad would try to get her to go outdoors, but she preferred...

Authors Mark K. Claypool and John M. McLaughlin, PhD, wrote How Autism Is Reshaping Special Education: The Unbundling of IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) "to paint an accurate portrait of autism and special education today,” but they do so much more. In anticipation...

Heirs of Power by Kay MacLeod is the first book in The Constellation Saga. Kitty Fairlow has everything she could want: hunting, protecting those she cares about, the peace of the woods she's always known, and an upcoming wedding to her childhood love. After Kitty...

An Initial Countdown: A Haszard Narrative is written by Kevin E. Hatt. Haszard is a registered operating theatre practitioner, but when his and another car are forced off the road, there is nothing to do but wait for the emergency services while the scoundrel responsible...

While transporting two Aboriginal girls back to their families in Saskatchewan, a young lawyer is thrown from a plane during an in-flight explosion. His extraordinary entrance into the rural Canadian village wreaks havoc in the quiet lives of the inhabitants in this charming romance novel,...

Santiago Tales by Terry Tumbler is a brilliant, refreshing, and gripping collection of tales crafted around a group of retired people on a pilgrimage to Santiago, a contemporary kind of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Led by an ex-detective, readers are introduced to a...

All’s Well: Where Thou Art Earth and Why by John Lefebvre is an insightful book that highlights the important concepts of faith, hope, and charity, and the most important of all, love. The author’s perspective on the world and humankind is reflected in his writing,...

In The Sacred Band: Sacred Band Series (Volume 8) by Janet Morris and Chris Morris, ethos and mythos combine; history remakes itself, dimensions are crossed, and realities diverge as the gods and Fates demand. The story opens over three hundred years before the birth of...

Oh my! This is one of the more delightful children's books I have read in quite some time. The illustrations were lively and colorful, the story was unique and adorable, and the entire tale made me smile. I was hooked from the very first sentence:...

The Cove (The Cove Trilogy #1) by Malcolm Richards is a skillful and dark murder-mystery. Carrie's son disappeared seven years ago while at the beach and she feared him dead. Noah Pengelly, a young child from Devil’s Cove, has disappeared. A body is washed up...

In Mark Reefe's El Sendero (The Hell Walker Trilogy Book 2), concealed terror has come for the people of El Sendero and it falls to Finn to intervene. A tiny village has been found deserted, with no trace of man or animal. However, there was...