Yes, Black Men Do Love Black Women by Coach Michael Taylor takes a deep and insightful look at the struggles and strengths within the Black community. Specifically, it covers the challenges Black women face because of societal stereotypes, systemic discrimination, and cultural myths. Michael delves...

Brenda Coffee’s Maya Blue is a memoir of unusual strength, resilience, resonance, and purpose. Her story reads like a mainstream thriller but her voice is so candid and conversational that readers will invest unconditional trust in even the most alarmingly shocking sections of her narrative....

Ethan Keller inherits a family estate in Laurelsville, Ohio. It's a legacy from his grandfather, Tobias. Yet, Ethan is unsure whether he should return to this small town with his family. After some consideration, Ethan sees an opportunity in his inheritance. Ethan, his wife, Lydia,...

Karma Cats Kitten Adventure is an animal picture book by Kathleen Kastner. Olivia Sue and Alijah Blue thought their mom had abandoned them and were struggling to survive on the streets. Scared of everyone and everything, they kept to themselves but couldn’t find enough food...

How cool would it be to have a book on financial literacy written by a mother and two sons for other kids to learn about managing money? Very cool if you read Kidding Around With Cash by Marja Starcevic, David Constantin Negoita, and Denis Gabriel...

Barkley is a loving sheepdog with a big heart. He was always there when someone needed help, especially his friends. In Lilyann Rosewood’s Barkley’s Big Heart, Barkley helps his friend, a sad rabbit, Pip, find his treasured carrot. “We’ll never give up,” he assures Pip....

Children’s books are incredibly powerful vehicles of social messaging. When a book is written for a younger audience, it not only has the opportunity to teach and create space for challenging conversations among children but for their parents and caretakers as well. In My...

Silly Nana Meets Mr. Moose by Stacey Roberts is a delightful read that combines humor, warmth, and whimsy. Silly Nana went to visit her grandchildren for Christmas. While she sat on her chair and watched them decorate the Christmas tree, she remembered a special story....

Diary of Betsy Shaw by P.J. Roscoe revolves around Betsy Shaw's persistent efforts to unravel the mystery of her friend Maggie's disappearance and deteriorating situation. After Maggie vanishes, Betsy uncovers troubling details about Maggie's forced prostitution and her possible confinement in an asylum. Betsy is...

Strings Attached by Andrew Nitkin follows Jonathan Lanbourne, a concert guitarist on a European tour. While in Brussels, he’s coerced by the World Trade Company (WTC) to deliver mysterious packages after threats to his family. Along the way, Jonathan uncovers the WTC's illegal activities, including...

Love Decanted is the love story of Peter and Julie. He’s an almost-divorced father of two, and she is a formerly engaged woman of a certain age who desperately wants a baby. Together, they find the second chance they’re both looking for over many bottles...

Debi Thomas: What Really Happened by Carol Denise Mitchell is a revealing and deeply personal portrait of Olympic medalist Debi Thomas. Drawing from two years of in-depth interviews with Thomas and her partner Jamie Looney, Mitchell brings to light the unseen struggles behind the spotlight,...

Mima's Choices by Rob Clare is an engaging storybook designed to teach young readers about the importance of making good choices. It follows Mima, a young girl who encounters various everyday dilemmas. Each choice the reader makes influences the direction of the story and encourages...

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....

A Cry for Vengeance by Ernesto Patino follows Bryan De Luca, a university professor investigating Karl Muller, a hospice patient who confessed to being Franz Dietrich, a former SS officer at Treblinka. With the support of Helen Darby, Bryan uncovers Muller’s secret past, including his...

Horace in Space by Mary L Schmidt is a fun picture book about dreaming big. Horace the pig has big dreams – he wants to get on a rocket or spaceship and head to space. By day, he plays with his toy rockets, and by...

Wetion by James Allan Krause, a professor and writer, is the first book in a trilogy, crafted over 20 years. The story mixes historical fiction, family history, allegory, music, and themes of Canadian identity. The main character, Addy, explores his family’s migration from Saskatchewan to...

Before highways and motels, there were wagons and campfires, and for one determined young bride, that meant seeing new land and building a new future. Rodantha’s Road by Joyce Stotts begins in 1856 with 18-year-old Rodantha and her new Welsh husband, William, leaving Virginia for...

Children absolutely love surprises, and a certain young pig is no exception. Welcome Baby Wigglet! by A.M. Berkowitz begins with young Gigglet playing in her backyard. Then her parents come outside and tell her that they have a big surprise for her. At first, she...

Return to Southampton County, the third installment in the Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes Trilogy by David J. Mason, is an exploration of the Reconstruction Era through the lens of one man’s journey from enslavement to freedom. Mason intricately weaves historical events with personal narratives, offering...