David Cornish's 1980: The Emergence of HIV is a novel of historical fiction that begins with an introduction to the titular virus 14 million years prior on an East African island, and continues in a chronological and detailed timeline to its proliferation in the 1980s...

I love books that, while telling a great story, make me think about life and its realities in a serious way and Sculptor Boy: The Journal of Jack McRose by Chris Craig is one such book, with the narrative centered on a strong character. Jack...

Johnny Black is the man chasing down his brother’s killer. Jake is the good looking younger cowboy drifting along, trying to find a purpose for his life. Johnny and Jake both end up in Flat, Texas and quickly become best friends, watching each other’s back...

Monsterland Reanimated, Book Two of the Monsterland Series by Michael Okon picks up from the first book, after Monsterland has been destroyed (or has it?). The world’s leadership is gone, the world economy has collapsed and in Copper Mountain, the site of the US Monsterland,...

I am 58 years old. But I must admit that I still enjoy books about teenagers. I loved them when I was a teenager and I love them just as much today. Seeing with Your Eyes Closed by D.R. Kiss is about magic and young...

When Forever's Over is a coming of age tale by author J. Alan Johnson. Set during the 1960s in East Tennessee, USA, two mountain town boys make the journey through high school, becoming young men during one of the most turbulent periods of modern American...

Larry Temple's 100 Days of Terror is a gripping terrorist thriller with compelling characters, a novel that will, undoubtedly, put fans of the genre on the edge of their seats. The US is riddled by a series of terrorist attacks, and what makes it even...

Jude Gallagher’s life has been a series of ups and downs. Growing up, she was blissfully happy. She had it all; a mother and a father who cherished her, a best friend by her side through both of their lives, and a glimpse at what...

Tomorrow Is Near But Today Is Here is a wonderful story with subtle advice hidden in the lines. Author Asaf Rozanes uses rhyming verse to point out all the things Mia is missing by worrying too much. Her dad tries to provide alternatives for her...

Short Or Tall Doesn’t Matter At All by Asaf Rozanes is a story about a little girl named Mia who is shorter than the kids in her class. Mia’s classmates pick on her about her height, excluding her from playing games with them. Mia is...

Gregory Green is excited to wake up on Saturday morning and help his dad cut the grass. He tries to wake up Sammy, his teddy who sleeps beside him, but Sammy moans and does not move an inch. Gregory is worried and he calls his...

I have always marvelled at the strength and grace of the wind, which can be a gentle, soothing breeze or can suddenly turn into a devastating storm. In Winds of Spirit: Ancient Wisdom Tools for Navigating Relationships, Health, and the Divine, Renee Baribeau explores the...

Poignant and hugely entertaining, I Wish You Would Kill Yourself Like Your Brother or Like Kurt Cobain by Dean Strickland is a memoir that explores the soul of an artist and an unusually painful journey of love and justice. We meet Dean, a young man...

Love and Hate: In Nazi Germany is a romance between Hans and Lilo; it is also about a boy is supposed to be a Nazi and a Jewish girl. It is about searching for and believing in God, and it is mostly about...

Part of the Rainbow: An Inspiring Tale About Diversity, Acceptance and Love by Asaf Rozanes is the delightful story of Mia, who has green hair, and who lives with her dad, who also has green hair and green clothes. Their wonderful world is green, and...

An Ounce of Prevention by Gary W Kirby is more than a mere book; it is a gift to people in relationships and to families, a book that offers emotional and physical freedom and health in relationships. Domestic abuse is one of the troubling issues...

CBD Oil for Health: Relieving Pain, Reducing Stress, and Restoring Health the Natural Way by James D. Coley speaks about the benefits of cannabis oil and how it can be used. Cannabis helps people in many ways and comes in many forms. Cannabis oil is...

Diminished Capacity is the first book in a series by Gregory Urbach, a political and terrorist thriller with a compelling premise: a former US combat medic, John Henry Lawrence, also known as Jack, wakes up on the cold floor of an interrogation room, and gets...

In the opening pages of this spellbinding nonfiction business book, The Stepford Employee Fallacy: The Truth about Employee Engagement in the Modern Workplace, Jonathan D. Villaire states the purpose of the book in unequivocal terms: “In the following pages, I will be dismantling the contemporary...

The Potato Thief: A Mercy Row Prequel by Harry Hallman is set in a time when Ireland is under grueling British colonial rule. After his father dies of consumption, the strenuous burden of providing for the family rests on the shoulders of eighteen-year-old George Graham....