“What falls in winter but never gets hurt? Snow!” Who would have guessed? Well, perhaps the Peeps guessed. They do have a sense of humor. Punny Jokes To Tell Your Peeps! (Book 9) by Lisa Ayotte shows that by twisting around a few words and...

Help Me Reader by J. W. Hurcomb and Jason Pacliwan is an interactive children’s book where the main character is Salsa and her goal is to reach home safely and happily. On each page, there is a short text that encourages the reader to interact...

C.L. Holliday-Firmin’s You Can Have Your Cake And Grandparents Too! is a joyful children’s picture book involving one little boy’s family and his grandparents. Each grandparent is given their moment to shine in this lovely brightly colorful book as the young grandson feels he may...

Spinach is to Popeye as Empathic Mastery: A 5-Step System to Go from Emotional Hot Mess to Thriving Success is to empaths. Author Jennifer Elizabeth Moore is the savior of our times, as individualism, socioeconomic development, social media, and work pressure have largely contributed to...

Soldier Six waits for his seven companions to return from their final operation in the Vietnam jungle in the dead of night. However, gunfire startles him. This is not the American M16's trademark treble staccato sound. It is the Chinese AK's deep thuds. His...

I’m not sure whether Little Loose Ends by Bonnie Traymore should more correctly be called Large Loose Ends. I had not read the first book in the series, but there was enough of a back story to explain how the saga continues with one of...

Sir Thomas of Creekside by G.L. Garrett is the story of a seven-year-old boy and his teddy bear as they find themselves away from home, stranded in the dangerous Creekside Woods. Thomas Bristol always wanted to be a knight. After his father's passing, Thomas' love...

A Fortune Cookie Tree of Content, by Charlie Knowlton, is a collection of poems on various subjects, including pets and daily life, set in the state of Vermont. There is something for everyone here, and with both rhyming and free verse poems, you will be...

The year 2021 was marked by the Coronavirus pandemic, but for Sean Robinson, the author of Going Dry: My Path to Overcoming Habitual Drinking, it was also the year in which he made an important decision. At the very beginning of 2021, he decided to...

It may not be the best time to go into space, but twelve-year-old Fin is one of four winners of the StellarKid Project that will take them on a trip to the International Space Station. He really wants to go, but his Mom is still...

No Snakes in Hell by Robert E. Kearns will leave you spellbound with awe at the audacity and deception of the protagonist, Frederick Lemon. Lemon loves snakes. He always loves being around church people because of their inability to detect fraud. He sees the church...

If ever a story and its author were worthy of the accolades it has received, it’s the memoir Strip by Hannah Sward. I have read dozens of memoirs, even written my own, based on early childhood abuse and its lifelong effects on the child, but...

Dianne Corbeau had a rough childhood. At the age of 8, she ran away from her abusive home and started living on the streets of New York. She got entangled with alcohol and drugs and soon became an addict. Having been inspired by a respected...

Half a Cup of Sand and Sky by Nadine Bjursten is a masterfully crafted novel that seamlessly blends personal narratives with the backdrop of political upheaval and cultural nuances. Amineh's character is the heart and soul of the story, and readers become deeply invested in...

Futureproof by Stephen Albrecht is a science fiction thriller about technology that has gone too far. It takes some of the newest innovations of today and shows how they might affect our society in 30 years. The answer we get in Futureproof is fascinating. The...

Punny Jokes to Tell Your Peeps! by Lisa Ayotte is a collection of funny jokes for children. It begins with asking questions, to which the reply is assured to make you chuckle, laugh, and roll your eyes. To help young readers understand the jokes, there...

Eternally Mortal is a work of fiction in the fantasy, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres and is best suited to mature adult readers. Penned by author T. Cobey, this captivating fantasy tale brings together the threads of four individuals from different walks of life, each...

When Things Fall Apart is a work of fiction in the crime drama, thriller, and police procedural subgenres, and forms the opening novel to The Kit Hanover series penned by author Alan Brenham. It is best suited to mature adult readers. We enter the deeply...

Pocket of Pain by Lady Warfield follows the life of a young woman as she embarks on a ski trip with her friends and then finds herself in a very intense relationship. With her parents' marriage steadily going downhill and the verbal abuse her father...

Brain Food for Thought: Not Quite 100...Zen and Other Spiritual Quotes and Proverbs to Enlighten Your Mind (Making Mindful Meditation) by Daniel Hilldrup is an inspiring book full of quotations from Zen Masters. If I understand it correctly, peace is not to be sought but...