The kingdoms of Daecland and Sunder and those who live within them create the landscape for the dark high fantasy novel Hælend's Ballad by Ian Conrey. The brutality of a war that splinters from a years-long occupation against the Sunderians by the Daecish. The depth...

The Wolf's Curse by Jessica Vitalis is a stunning portrayal of grief, death, and belief. Gauge has a problem. Ever since his grandpapa died, he's been cursed and no one believes him, which drives him to uncover shocking revelations. A Great White Wolf has prevented...

Understanding Oscar by Jade Chapman is an informative and beautiful story for children. The book shows brothers Banjo and George getting to understand their other sibling, Oscar, and friend, Nala, who each have autism, but not in the same way. Oscar can't talk and sometimes...

My Gay Church Days is a work of non-fiction in the LGBTQ+ and memoir genres. It is aimed at mature readers owing to the use of explicit language throughout and was penned by author George Azar. The book follows the author’s life as he gets...

Core Java Interview Questions You’ll Most Likely be Asked is a 324-page educational work by Vibrant Publishers. As the title suggests, the core material of this book centers around the questions you are likely to be asked in an interview for jobs concentrating on Java...

Every Cloud is a work of fiction in the family drama genre. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by Connie Chappell. The book follows an eventful summer at the estate of Artemus Deconcini as his adult children arrive to spend the season...

These Walls Between Us: A Memoir of Friendship across Race and Class by Wendy Sanford is an important, moving memoir for our times, based on a friendship that was never meant to be, but flourished nevertheless. Set in New England in the 1950s, Mary White...

Blood or Loyalty is a work of fiction in the religious fantasy genre and serves as the first installment in The Wayward Sons of the Empyrean series. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by Adam Miller. The book is a retelling of...

The unearthing of a crashed flying disk was witnessed by the high priest, Siptah, three thousand years ago, leading to the discovery of an alien woman who later became an Egyptian queen and an unfortunate murder victim. Fast forward to the 21st century where England-based...

She wakes up at night on a small lawn, not knowing who she is, where she is, or how she got there. Hungry, craving meat, she wanders the streets, enjoying the smells of cooking food. In an alley, she spots a young man and hunger...

The Ocean at Night by Lorna Hollifield is a riveting mystery and a coming-of-age story told with great care and realism. This book reimagines an old legend that tells the tale of children being taken in the ocean mists of the night by an unknown...

Did you know that yaks can yodel? Can you yodel? Have you thought of visiting Yukon to test your yodeling skills? Yukon’s yaks originated in Yunnan, far across the Pacific Ocean. They were useless yaks in the field because, once yoked, they yodeled. So they...

Shenleigh O’Doodle is a goldendoodle puppy: she’s half golden retriever and half poodle. According to her mom, that makes her special. And she is. When she first goes to the Happy Paws Daycare, she worries what the other dogs, the purebred dogs, will think of...

Vestige: Fathers and Daughters is the sixth installment of Ellen C. Maze's The Rabbit Saga. Sixteen years after the events of 11/13, Elder Rakum Canaan leads a fulfilling life raising his teenage daughters, Kelly Meade and Shebah, alongside his loving wife, Chloe. But the unexpected...

Colours of Life: A Colurful Magic, by Md Taslim, is an inspiring, aesthetic work of fiction that encourages readers to celebrate life in all its colors. The author is comprehensive and perceptive when discussing the myriad aspects of life, from simple pleasures to deep pain....

Dell's Leap is the fourth installment in the Red Mist Girl series by M.L. Biddison. After being promoted to the full-time deputy position by Sheriff Warner, Dell traverses the streets of Stanley County, only to find herself caught amid a series of assassination attempts. Tragedy...

The stakes are raised in the sequel to King of Beasts by Diana A. Hicks as Caterina and Rex must fight against the odds to be together. A month has passed since the ending of the first book, and Caterina and Rex have not seen...

If you agree that there is something amazing in conciseness when you read a work in prose, you may find that it is also true for poetry. This is what I experienced when I read Reduction Fired, a poetic collection by Jennifer Yeates Camara. Here,...

After fighting in World War I and suffering significant war wounds, American soldier Oscar decides to remain in France to search for his mysterious Impressionist artist father. His mother, who died while he was at war, never revealed much, but Oscar is following what few...

Alfredo is a small bird, a parrot to be more precise, who’s afraid of water. Nothing unusual in that except Alfredo is convinced he’s a dog, a Rottweiler, a superhero dog who will defend his turf. He even barks and eats like a dog. He...