In a special zoo where animals were well fed and well cared for, Jerry Giraffe was getting too much food and gaining weight, while Zany Zebra was getting too little food and losing weight. Mr. Dennis, the zookeeper, was baffled, but, upon the advice of...

When I was first introduced to Anne Frank, I was about the same age as she was when she first entered the annex to stay hidden with her family from the Nazis. The timing was perfect for me to feel the full impact of what...

The Fountain Of My Destiny is a collection of poems written by Trevian J. Hunter Brannon. Filled with pop culture references and relevant social commentary, the poems are written in a post-modern style influenced by hip hop and rap. Author Trevian J. Hunter Brannon uses...

Wisdom From The World's Greatest Gurus: Imagine Transforming Your Life One Thought At A Time by Prometheus Worley is a beautiful and powerful presentation of the philosophies and practices of influential gurus, relevant and timely for anyone today seeking success, health, and happiness. The author...

Siblings Cody and Anna are going exploring in their own backyard. They have all the equipment they need and they’re excited to be studying insects and bugs, anything they can find that lives in their yard. First, they find a bush cricket and admire its...

Mina's Rain Dance, written by Sarah-Luisa McAneney and illustrated by Zita Varga, is a children's picture book about a young girl with a passion for dance. The book begins with a glimpse into Mina's dance class where her lack of finesse and inability to stick...

Killing Strangers by Ram Gopal is a stunning novel filled with political and religious realism; a tale of crime that poignantly addresses one of the ills of contemporary American society: mass shootings. Larry Watson is an ex-FBI agent who goes to Atlanta Tech Corridor for...

Twisted Family Holidays Collection by JR Wirth is a collection of five short stories, written to take the reader on a journey of imagination. From the miniature world beneath the Christmas tree to an alternate reality where the mood of the protagonist is determined by...

The 'Great' Kickin' Dog: A Family Tree by Kenneth Allen Crutchfield, Sr. is a novel with its own beauty and dignity in exploring the life of a dysfunctional family. John Coleman is the main protagonist, an ex-musician, assembly line worker, and alcoholic. Don’t call him...

Athena was the daughter of the renowned archeologist Hamish Duncan. She lived a sheltered life cocooned in the love and luxury that her parents gave her. As a Master’s degree holder following in her father’s footsteps, she went to every dig site and formal parties...

Doctor Bob: Amorous Adventures of a Psychiatrist Addicted to Women and Alcohol by Peter Kelton is a challenging, complex amalgam of psychiatry, cosmology, birdwatching, communing with animals, fine food and drink, chaotic relationships, Japanese design, Mafia surveillance, the pathos of Skid Row, Amazonian forestry, helping...

No Gravestone Unturned by Debbie De Louise is the fifth book in the Cobble Cove Mystery Series. It’s October and Hallowe’en is fast approaching. Alicia is helping with the library’s Hallowe’en party preparations when she learns that John’s aunt has died and all his cousins...

Without any fuss, Flash Fiction Stories of the Sea drops readers into murky waters. Sometimes serene, often turbulent. Three Chilean servicemen were in a boat hunting seals. The real reason they were out there was to discuss how to divide the millions they stole from...

First Date Stories: Women’s Romantic and Ridiculous Midlife Adventures by Jodi Klein is a non-fiction collection of experiences aimed at cementing solidarity and reinforcing sisterhood from within the ranks of the post-forty dating scene. All told, there are nearly a dozen moments that Klein puts...

Pete the Picassofish is just one of the many colorful personalities you will meet in The Adventures of the Picassofish. Johanna Hurmerinta introduces Pete and a host of his other finned friends through the pages of this beautifully illustrated children’s book. Johanna tells an exciting...

If brevity is the soul of flash fiction, then well-executed brevity makes for exemplary flash fiction. A Year of Shorts: Flash Fiction, a collection curated by Barbara Venkataraman, is an example of such execution. This compilation is grouped by themes corresponding to the seasons of...

Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time by Laura Khoudari is an encouraging way to regain strength following trauma--with strength training. This author has credentials to back up her thoughtful, powerful practices and theory as an experienced physical trainer as well as...

In Limbo Over Lyme Disease is about a teenage boy who had been sick for a long time, only to find out that he had been suffering from Lyme disease and co-infections caused by said disease. We learn that Lyme disease comes from ticks that...

Chartreuse Grenoble has grown up as an object to be used in the brothel run by her mother and Monroe, a ruthless man who has taken the virtue of so many girls for his own pleasure. She and her sister, Chalmette, have lived a dark...

Change Your Stinkin' Thinkin’ is a children’s graphic storybook written by Analynn Sardella and illustrated by Daniela Torres. The story starts with Charlie, who has a negative and gloomy outlook on life. She does everything with a begrudging attitude. Marley, on the other hand, is...