It’s Amazing to Be Eight by Emma Meyer is a warm and funny chapter book that follows a girl named Mona as she navigates the ups and downs of being eight years old. It begins on her birthday as she is opening presents. Her...

Author William Lower takes us back to the year 1461 in The Typo: In the Name of God, when a first edition of the Gutenberg Bible arrives in Florence, Italy. As a respected illustrator of religious manuscripts, Antonio Strozzi is invited to view it. He...

Black Bird by JT Bishop is a pulse-pounding tenth installment in the thrilling Detectives Daniels and Remalla series. In this nail-biting episode, Daniels and Remalla dive deeper into their investigation of the secretive Black Bird society. Not knowing who to trust, they keep their personal...

In T.I.M.E.: Time's Interactive Module Entity by Jerry B. Sanders, Carl discovers a strange device in the woods while hunting in Missouri. He is only fifteen, but he is obsessed with the device. He wants to figure out what it does and how it works....

It is 1949. Margaret Butler, born Margaret Long, cannot put into words the pain she feels at losing her sixteen-year-old son, Thad Butler. Found dead and bloodied with gunshot wounds in a ditch in New Harmony, South Carolina, it was clear Thad had been brutally...

Ghost Child: Uncovering Family Secrets from a Back Porch to the Yucatan by Deborah Jennings is a unique, touching, and gripping memoir. Raised in a modest yet comfortable small apartment in a wealthy area by hardworking parents, Deborah often wondered about her parents' lives, how they met, or...

Rocco's Wife by B.P. Faunce follows Sadie and Rocco, a married couple in the throes of Rocco’s erratic behavior and hoarding. Early on, Rocco obsessively organizes his briefcase and speeds recklessly while driving, recalling a past hit-and-run. On a Christmas trip to Beth’s cottage in...

The Last Lap by A.K. McBalls is a satirical and absurd tale set in Winklebutty, a peculiar village home to The Last Lap, a retirement home for ex-racing whippets and troublesome porcupines. Run by Angeli Cup, a former jockey, the sanctuary falls into debt and...

Four Years Until Ever After by Don Cox is a contemporary romance that traces the complicated relationship between Julie Curry and Joshua Fisher. They were childhood friends whose closeness evolved as they discovered what it truly meant to grow up. It opens and closes through...

The Hunger of the Dragon by R.M. Schultz begins with Märren fleeing across dangerous lands, carrying her daughter Eimri’s skull, while voices in her mind guide her toward a Dragon’s scale to counter a curse. She loses the skull and is captured by Sea Serpent...

Compendium of Rivals by Stephen Kagarise is a thought-provoking collection of poems that explores themes such as life’s challenges, societal flaws, and the power of memories. The author critiques the greed of those who benefit from the labor of others and examines the extravagant lifestyle...

Radical Ray: A Father's Return by Bobbi Chegwyn explores the complexities of family, identity, and the power of love. The book follows nine-year-old Ray Roxby as he navigates the unexpected return of his estranged father, Matthew, and embarks on a school project called The Heritage...

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...

Lyo Morandi and Jasper Bray, two small-timers in the Cimmerian Order, a crime network in the city of Aspazia, are haunted by the demise of their friend Milo. Deployed on a mission to spy on Seraphina Bellanti, the Grandmaster of the Vesper Syndicate, a rival...

Have you ever envisioned creating something so amazing that you just couldn’t stop trying until it was perfect? That’s the spirit behind Piper’s Fort Frenzy by Cortney Cino. Readers are introduced to Piper, who really wants to build the ultimate fort. She has so many...

Tales of East and West Sparrow and Other Stories by Glenn Armocida is a touching and thoughtful collection of different stories that take place in the communities of East and West Sparrow. The author uses the lives of different characters to show the ways the...

Lippincott Street by Sharon A. Ewing tells the tale of an Irish family leaving their famine-stricken homeland to fulfill the American dream. Their quest begins on a crowded Liberty ship, where 17-year-old Cate Leary is responsible for caring for her ill little sister, 14-year-old Mary...

Evolution by Ryan LeKodak begins with a pregnant Ndidi, who knows Helene has taken over Manar’s body. She retreats with Pratima, evading checkpoints, surviving cramped travel, and fighting to escape at every turn. CJ journeys through the corrupted cyberspace, the Virtual Realm, tracing Manar’s fragmented...

I was drawn immediately to My Daddy Sleeps Naked and Other Teacher Tales by Suzanne Roper Lisenby. This catchy title reminded me of the fun tall tales shared with me when I was an elementary teacher. The book is an anthology filled with stories shared...

The Captain’s Cook by Victoria Vanransom is a sweeping novel that blends adventure, resilience, and personal reinvention with hints of romance on the open sea. Readers are introduced to Jessica Kline, a chef who trades her crumbling life on land for a chance to cook...