Do you know a young thespian looking for monologues to show off their talent or to practice being somebody else? Monologues for Kids and Tweens II: 100 New Comedy and Drama Monologues for Young Actors by Mike Kimmel has plenty of variety. All of them...

It’s Hard to Sleep When You’re an Artist is a work of children's fiction by Heather Gutierrez. Lily is an artist. She’s lots of other things, too, including being a five-year-old girl. But what she loves most is to paint pictures – bright, bold, beautiful...

An effective work of suspense fiction has the power to trap you in a nightmare in which formidable forces elude your comprehension and stand in your way with seemingly no escape. This is the kind of fate that Kaitlin Maverick faces in The Catalyst by...

Write Out Your Drops, by Selin Senol-Akin, will dazzle you with poems about finding the strength to live your authentic self. The themes are wide and varied, from struggling with hard times to finding happiness in unexpected ways. Almost anyone can relate to these emotional...

Even when a person is gone, their experience can be inspiring to others. This is the case of Don McCall, whose battle against cancer is now told in the memoir My Journey Home: Reporting on the Final Days of My Cancer Battle. This book is...

Birch: A Witch Tree is a work of fiction in the paranormal fantasy sub-genre, and was penned by author Jennifer Hotes. The work is suitable for the general reading audience, but it does contain some mild sexual references and moments of horror and dark fantasy...

Soul of Jubie Walker by D. Davidson and R. Marcano is a historical fiction novel with paranormal undertones. Fifteen-year-old Jubie Walker, a history buff, finds himself plagued by visions of American forces fighting the Japanese Imperial Army in the Pacific during World War II in...

Desiree, The Music of My Soul by Peggy Race is a solid testament to the healing powers of our four-legged friends and how they serve as our bridge to new perspectives and self-discovery. This memoir is a dog lover’s treat, as it captures the joys...

Oh Daddy Chronicles 2: Return of Covfefe by Barry Robbins satirizes the 45th President of the United States, of whom the author is apparently not a fan. The ex-president has moved to Florida, but hasn’t changed a bit. Each chapter (Robbins calls them “episodes”) is...

Daughter of Hades by Mack Little is a 17th-century story set in France, Jamaica, and Barbados. In Barbados, the Admiral’s son, Owen Craig, raped Geraldine Obosi, a slave. She escaped with her twin brother, Jimmie, to a pirate ship (Hades), where she met Lei. The...

The Golden Rule Coloring Book by Sherrill S Cannon is a children’s story/coloring book best suited for a mixed audience of parents and children. The golden rule tells children to treat others the way they would want to be treated. Yet, not all children know...

Friendship's Gallop is a short story written by Ross Davis and his first work of fiction (he is already an established author of non-fiction books). Set in the 19th century, Friendship's Gallop tells the adventures of David Summit, the son of a farmer, and Painting...

Jake has a fast life of alcohol, drugs, and random overnight stands since he lost his family to a drunk driver. The Road Home opens with Jake waking up to an emergency phone call from his best friend Greg. Greg states that Arianna has been...

For the Soul: A Collection of Short Stories was written by Barbara Daniels-Dena. Quilts, children, and dogs – what more can life offer? Well, stories, of course. And, where there are quilts, children, and dogs, there’s bound to be lots of stories. Life is full...

Holocaust Memories: Annihilation and Survival in Slovakia by Paul Davidovits is one in the Series Holocaust Survivor Memoirs World War II. Paul starts his memoir by explaining that he and his mother had to flee their home in Slovakia in 1944. The only item his...

The Vault is the first book in The Hybrian Series by L. Wood. Harper has spent the last five years of her life as a subject of experiments down in the Vault with no memory of her life before that. Other subjects have joined her,...

Take it from me, an ex-pat Aussie living in Canada: Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia by Erika Bud is “bonza”! What? Oh, forgive me. I just got carried away thinking about the reactions of youngsters reading this delightful book and hearing some Aussie “lingo” (words)...

Ninja School Rules, by Kim Ann, is a 41-page-long children’s picture book about Lucas and his new ninja school. Several other children his age also begin their first day in ninja class. But Lucas is especially nervous about, well, everything. He wants to succeed and...

Vampyrian Gateway by Richard C. Christensen is the story of teen twins Peter and Andie, who have the unusual job of dealing with otherworldly creatures and their problems. Gifted with low-level abilities, the teens help ghosts, vampires, and other creatures who come their way. Their...

Renowned food writer, editor, and publisher of the magazine, Sunshine Trails, Horace Button arrives in Tucson aboard his vintage private railroad car, his small entourage in tow. He’s looking forward to co-hosting the annual Best Chef Tucson Jail-and-Bail gala with his good friend, Bunny Lorillard,...