In John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie: A Man, a Trumpet, and a Journey to Bebop by Susan Engle and Luthando Mazibuko, we are introduced to one of history’s famous black musicians, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, the creator of bebop. We learn that he had a passion...

Unearthing the Fae King (Bramble’s Edge Academy Year 1) by Brenda Trim is the first in what is clearly going to be a fantasy series revolving around the world the author has created. Bramble’s Edge Academy is where the young adult Fae are conscripted as...

Enemy At The Gate is a work of historical fiction set during the effects of the Second World War and was penned by author Mary D. Brooks. Written as the opening novel of the Women of the Resistance series, this novel focuses on the invasion...

Elvictus is a work of evocative fantasy and sword and sorcery style fiction and was penned by author Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait. In this compelling novella, which serves as a prequel to the novel Ashera of the Kingswood, we find ourselves in a magical world where...

Lucy the cat wanted to go out and play. She saw a birdie sitting outside her window. She asked the birdie to be her friend so that they could go outside and play. They thought they could get to know each other once they started...

Marquess of Malice is book two in the Lords of Scandal series by Tammy Andresen and is just as thrilling as the first. The Marquess of Malicorn, known formally as Lord Chadwick Hennessey and informally as Malice, is another owner of the Den of Sins,...

As Happy As I Can Stand: The Third Edition of Hatching Charlie by Charles C McCormack is a beautifully written book with strong psychological themes. In this autobiographical narrative, the author looks back at his life, at a family that suffered its own kind of...

Your Body's Environmental Chemical Burden: A Resource Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Toxins by Cindy Klement speaks about the effects chemicals can have on overall health and why it is important to take care of the planet, examine one's lifestyle, and make the necessary changes...

A poetry collection filled with color and beauty, Calming the Wilderness by Annemarie Marek explores important themes while bringing out the magical moments in ordinary experiences spent in nature. The collection begins with “Lost Ship,” a poem that moves from themes of desperation and brokenness...

In Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait's Ashera of the Kingswood, the forest known as Kingswood had been wept over by Ashera and her mother. She had protected it, guarded its inhabitants, and looked after the people. But all that changed when the king took a wife. An...

In Daryl Sherfey's Toad Road, Wart knew he was destined for greatness if only he didn't have to prove himself. Whenever he tried something always went wrong and he became a laughing stock; not that he was ever taken seriously, to begin with. His size...

Kian is a cockatoo, a very noisy bird. Kian lives in a zoo with all kinds of other animals. He doesn’t like living in the zoo. But he does like to sing and that’s what he does all day long. He only sings sad songs,...

In From Innocence to Evil, author Csaba Hegyvary demonstrates that long before the Second World War and the rise of the Third Reich and Hitler, Josef Stalin had already massacred millions of his own people. Hitler also killed and tortured millions with callous indifference in...

Unraveling of the Soul is a work of world-spanning epic fantasy fiction penned by author duo Amanda Muratoff and Kayla Mansur. Forming the final part of The Berylian Key trilogy and a continuing novel in The Pantracia Chronicles, the fates of our three key heroes...

Night Zero is a work of zombie fiction with science fiction themes, horror elements, and small-town terror, and was penned by author Rob Horner. In this story set in contemporary times, scientists have discovered a mass-vaccination method, but the inevitable disaster occurs and a dangerous...

There is a lot to unpack in Return to Eternity, Jenni Barnett's colorful and character-driven drama. I appreciated the preface certainly, as it grounded me in the factual history of colonial Australia that the novel expands upon. This is more than historical fiction; it's a...

In Hidden Danger by Kathleen Harryman, Rita Jackson is 16 years old and has been a killer for 8 years. She toys with her victims and revels in their fear, just as much as she enjoys her father's pleasure in witnessing each of her kills....

Astral Evolution is a work of comic book fiction with graphic novel illustrations and was created by author team Jay Magnum and Brian Augustyn, and an extensive team of artists. Penned as the exciting sequel to the high-quality Astral Genesis, we find ourselves with Colonol...

Acid Test is a work of non-fiction written in the form of an autobiography by author Christopher Kimball Bigelow. Subtitled “LSD vs. LDS”, the story follows the real-life exploits of the author from a strict religious upbringing in the Mormon church out into the world,...

Relationships take work and commitment to be amazing. Having Amazing Relationships (Finding Your Fire Series Volume 2) by Shawn Antonio is an engaging book that will be useful to readers who want to examine their relationships and see how they deal with them, be it...