The Road to Covid-30: Satire for the Soul by Dunk Dougan IX captures the reality of the pandemic in a way that is realistic. With humor, the author shares thoughts about the changes effected by the pandemic in our lives, beginning with the responses in...

Once you start rhyming, it’s pretty hard to stop: “I never thought rhyming words was something I could do,/ then one popped in my head, followed by another two./ Have a go, do it now, rhyme your every word,/ and sometimes what you get, is...

The Balance of Power is the second novel in the Zodiac Saga by Kaitlyn McKnight. The story follows 13-year-old Cyrus O’Hara, a.k.a. Lancaster, as he fights the odds to save the world. Lancaster needs to save the world from a mysterious force that is hellbent...

Sometimes the innocence of children is more accepting than that of their peers. When young Harper meets a girl at the pool who’s a little different, she takes it all in her stride. Harper doesn’t understand why Emma doesn’t talk; she doesn’t understand why Emma...

From the Summer of Love to the Valley of the Moon by Nancy J Martin is a non-fiction memoir that chronicles the life of Martin as she navigates through the San Francisco Bay Area in the late 1960s and the transition to adulthood into the...

Blooming in Winter: The Story of a Remarkable Twentieth-Century Woman is written by Pam Valois. Valois and her husband’s first meeting with Jacomena Maybeck was in 1977. Jackie, as she preferred to be called, was on a roof, and Valois and her husband knew then...

Eat. Move. Improve: A Practical Nutrition, Fitness, And Mindset Guide Creating Creating Momentum Toward Improved Health and Wellness by Anthony DiMarino is a fascinating book for readers who are health conscious and want to work on their nutrition, diet, and well-being. The book has three...

In Dormir by Michael Golvach, a life of combat and brutality has left Private Investigator Payden Beck tired and embittered. He longs for a peaceful future away from law enforcement, so when Police Officer Bill Dooley asks for his help to locate his missing niece,...

Being Authentic by Morhaf Al Achkar is the author's memoir that spans from childhood and early adulthood in Syria to his time in the United States after being granted a student visa in 2006. Al Achkar begins with a lengthy introduction to his family life...

The Summer Tour by Mandy Melanson is a delightful contemporary romance. This book took me a little time to get into it. Once I did, I enjoyed it for what it was; a simple, sweet story about a rockstar that wasn't like the others, and...

Girls Can Be Anything is a children’s book written by Dr. Tamecca Rogers, the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Tulsa Technology Center, and London Love, a third-grader herself. The story takes place on Inauguration Day in America when Kamala Harris becomes the new...

In Dust Of Lies by GK Davenport, Kay and her husband Darrell moved to Barber, Arkansas a few years ago to care for his elderly mother, Viva. As a reporter for the Barber Gazette, Kay is sent to report on the demolition of an old...

Gary is part goat and part moose or, in other words, a goat moose. His mother was a moose and his father a goat – quite the combination. Unfortunately for Gary, it meant he was really different. Other animals didn’t know quite what to make...

It’s Kalani’s fifth birthday and she’s excited to have Ava there to play with her. They ride Kalani’s new scooter, but when they reach old Mrs. Wobbelot’s house, they both feel sad. Why? Because Mrs. Wobbelot is grumpy and sad. Kalani wants Mrs. Wobbelot to...

In Lake Friction by Ron McCarthy, Len has just arrived in New South Wales looking forward to some much-deserved peace and tranquillity. For the next three weeks, he will be the coach to the Morisset United Premier League football. One evening, with memories disturbing his...

Discover the secret of living an abundant life in the parable, The Money Tree (Connect to the Heart of Wealth and Transform Your Life) by Kathryn Eriksen. When Divine Love asked for volunteers to experience life in Time and Space, one being bravely steps forward....

The Spinner's Web is the opening book in the Grims' Truth series by authors Isu Yin and Fae Yang, who have crafted an epic fantasy tale that is well-plotted and spellbinding. The story plunges readers into a world with powerful forces at play. The ancients...

The Place Beyond Her Dreams is a young adult romance novel written by Oby Aligwekwe. Ona lives in the picturesque hillside town of Ntebe with her grandparents. For years, Ntebe had constant boundary clashes with the town of Ide. When Ona turns ten, a boy...

Loving Yourself Is Always the Best Choice by Linda Anonye is a fantastic book of encouragement for those who read it. It is one of the most encouraging books I have read this year. Who among us does not need some fine-tuning? We all can...

An Inkling, a Backpack, and All the Time in the World: Traveling on a Whim is a true story of wanderlust written with a voice of excitement and blunt confessions. In a first-person POV, author Tamara K. Bryant begins her tale by facing the sad...