Pies to Die For: How to Live a Vibrant Life Despite a Fatal Diagnosis by Carole Weaver is a treasure trove of creative advice for people dealing with a terminal illness. The author herself was diagnosed with metastatic cancer in 2016. As a survivor, she...

The history of photography has been sadly overlooked by many. It’s difficult to realize that the quick recordings of life, the selfies, and touristy shots, all made on cell phones, were once a matter of planning, heavy equipment, unreliable lighting, and waiting for the film...

Warhol, Dr. Seuss and the Making of America by Elizabeth Raney is a nonfiction book that captures a historical and cultural phenomenon in the United States. The author takes an incisive look at two personalities that deeply influenced the cultural trends in the 1950s and...

Leading Wise: Inspirational Reflections for Corporate Leaders by Eboni Adams Monk is a powerful motivational tool that can take your leadership skills to the next level. Leaders come in all stripes and flavors, but it takes one with wisdom and reflection to stand out and...

Author Ken McGarrie explores the essentials of running a restaurant as a manager in The Surprise Restaurant Manager. He insists that this business is the most unpredictable on a global scale. As a competent chef, he looks at both the success and challenges of the...

If you liked the Disney movie Cars, you’ll love the book Car Show Countdown. Outstanding illustrations made me want to open and read the book, while the rhyming story kept me interested. Each vehicle has a name and a number, which should help children learning...

Kevin Rogers in A Simple Model of Discipleship causes the reader to think. He presents a fresh look at an old question. Since discipleship is based on our love for God and His love for us, Kevin starts by presenting to his readers a good...

Guy Perelmuter’s Present Future: Business, Science, and the Deep Tech Revolution is not just prophetic but solid in its vision of what kind of future we are building pursuant to how present technology is shaping our path. It focuses not only on the rapid changes...

Life is a journey, full of ups and downs and lots of hard work along the way. But there’s lots to see and do, lots to dream about, and lots of goals to achieve. Dr. Seuss had an idea with his story, Oh, the Places...

That a picture is worth a thousand words is a truism that cannot be denied. In Americana: A Photographic Journey, Mathew Tekulsky has gathered 125 images from across America. Each photo has a story to tell. For example, the photograph of Nathan’s Original at Coney...

My Girl The World by Heather Themm is a mother’s invitation to her daughter for her child to be exactly who she is and, in this pursuit, to be all that she can be. It’s a wonderfully positive declaration from mother to child. Any mother,...

Spooky has always been a non-entity in her home, thanks to her brilliant, over-achieving sister and selfish parents who think a child is worthy only if she achieves excellent grades. But when she does the unthinkable, she is marched off to a wilderness boot camp...

Neanderthals: The Experiment by Serag Monier is a compelling novel with a strong appeal to fans of science fiction. Omar and Shadia discover each other on a deserted island; none of them is aware how they got there. Bumping one's head in an elevator and...

Dragon Wing is a young adult epic fantasy novel written by Rebecca K. Busch. Born with dragon wings, unlike any other person in the village of Northwood, Sigrun always felt withdrawn from the rest. However, when she finds her father murdered by an unknown assailant,...

Ulrik is an epic historical fantasy adventure novel written by Wendy L. Anderson. While reminiscing on her youthful days, eighty-five-year-old Tessa Danielle Vandallen quietly passes away in her sleep, only to find herself waking up in a strange lake. Ulrik, a Viking warrior, drowns in...

A Republic's Rise by Clinton Aldrich is a tale with a strong appeal to fans of historical novels, especially those with a setting evolving around WWII. Before WWII, the Reich Chamber of Culture orders Derek Schorr, an art graduate student at Berlin Academy of Arts,...

In Numbers Game, a sizzling romance novel by Desiree Holt and Liz Crowe, 37-year-old Olivia “Liv” Grant is starting over as a sports reporter. She has generated a documentary project about 42-year-old Duncan “Hatch” Hatcher, a ruggedly handsome ex-pro football player hired as head coach...

Who’s That I Hear? is a children’s picture book by DJ Hill. It’s about a little boy who is afraid to go to sleep because there is a monster lurking around in his bedroom. “Bump, scritch, scratch” is the scary noise he hears and he...

Setting in Roots is the first part of a series by Dymphna. Trixie easily gets annoyed, bored, worried, and within her heart is the ache for adventure, for freedom. She lives with Mr. Jim, who brought her to Wicker Soul in Colorado. He is a...

The Seventh Spark: Knights of the Trinity by J.B. Lion is a highly entertaining graphic novel that looks like the offspring of a consumer magazine and a gamer’s manual guide. It paves the way to a new format in fiction influenced by the popularity of...