In her well-researched book Zen Rohatsu, author Nora D’Ecclesis uses the historical approach and develops a hermeneutic work on Zen Buddhism that's simple enough for a beginner but is also deep enough for the seasoned practitioner. It's based on important and significant figures, events, teachings,...

Beginning of Arrogance (Book 1 of a Paladin's Journey) by Bryan Cole is an epic fantasy novel that would appeal most to a mixed audience of young adults and adults who enjoy paladin stories and do not mind some explicit language, descriptions of sex, and...

Moonlight Walkers: Forbidden Lands is a work of fiction in the fantasy subgenre and is the first installment in the series. It is aimed at young readers and was penned by author Courtney Moore. The book follows young Moonlight Walker wolf Sakura as she pushes...

Seven Parents, Daughter to None: A Memoir by Melanie Hope Lang is a painful but transformational story about how a girl becomes broken from years of secrets, abuse, and neglect. But the years of things she didn’t learn or understand because of neglect have been...

Mornings are Magenta by Murray Pura is a collection of poems that vividly expresses the experiences and emotions of the people of Ukraine amidst the Russian invasion of the country. The poems detail the brutality, devastation, and trauma of those who survive the war, where...

Tiny Gateways is a collection of short fantasy/sci-fi stories by Theresa Halvorsen. The book begins with the story "Riding the "L"", where a woman named Lucy desperately wants to cling on to an odd, fantastical western world as a crime-solving detective. "Candles, Pennies, Dandelions, and...

When I reflect on the style of the young adult novel Any Joe by Maura Lin, I envision a delicious dinner being prepared in a slow cooker. Why? Because special foods need time for all the rich flavors to fully blend and be enjoyed. So...

Brady and the Backyard Monster is a children's picture book written by Pattie Manente and illustrated by Olena Kharkovenko. Brady, a cute Labrador puppy, ventures outside to play and chase squirrels when he hears the familiar scritching sound of the monster. Nervous and scared, Brady...

Primal Instinct by Minerva Hart is speculative dystopian fiction in a near future where the environmental assault of man has finally destroyed the planet, and those who have survived no longer have any of the benefits enjoyed during the time of the Dry World. America...

Robin Walks to See the Cars, written and Illustrated by Claire Boosey, really appealed to me and will as well as to children with special needs. I read this interactive book with my grandson who has special needs as he is dyslexic and we really...

People grieve anytime there is a loss. The more traumatic the loss, the more complicated the grief. No one has the right to tell you how to grieve. Y. Y. Chan wrote Creative Ways to Grieve: A Guided Grief Journal to help you along the...

Argo and Me by Chandra Ghosh Ippen with beautiful illustrations by Erich Ippen Jr. is a children's book about the love, fear, and hope that many children and pets experience with adoption. Parents or guardians must understand that children are empaths and can feel hurt...

The Escapers is the first book of the Alien Harvester Series by L.J. Monahan. After his parents were killed during the invasion of Earth by the Imjac, fourteen-year-old Bryce has been living with his aunt and uncle on a remote farm. However, soon Bryce finds...

Eliza Tilton presents the third book of the Shifting Fae Series in The Eternal Sea. Havanna wants to go to the Oasis before she settles down and marries. She buys a ride on the only boat leaving the docks. Captain Leon catches her off guard...

A Husband Out Of This World: A Failed Experiment by Deovandski Skibinski JR is a story set in a bizarre world where spells, magic, and everything supernatural is the order of the day. One day the strangest thing happened (strange even for this world); the...

Strategic Creativity by Robin Landa is a thought-provoking book about igniting creativity in business and forming a shared purpose that is effectively communicated amongst all stakeholders in the creative process, including the creatives and the executives. Landa highlights the significant matters between advertising agencies and...

Special Proper Magic by Michael McAdam is a startling young adult paranormal novel about two cousins with special gifts. Adrian Whitingham is a thirteen-year-old boy who possesses a trait that makes him feel unique, and nobody knows about it. He can move things with his...

We all make great efforts to achieve good results. That's why graduation day is so meaningful for both children and adults, as that is the moment when we can celebrate the results of our work. A beautiful way to illustrate this idea is with Never...

Anima by Anna Casamento Arrigo is a compilation of original poetry based on multiple themes that all weave through the same pattern as the focus on emotional experiences. These vary from a comparison drawn between the vivid imagination of a child who eventually sees some...

The collapse of the Soviet Union is one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. Camel from Kyzylkum is the story of the author, Lara Gelya, an immigrant from the Soviet Union who left her motherland in the late ‘80s and arrived in...