One Tough Cookie by Sean Cusack is a fun and inspirational picture book for young children. Chip, the only chocolate chip cookie in his family, tries and tries to be like his siblings, who all have fun jobs that they're good at. But no matter...

I usually avoid reviewing books of poetry for one simple reason: these are the hardest books to review. But after I read the poem excerpt Michael Pedretti used in his description of the Dog and I, a short collection of 27 of his poems, I...

The Prince and the Puppet Thief is a work of fiction in the fairytale genre. It is aimed at young adults and was penned by Justin Arnold. The book tells the story of Simon, the son of a fairytale villain who has wound up in...

Sacred Erotica is a collection of poems ideally suited to readers that want to connect their spiritual or soulful journey with the physical intimacy they share with another human. Don Angelo pens beautiful words that create powerful images, allowing the reader to choose the extent...

Shades of Darkness is a work of fiction in the murder mystery genre. It is suitable for all ages and was penned by Margaret M Ford. The book follows Ben Appleton, a young member of the Mayfield family. The Mayfields are surviving the 1930s Depression...

Nincompoop: A Novel by John C. Picardi follows Leonardo, a twenty-something-year-old man who moves to New York City with big dreams. In New York, his friend Julia helps him get a job at a small bar in the East Village called Bar Plato. The reader...

A doctor leaves her job and family behind to rescue her oldest daughter from a prison camp in the thrilling dystopian novel, Hope Ignites by E.A. Chance. Two years ago, a solar flare brought the world to a halt, and the power-hungry vice president took...

An Inconvenient Attachment: A Love Story or Something by Vincent Magnani is not your conventional book of poetry. There is fluidity in his poems as they seamlessly bleed into one another. No titles, no page numbers, black background, this is not your average book of...

Ever dreamed of being a princess and living in a royal palace with everything you could possibly want at your fingertips? Princess Louise-Marie, firstborn and second in line to the throne of Limolou, doesn’t want to live in the royal palace anymore. She makes her...

Frickin Short Life: The World's Smallest Autobiography by Khawar Salim is what the title says it is, and I suggest that it should be one of the nonfiction works that you read this year. Frickin Short Life is comprised of 268 profound meditations on the...

Proof: Am I Your Favorite? by Gretchen Kadillak is a 40-page-long children’s rhyming tale about a mom and three kids who all want to know which kid is their mother’s favorite. We see colorful pictures of the mother teasing them with questions about who should...

Life is full of twists and turns and confronting the inevitable forks in the road. When Tessa loses her teaching job, she returns to her sleepy hometown in Amish country, Pennsylvania. Which way should she turn? To New York to live out a dream in...

In difficult times like these, young people have a hard time finding a stable and secure source of income. For this reason, learning to think outside the box and finding a smart way to make money has become a priority. A. B. Stanley's book, How...

The Imperial Orchid by Nicola Italia is a historical romance set at the end of the Victorian era. Orchid mania has gripped England, and Lord Holloway is no exception. Having been sent a drawing of an elusive specimen, he enlists the reluctant help of his...

Heaven Bound Amid Pandemics: The Road All Runners Come by Ken Rolheiser is a powerful book that communicates hope in the midst of despair, written by someone who has ministered to the sick and the dying. Written within the context of the pandemic, this book...

A jilted attorney and an ex-soldier suffering from PTSD encounter each other in the wilds of Wyoming, changing their lives forever in the heartwarming romance, Heart of the Mountain by Kay Wolfe. Lara is a successful attorney, but when her love life falls apart, her...

Murmuration by Sid Balman Jr. follows the lives of a group of individuals from diverse backgrounds who find their destinies entwined together while fighting on behalf of the United States. In the early 90s, Charlie Christmas, a Somali translator hired by the US Army, helps...

Fair Helen’s Midnight by D.L. John is a short story written in a free verse style of poetry and is about a woman connecting and discovering the deep love she feels for her island, culture, and traditions. Though the world may have looked down on...

Bending to Break by A. L. Hartwell details the life of Olivia, an English girl who lived in New York. She was a budding lawyer and tried to get through each day because dissatisfaction plagued her. Olivia’s clients were the wealthiest in society, guilty of...

In Chasing Home, a splendid novel by Marianne Holmes, Dustin Upshaw is a twenty-something college dropout who gets into trouble nightly. Finally, he takes his delinquent life a step too far and is sentenced to 30 days in jail. But due to his family connections,...