The Ballad of Billy McFee by Ruby Mosher is a fun picture book for young children. One of the best things about this wonderful book is that it can either be read as a rhyming story or as a song. The story is based on...

Con Trong Bui is the insightful author of Truthful Misconceptions, a non-fiction book in the religious and philosophical genres. Exploring the concept of God prior to the creation of the earth and the heavens, this book asks and considers some fascinating questions that I’d...

Child of Tempus by Winnifred Tataw is the first book in the Gods' Scion series. Roderick is the Acolyte of Time and a prince of Diar with abilities that give him power over time. His father has always been after power and has been his...

The Ghosts We Know is William Dean’s second mystery/thriller novel. The story is set in a small peaceful town. Sunny Slope, the friendliest neighborhood in Two Rivers, Oregon, is suddenly riddled with sinister occurrences. The town’s teens are acting strangely. When one of them takes...

Millennials are taking over the world and are rapidly filling leadership roles. Each generation has proven to have its characteristics and stereotypes. Though not a leadership text, Make Me the Boss: Surviving as A Millennial Manager in the Corporate World by Emily Tsitrian gives a...

In Olive and the Valentine’s Spell, Helen Millman presents a picture book with rhyming prose, exploring a kindergartener’s feelings about the prospect of Valentine’s Day. Olive reveals in first-person his feelings about the meaning of Valentine’s Day and love in general. Fearing that Valentine’s Day...

Those Around Him by Brett Shapiro is a very unusual book but catches your interest from the first page to the last. The time period is 2019 in Florida sometime before Hurricane Dorian hit the coast. The main characters in this book are Andrew, Charles,...

Out of Due Season: The First Transit by Benjamin X. Wretlind is the first book in the science fiction Transit series. The Circle of Light cult, led by Father Elijah Jonas, has some big plans. More specifically, in the depths of a lake in the...

One: Book 2 of the Sanctuary Chronicles is a dystopian book by Greg Rode. The world is in ruins and overrun with flesh-eating zombies, and the protagonist’s group--consisting of three women--has decided to head to upstate New York, hoping that the horde of the city...

Music is a voice so often overlooked. It is a language and it communicates all manner of emotions, thoughts and so much more. It stands to reason, therefore, that the music of a popular television show (and its subsequent movie remakes) would depend heavily on...

Life On The Edge by Sandesh Singh is the story of the Tamhankars, a middle-class family living in the slums of Mumbai with an average income. Ganesh and Ramya Tamhankar are blessed with three daughters; Mrunali, Shruti, and Jaya. Though both wanted one of their...

Doing what is right is not always easy. However, if we learn this as children, it will be much easier to do so in the future. You do the right thing when you tell your classmates not to write on the wall with a marker,...

Life teaches us lessons through our experiences - some good, some not so good. The secret is not to miss the lessons! In writing Choosing Magic, Karina Pacific reflects on her own life, from humble beginnings in Mexico to a happier ending in Los Angeles....

Poems tell stories, share feelings, reflect on the most profound images of life. Perhaps one of the most poignant references (similes and metaphors) found in poetry is the imagery of eyes and sight. Many of us are familiar with the oft-repeated and rephrased line, “eyes...

The Last Text You Sent by Elise Fender is a dramatic young adult romance that tells the story of one teenager's struggles to cope with the loss of her brother. Whit was the Nashville football star who held Avery's family together. When he unexpectedly passes...

Life’s Daily Treasure is a work of non-fiction in the inspirational subgenre. It is suitable for the general reading audience and was penned by author Richard V. Battle. The book contains 366 entries to be read one per day with the aim of providing readers...

Scottie's Ten Bubble Yawns by Sanne Rothman is a fun and educational picture book for young children. The book tells the story of a dog named Scottie, who sees bubbles everywhere he goes. He sees them when the laundry is being cleaned, at a car...

Twelve Days of Christmas Murder and Mayhem by Aaron T. Knight is a humorous and entertaining read with a fun mystery and a charming sleuth. Miss Marble is well-known for her sleuthing skills and detective work. Miss Marble is drawn into a murder mystery and...

The Day the Sun Didn't Rise by Robert Bossler is a beautiful picture book for young children. One day, the moon and stars were waiting for the sun to rise so that they could go to sleep, but darkness remained and the sun was nowhere...

Finding Marius by Helen Yeomans is the suspenseful story of ten-year-old Marius and his carer’s friend, Erin McLean, who are on the run from Marius’ uncle, Michael Diaz. Marius is in witness protection with his carer Yolande in Fort Morgan, Colorado, and is set to...