On the internet, the definition of a fairy tale is a “fabricated story, especially one intended to deceive” and that it is “marked by seemingly unreal beauty, perfection, luck, or happiness.” The message is clear! Somehow, most still refer to finding true love as discovering...

Women in eighteenth-century Paris were subjected to a level of discrimination we’d never accept in the twenty-first century. Adelaide Labille-Guiard was no exception. She married young, but her passion wasn’t her husband; it was rather her painting. This created a volatile relationship, one that she...

Hedgehog has made plans to take a sailing trip to three islands. He is busy loading supplies on his vessel when Squirrel overhears his plans. Hedgehog had planned a relaxing trip, but Squirrel finds that boring, so he challenges Hedgehog to a race to the...

Everyone is special in their own way. You can’t ask a mother who her favorite is – it’s such an unfair question, impossible to answer. But, in Aisha Toombs' Brown Brainy Brilliant Bunnies, that’s exactly what the three bunnies, Artsy, Sporty, and Nerdi, ask their...

Thanks to the aliens known as the Stringfellows, humanity gets another chance at life after being destroyed by global warming. The Stringfellows choose whom to resurrect randomly and eliminate the criminally-minded ones with the help of the humans they employ as hitmen. These hitmen can...

Improving your lot in life is like climbing a ladder. At the bottom is the Red Zone, where everything is chaos, and at the top is the Green Zone, where you are in control. These zones are present in almost every situation we have to...

Nate Branch: Playing My Way Through Life is an autobiography by former Harlem Globetrotter Nate Branch with Barry Kienzle. Branch played for the iconic exhibition basketball team for fifteen years, from 1967 when he was recruited after he left college, to 1983 when he was...

In Drops of Sunlight, Kristy Lee tells the story of two childhood neighbors, Miranda and Dylan, who were best friends while growing up. They shared a lot of happy memories and had loved each other since they were young. However, Miranda, alias May, moved out...

Branden's Ghosts: The First Hunt by Linda Anthony Hill is the story of nine-and-a-half-year-old Branden, who arrives home from school expecting to meet his babysitter/tutor, Shelly. When Shelly isn't there to open the door for him, he finds the spare key and lets himself into...

Dr. Robert H. Kimball's memoir, A Road Less Traveled: War, Education and Civil Rights, is based on a life that has been lived to the full and with a passion for aiding others across the globe in a diverse range of causes. Broken down into...

Graphite and Turbulence by Jami Fairleigh is a dystopian fantasy and the second book in The Elemental Artist series, preceded by book one, Oil and Dust. Matthew Sugiyama's search for his biological parents presses on alongside Akiko, the little girl for whom he fills the...

Dreams are something that every culture pays attention to, but have you ever been curious about the meaning of your dreams? Or have you ever experienced moments of synchronicity and serendipity? What if these are ways to receive guidance? Thanks to Symbol & Synchronicity: Learning...

Katherine Skaggs’ enlightening book Artist Shaman Healer Sage: Timeless Wisdom, Practices, Ritual, and Ceremony to Transform Your Life and Awaken Your Soul is a treat for the mind, body, and spirit. Shamanism is not only defined and explained but illustrated with transcendental works of art...

Magic is just something for which you have not found a rational explanation. At least that is the motto of Calec of the Woods, the main character in R.M. Schultz's Knights, Necromancers, and Murder. A shadow lurks in Red Pike’s Landing, a town where a...

Lakewood by William Walsh brings us the journal of 18-year-old Robert English during his 1973 summer vacation. He is housesitting for his history professor who lives in Lakewood, Chautauqua County, New York. The house is the same house he lived in as a child and...

Karen Stuth writes about a wide variety of topics in a positive way. Her poems invite reflection on personal issues based on her experiences. She talks about appreciating the small but precious moments that life gives us. There are simple details in our days that...

The United World is the first entry in the Dystopian Sci-Fi Series by Craig Priestley, a wonderful opening with a fully drawn dystopian setting and a phenomenal conflict to spice up the plot. In a dystopian society ruled by The United World, citizens have only...

Women have made significant contributions to society. To achieve this, many of them had to overcome stereotyping, fight discouragement from many quarters, and use their resources to be heard. For some of these ground-breaking women, the path was difficult, but they achieved such impressive results...

The Timeless Apostle by Ken Urbansky is the story of a troubled and lost young man from Ohio. Twenty years young Tommy Evans spends his days drinking and has flunked out of college to return to his family's abode that he considers to be religiously...

Till the Sun Grows Cold by John Bebout is a multi-layered story representing the grief of those who lost loved ones during the American Civil War, feelings of revenge, healing, and revival through love. Allen Cowles was robbed and killed while serving as a payroll...