"Ima Pigg" by Elizabeth Allen is a story about animals and humans – and their place on the food menu. Imagine a world in which being a vegetarian and a defender of animal rights might turn you into a traitor in the government’s eye. Imagine...

“Ruins of the Mind” by Craig A. Wright is a very well-conceived dystopian novel, set on a future Earth, decimated by a global virus, released from an Egyptian mummy discovered in the Sahara Desert. The evil spirit of that mummy was released at the same...

“Bloodline” by Shannon K Brown is the story of Luna Lanchester, a woman who lives her life carrying around a lot of demons. Literally. Luna is an independent young woman who has seen what abuse was done to her mother. She has also got an...

Martin Abulafia is an intelligent young man who abandoned his studies after becoming disillusioned with the Roman Catholic church. The year is 1529 and Spain is at the height of its imperial power. This is also the time when the Spanish Inquisition wreaks havoc in...

Z.E. Frey's "Open: Candid Haikus about Everyday Life" is an interesting take on the standard haiku format. The book is divided into seven sections, each devoted to a different theme, including sections on love, work, faith, racism and friendship. Don't expect the old conventions --...

Another outstanding police procedural from L J Sellers featuring detective Wade Jackson and his cohorts of the Eugene, Oregon Police Department. This time it is personal as Jackson’s ex-wife, Renee, is missing. Jackson suspects that alcoholic Renee has climbed back inside the bottle that destroyed...

In "Back to Blood", Tom Wolfe tells a complex tale of modern Miami with all of its racial, social, and cultural conflicts. The story focuses on the lives of two young Cubans struggling to rise above the constraints of their circumstances. They start out as...

Kate usually covered what reporters referred to as "bummer" stories, stories that covered “death, destruction and weeping survivors.” She was shocked when the news director assigned her to cover a human interest story. Someone had left a stack of cash amounting to $100,000 in a...

"Upside Down Mommy" is more than a book about a mom trying to raise her child. It is about a mother struggling with herself and her own doubts. After having a meltdown and fearing she has forever scarred her son, Amanda Johnson reevaluates her parenting...

Cancer was all John could think of though he had to help his wife. Ruby was his priority and he didn’t want her to die. What a roller-coaster ride! Kudos to Daniel Palmer for "Stolen". I had not yet read any of his books, but...

"In Search of my Soul" by Lucy Pignataro is a book that has the author sharing her life story with the reader in the hope that others will be encouraged to bring forth their own gifts and wisdom. Lucy Pignataro is a counselor, life coach...

"No Bullies Allowed: Zoey's Adventures" by Linda K. Lee and Mary Ting is about how Mean Jean, a girl bully, caused fear and humiliation in Abby and how the victim's friends rallied on her behalf to help and support her. Mean Jean would call Abby...

So, you are an introvert. Isn’t that the same as being shy, or socially anxious? Isn’t it a handicap in a society that values extroversion? No way, says Amber Keyes in her new book "The Advantage of Being an Introvert in an Extrovert World". Instead,...

The poems in this book are all inspiring. They speak of life, love and lore. The poems also are categorized under these three sections. A lot of poems are written in different forms. Form poetry had taken a backseat with the advent of contemporary poetry....

How do you write a book about God but not the God you learned about in Sunday School, but about the God in each of us – and how this makes us Gods ourselves? Although it might not be the easiest task to undertake, this...

Author Joseph Richardson has given many generations much food for thought in "Visions of Mary." A current-time emergency room physician finds himself baffled by an elderly patient who simply will not allow himself to be known. The doctor sees confusion and orientation and surmises...

Book Two of 'The Godling Chronicles', "Of Gods and Elves", continues the fast-paced action that leads Gewey and his friends deeper into the intrigues of the Dark Knight. The world is changing quickly and the group of men and women, elves and gods trying to...

Nazim Rashid's self-help book “Reconnected: How to Be a Mentor to Your Child-Self” describes how to find a new connection to your child-self by visualizing an alternative youth in which you turn into your own mentor. The author explains various things that a child needs...

“104 Ways to Starve your Anger and Feed your Soul” by Robyn Wheeler is a book for people who have small or big problems with the anger they feel in their life. And who amongst us never feels angry? In a way, this book is...

In the heat of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, homicide officer Harry Bosch and his partner are allowed only a short time at each new death scene. When they arrive in an alley to make a report on another victim they are startled to discover...