'Chag sameach' is Hebrew for happy holiday. A Sukkah is a temporary shelter whose roof is mostly covered with branches. When Jewish families celebrate Sukkot every autumn, they are remembering the 40-year journey of the Jewish nation when they searched for the Promised Land after...

Maurice Aldridge is a London-based antiquarian book dealer. Along with most independent bookshops in the age of the worldwide web, his business is struggling. He is surprised but cautiously optimistic therefore when invited to lunch at the Ritz by a rich American collector who entices...

If you're looking for a racy romance thriller to spend your evening with, grab a copy of Invisible Pursuit by Elizabeth Meyette. Layla Forrester is a successful attorney recently promoted to a new rank in her firm, much to the chagrin of her rivals. When...

In the Skull Palace and Other Stories is a work of fiction in the short stories and dark fantasy subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Mary Patterson Thornburg. Collecting together a rich anthology of dark...

All children love pets. Pets come in every shade imaginable: dogs, cats, lizards, snakes, hamsters, rabbits, etc. If your child is thinking about adopting a cat, then Andy Wortlock has authored an excellent book called Cats Don’t Like That! Andy is not against you adopting...

The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: The Emerald Lake is a children's fantasy adventure novella by Wallace E. Briggs. Jimmy Crikey is an alien orphan from the world of Attalia who has made Earth his forever home. Friends with the four witch guardians and Lord Oron,...

The Lion and the Impala by Kalenga Augustine Mulenga with illustration and layout by Boutique Books is a sweet story of a curious son who asks his doting father questions about how the circle of life affects both lions and impalas. The story can be...

Empress of the Jade Realm: A Mongolian Epic by Starr Z. Davies is a historical fiction novel that follows the line of Genghis Khan generations later. It is the fourth and final book in the Fractured Empire Saga series, preceded by book one, Daughter of...

Chris Coward's novel Perpendicular Women: Adventures in the Multiverse is an intriguing science fiction story about perpendicular universes, which can be similar to, or quite different from, the original home universe. The novel begins with the life of Kara Cuesta. In 2012 Kara was a...

When you're a young adult on the cusp of adulthood, sometimes it can be hard to choose your path in life because of the sheer abundance of choices and distractions around you. In A Well-Launched Life, Bruce Sheridan chronicles his experiences as a young adult...

Playing With Fire: A Supernatural Urban Fantasy (Uncommon Bonds Book 1) by William E. Noland follows Lotte, a teenage girl who has just moved from Germany with her father. Lotte is the epitome of an outcast, although she couldn’t care less about what others think....

Stories For My Grandkids: Moral Lessons for Kids to Use Throughout Life is a collection of eight short stories by James Dixon. Having a screwdriver permanently stuck in your head will attract attention as it did for Annette Dixon, but it also proved beneficial in...

Ek Navo Divas (A New Day) by Anuja Mohla is a Hindi-English children’s picture book that tells the story of a little boy named Reyan. It follows his day from beginning to end with his mother and father. As Reyan goes about his tasks, readers...

Happy Jack Sad Jack: A Bullying Story is a children's picture book by Mark M. Bello. Jack is a happy interracial child who is due to start kindergarten. On the very first day of school, he excitedly joins his new classmates on a new adventure....

The Drop and the Glop by Sanjiv Saran is an engrossing novel that takes place in a part of the world in upheaval: The India-Pakistan war in 1965 and the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. Against this turbulent period are intertwined lives that will come...

Lauren Bingham approaches her topic frankly, explaining that a writer has to make tough choices because writing fiction is a task that requires planning, preparation, and a lot of work. The author's function isn't limited to imagining plots or scenarios or writing a certain quota...

In The Tale Of Meadow Grove by Lynn D. Wheeler, we are introduced to five-year-old twins named Chloe and Emma. They don’t live in a safe house and the only time they can be free to act like children is through their imaginations. This helps...

Based on a true story, A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower by Patricia Bernstein is set in Great Britain during the transition between the Stuart and Hanover monarchies in the early 1700s and brings the conflict between Protestant and Catholic faithful into sharp...

Having self-esteem helps children to accept themselves. When their self-esteem is balanced, they will feel proud of what they can achieve, which is why they must learn to value their abilities and build confidence in themselves. Feathers in the Wind * El talingo camaleón explores...

In an age of commercialism, it is nice to find an oasis of sanity in a children’s book. Unfortunately, too many people have taken the day to remember the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ and turned it into a fantasy of Santa and toys....