White Plains by Rebecca Perkin is a good fantasy tale for young adult readers. I like stories where someone from our version of Earth is taken to another world. The connection to our place and time makes the protagonist’s actions and reactions understandable, but the...

Cool Science Experiments for Kids! by Sumita Mukherjee is an interesting and interactive book for children who want to explore the world of science, are naturally inquisitive, observant, and determined problem solvers. The experiments shared by the author not only encourage exploration, play, and invention,...

Murder at Broadcast Park is a murder mystery/thriller written by Bill Evans. John was getting used to his position at the station as the assignment editor. It always did seem rather odd to him that he, the new kid who had just finished college, would...

I thoroughly enjoyed Courage by Lauren H Salisbury. It’s a science fiction re-imagining of the story of Moses from the Bible. Instead of Israelites suffering as slaves at the hands of the Egyptians, Courage gives us the human race enslaved by a more powerful alien...

When your dog gets hit by a car or bitten by another dog, going to the vet is an obvious path. But, unfortunately, many dog owners have no clue about a big percentage of the issues that are mentioned in the beautifully designed book Symptoms...

Esperanza by Tommy Tutalo is a historical fiction novel that revolves around a young woman named Sarita who, following the unexpected death of her mother Gabriela, is left with three journals. While initially hesitant to read them out of fear that the written word of...

Storch is definitely on the point of taking his own life when he realizes it’s only a matter of time before the FBI arrests him. He knows when the truth all comes out about his money-making activities, he’ll live out his life in a federal...

Mike Purdy's 101 Presidential Insults: What They Really Thought About Each Other is a quick read, but captures the meanness of human nature demonstrated by men in the highest position in the US. In this book, presidential historian Mike Purdy presents a well-researched book about...

Tourmaline by Ginger Tran is a collection of intimate poems that evoke the journey through change and transformation experienced in the soul of the author, that reflect the nuances and the subtleties of our existence. Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, the author embraces this reality...

Geza Tatrallyay has woven his latest novel, Rainbow Vintner, into a factual, historical background. Morgan Kenworthy, a Berkeley student studying abroad and a guest of the de Carduzac family, owners of a magnificent chateau in St. Émilion, uncovers a coup to bring down the French...

Kayla Koala and her Mama is a children’s picture book written by Ha-Le Thai and illustrated by Chuileng Muivah. Kayla Koala and her mama lived idyllic lives in the Australian bush. By day, they were each other’s playmates and at night Mama was always there...

Dylan's Birthday Present: Little Polyglot Adventures, Vol. 1 is a children’s concept storybook written by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos and illustrated by Eszter Miklos. When Dylan opened the box sitting in front of his bedroom door, he found a card that said he could...

To Be or Knot To Be is a children’s educational animal picture book written and illustrated by Melanie Burgess. The Florida Everglades are home to colonies of flamingos. Two flamingos from one of those colonies loved to dance and swirl about each other on the...

Housewife Chronicles by Jennifer Snow is a contemporary women's fiction novel around a suburban housewife named Beth Cartwright, her dead husband Howard, and Howard's mistress—who is also Beth's next-door neighbor and former yoga instructor—Gina Thompson. Two weeks before Howard bites the dust, Beth learns...

Katarina Rempel’s dream was to be a schoolteacher when she was old enough and travel the world. Just like other groups in Europe and possibly the rest of the world, the Mennonite women were supposed to only worry about household chores and their husbands. Katarina...

In Beasley Helps by Rosie Russell, Beasley’s a little disturbed to find his favorite trees being cut down. He’s the resident, happy-go-lucky dog who takes care of everyone and everything at the farm in Shady Brook Lane. When he learns the reason for the trees’...

Jacquelina could never have imagined herself living anywhere else or far from her father, let alone outside Panamá. Living with her sister Nana and their grandmother in the village, Jacquelina hardly saw her father who worked in the city of Colon. Their mother had left...

Bright Mind, Happy Heart, Best Life by Deanna LoTerzo is a self-help book about realizing and accepting that your mind and heart are connected. Your words and emotions affect you physically, and you decide how you will be affected. Words are powerful, and if you...

Florida Retirement is Murder is the latest comedy-mystery from Kris Courtney. The book tells the story of widower Stewart Johnson after he retires to Florida and meets a group of fellow retirees who bring him into their community. As Stewart becomes part of the mischievous...

Broken Pencils by J.R. Rice is the story of a Black high school teenager diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The story starts with him preparing to go to his prom in San Francisco. Many elements resulted in the catastrophe of this night. His prom is on...