In The Right Words by Meg Rosenthal, college student Ember Owens is assigned a partner project in her advanced creative writing contest. Group projects are not her jam. To make matters worse, social phenomenon Matt Callahan is her designated writing partner. Their writing topic is...

The Bayrose Files by Diane Wald is the story of an aspiring journalist who gets into a morally questionable situation that she later regrets. Violet Maris was twenty-six years old and a budding literary critic for a minor Boston newspaper when she heard of "The...

Balance, Pedal, Breathe: A Journey Through Medical School is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, motivational, and sports writing subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience. This heartfelt and insightful memoir penned by author Claire Unis takes readers on a captivating...

Mark I West’s book of children’s poetry, The Peeve and the Grudge and Other Preposterous Poems, highlights the humor often overlooked in expressions many of us use daily. The titular opening poem finds a child’s parents retrieving several fictive items from the sea, which they...

Jenna Papponetti’s illustrated children’s book, The Little Bird Who Wanted to Fly, is a beautiful way to motivate children not to give up and to appreciate who they are. When Little Bird hatches, he is eager to start flying immediately, but his mother tells him...

Christmas is the one time that women are allowed some freedom to contribute, hence making them feel more independent from their husbands, who make most of the decisions. The church regulates even the shopping behavior of the people of the Mountain View community. On this...

Papercuts: The Art of Self Delusion is about Brent Perkins's rebirth as he awakens to insights into the human condition after failed relationships, demanding work commitments, and several drug binges. He emerges anew to craft this narrative and elucidate the delusions under which we live....

Across Both Sides of the Mirror by Bianca Pensy Aba introduces us to Nova Wright, a beautiful young woman with the means to have it all. There is just one problem: Nova is intent on selling herself short and ignoring the many opportunities life has...

Off to School in My Wheelie Chair by Charlene McIver is a picture book about the mobility experience of a young schoolboy who moves around from one place to another with the aid of his manual wheelchair. He sees going to school as an adventure...

The Little Bird That Wanted to Fly to the Moon is a work of fiction in the adventure, animals, and bedtime stories subgenres. It is suitable for young readers and newly independent readers and was penned by author Svetlana Kitik with illustrations provided by artist...

Gloria the playbus has returned full of rhymes and fun but don’t forget the playtime, too. How about some fun with numbers? “Four little buses went driving one day,/ Over the hills and far away./ Along the road and down the track,/ but … one...

The timely, useful guide, UNPLUGGED! A Practical Guide to Managing Teenage Stress in the Digital Age: Proven Techniques for Promoting Emotional Wellness, Achieving Healthy Habits, and Building Resilience by Oreste J. DAversa offers tools for navigating today’s digital landscape. The guide provides accessible strategies for...

Malcolm had been brought up in London, and with encouragement from his teacher, he had made a name for himself in acting. Soon after, he found himself in Hollywood, where he met Diane, who became infatuated with him, and she suggested that they marry. Diane...

Sophia’s birthday was fast approaching, and she looked forward to it. She also wished to own a pet hippopotamus, owing to her love for animals. While relaxing in her front yard on a summer day, Sophia saw a truck driver drop off a beautiful hippopotamus....

Covert Covid by award-winning author Edwin Dasso begins for Jack when he drives from a needy Indian reservation clinic; his vehicle engages with a semi-truck, and the driver kills himself. Worse, Jack discovers dozens of bodies in the truck. Things get harrowing when DHS enters...

The Violence of Reason by Pete Planisek is a gripping historical fiction thriller set in Nazi-occupied Norway. Aside from her job at a bookstore, Norill is an amateur pianist, courier, and spy for Norway's underground resistance against the Nazi regime. But when her friends and...

Franzie the Pig From 6 Pumpernickel Way by B L Robinson and Amanda Dowell is a fun children’s picture book. Franzie the pig lives on a farm on Pumpernickel Way, on top of a hill. But Franzie is lonely because he’s the only pig on...

Love Put Me In: Love Got Me Out by James H Blurton is an across-the-years thriller. Billy had been sent to prison in Southern Georgia during the 1930s for murdering Luke Hampton, but he didn’t do it. He spent his prison time training their tracking...

Cinzi Lavin’s A Strand of Truth weaves an intriguing tale of dual identities, high-stakes danger, and moral dilemmas. The story follows a flamboyant hair stylist who leads a secret double life as an undercover federal agent. When a chance encounter with a desperate genealogist named...

Her Devoted Protector is a work of fiction in the romantic suspense, interpersonal drama, and intrigue subgenres, and it forms the second novel in the Red Mark Rescue & Protect series. The work is best suited to mature readers and was penned by author Alessa...