Silver Press's 52 Devotions for a Purposeful Retirement: Faith, Renewal and Meaning for Women is an engaging book that can be a significant help for newly retired women. Transitioning from a busy lifestyle with deadlines and appointments into one that is quiet and undemanding can...

Brunt and Eggbert Happen Upon a Wreck! by Jeff Dorrill is a playful picture book that captures the gentle chaos of welcoming someone new into a settled life. Brunt and Eggbert share an enviable contentment, built on shared routines, creative projects, and the quiet joy...

Sista, Can You Feel A Brother’s Pain? examines how emotional injury formed in childhood continues to shape adult male behavior, faith, and relationships. Dr. Ovedia Rhoulhac uses the biblical story of Mephibosheth to show how a single moment of harm can redirect a life when...

In the children's picture book We're Going on a Space Adventure by Marie Nichols, a young boy named Bracken welcomes his grandmother to the front yard, where he shows her his very own homemade spaceship. Together, they get in and blast off, making their way...

Little Deaths All in a Row by Elizabeth Earley surprised me in ways I never expected with its depth and the author’s ability to communicate complex thoughts so that readers not only understand but also enjoy it. The author examines the paradoxical relationship between sex...

Dying With a Secret by Tj O'Connor is about Detective Oliver Tucker, better known as Tuck, who is dead, but comes back as a ghost and lives with his wife Dr Angela Hill Tucker, helping her and his friend Captain Theodore “Bear” Braddock to solve...

Reflections on Being a Physician by Robert G. Hooper, M.D, is aptly named, for that is exactly what this book is – a thoughtful reflection based on one man’s many years of experience in the medical field. It’s broken down into three distinct sections. Each...

Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce is a brutally honest memoir from noted travel writer and film producer Margie Goldsmith. Having grown up in a dysfunctional family, the author took the first opportunity to leave that environment after graduating from college and headed to...

Chats with a Charlatan by Chris Wilkensen follows Kevin Davis, a therapist in Chicago whose life, both at work and at home, is falling apart. Kevin uses unorthodox methods in his sessions, sometimes giving his patients alcohol and marijuana in an attempt to break down...

Laura Ingalls Wilder once wrote, “I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all,” a sentiment that gently weaves its way through The Diaries of a Teenage Pilgrim: The Early Journey by Lydia...

Confessions of a Problem Seeker by Howard Steinberg is a memoir that begins with his childhood in Queens, molded by parents who survived the Holocaust. His early life is marked by inherited fear, silence, and responsibilities that predate his own experience. A juvenile diabetes diagnosis...

The Diary of a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Alcoholic follows Elli Rose Cikovic as alcohol becomes the fixed driver of her decisions from adolescence into adult life. After starting to drink in her teens, she began experiencing recurring blackouts that reshaped how she moved through school, relationships, and...

There’s a Robot in Our Class is a delightful children’s picture book written by Moataz Abo Mokh with illustrations by Yasser Elgazzar. Siblings Amir and Naya cannot wait to get back to school after a long break. They have got their uniforms ready, backpacks packed,...

Orlando Chavez's Portrait of a Hollow Man follows a man who ends up trapped in the same routines, glued to technology, and mentally checked out from the world around him. He wakes up early, goes through his phone, eats breakfast, takes care of his aging...

Sophir Takes a Walk by Rasha Kawar introduces a cheerful young beagle named Sophir who lives with Haley in Copper Village. One morning, Sophir wakes to the smell of bacon and begins her day with Haley, who is preparing for her first day at a...

Gizmo Goes to a Rodeo by Heidi Heisel is a fun, thought-provoking story for young readers. Gizmo, a cute and funny fluffy dog, idolizes Cowboy Ruff. This cowboy is a dog star in the show, The Tales of Cowboy Ruff. Gizmo wishes he were tough...

The Adventures of Dori, A Rescue Pup: Mountain Fun is a children’s picture book written by Kathleen Conway and Juanita Ellis. It follows Dori and her canine friends, Molly, Bucky, and Archie, who like adventure and live in the mountains of Silver Mine Holler. They...

Mysticism is a spiritual tradition that transcends conventional religious boundaries and allows the individual scope to seek heightened perception and access hidden truths through the teachings of the sages and by direct experience. It is against this background that M. A. Irfan enters the arena...

Can You Pray a Million Prayers in One Day? is a children’s picture book written by Gail Ann Gross with illustrations by Joe Eckstein. It teaches children how they can pray a million prayers with small actions like breathing, blinking, and even smiling. With these...

“Everything’s the same as it’s always been, Kurt. It’s only our perception of the world that’s changed.” In the novel Without A Face by Lonnie Busch, that sentence would be a significant understatement. The curtain rises in Rescue, a small town somewhere in the American...