Maskirovka: The Russian Science of Deception by Richard Meredith is a crime thriller anchored by protagonist Steve Nguyen's first solo homicide investigation as a Vietnamese-American detective in the San Francisco Police Department. Nguyen, a Stanford Law school dropout, digs deep into the enigmatic death of...

The Beauty of Us All: Celebrating the Diversity of the World by Chandele Morris, illustrated by Marissa Napolitano, is an ebullient, vibrant, unapologetic homage to the beauty that comes only from being uniquely ourselves – just precisely the way we were made to be. Its...

Books often open a door to a world full of possibilities. You could be busy climbing high towers and saving the world with your cool superpowers. You could be teaching a new puppy some tricks. Building a grand tree house with rickety sticks. Flying off...

Set in 1939, Tomboy: A Jane Benjamin novel by Shelley Blanton-Stroud follows Janie, a female reporter from San Francisco, as she juggles personal conflict and professional ambitions. Tasked with facilitating the career of Pat Shea, her college roommate's son, she also seeks to establish herself...

The Zone by Stu Jones is an action-packed, character-driven science fiction story. The book accurately labels itself a “cyberpunk thriller.” The Zone is “cyber” because it deals with hi-tech weaponry. It’s “punk” because it’s set in a gritty and violent future. And it’s a thriller...

Daphne Higginbotham Battles the Fifth Grade by Rosemary Starr is a powerful story. It's about an imaginative ten-year-old adopted Asian girl. Daphne Xiao-fen Higginbotham loves to spend the summer break playing with her best boy-slash friend Byron who has autism. Daphne believes that school is...

Life was complicated by shaky relationships, old grudges, and a whole lot of politics in Tempered Illusions (Shadows of Otherside Book 6) by Whitney Hill. Arden was stuck between a rock and a hard place, trying to find some semblance of balance between her many...

Twins In The City is an educational children's picture book that focuses on the responsibilities of police officers and their importance and relationship with their local community. Written by Adrian Goodwin and Christopher Goodwin, the story follows two twin sisters, Madison and Mia, as they...

Do you feel stuck in your job or station in life? Do you find it difficult to be happy and can't understand why? You can find the answers to these questions and more in Unlock Happiness By Mastering The Self by Shobeir Shobeyri. In this...

In Random Musings of the Left Hemisphere, Mike Joyner reviews his socioeconomic position and shares his views on policy, politics, and news stories that have emerged over the last eight years. The sections are labeled, and some include posts from social media when opinions and...

Evolve: The Path to Trauma-Informed Leadership by Carolyn Swora is essential to help leaders gain a fresh perspective on trauma and the human experience. If you catch today's headlines or engage in social media, it doesn't take long to realize that leadership is struggling and...

Never before has the options trading market attracted such an influx of new players. The vast majority of these entrants lack the basic skills needed to become successful traders but for some unknown reason, they believe the mass delusion that the markets are lined with...

It's 2031. Thanks to a computer implant, 14-year-old Damon can return to school and attempt to live a normal life after a ghastly accident. Unfortunately, this proves to be a far-fetched dream as he faces one problem after another for using implants in his high...

Ben Mariner's Gourmands and Goblins follows a goblin's highly suspenseful, adventure-filled journey in the world of assassins and chefs. Küdz's parents are banished by the goblins for a crime Küdz knows nothing about, and he must walk an arduous road to find acceptance among his...

Even Fleas Say Please, written by Lindsay Meleshko and illustrated by Robin DeWitt and Patricia DeWitt-Grush, is an educational book for young children. The book comprises a few short rhymes about situations where children should say 'please' and 'thank you.' Every case is unique, and...

The Alice Curse (Reimagined Fairy Tales Book 3) by Megan Van Dyke is an enchanting and thrilling fantasy novel that beckons readers into the whimsical realm of Wonderland. The story revolves around Eliza Carroll, a young woman who finds herself thrust into a parallel world...

Who Says Women Can't Lead? is a thought-provoking and must-read study. James J Rondinone questions whether a woman might be called to any leadership position in the church, such as pastor-teacher, apostle, prophet, or evangelist. Besides uncovering truths, this book offers new interpretations that challenge...

Ahmed Kazim from the president's office and his goons had brutalized her family and pillaged their home with impunity in the name of acting in the interest of the people. Worse, her husband, Dara, and his brothers have been detained on trumped-up charges. Will Silloo...

Heritage House by Renny DeGroot is a police procedural murder mystery that introduces us to Gretha Braun, a German woman starting afresh on Cape Breton Island with the purchase of a home that comes with a troubled past. Her plans for renovating the house are...

The Curse of the Boran by Robert A. G. Erickson is a fantasy time travel adventure following Lenny, Jenna, Zada, and Effita, who with the assistance of a dryad Bella and an acorn, embark on a journey to recover Zada's lost memories. Their quest is...