Drawing on her years of experience, Jennifer Costanza MA, LMFT offers insight into the issues many teenagers encounter and helps them recognize their worth in her empowering self-help guide Building Self-Worth: A Teen Guide to a Strong Sense of Self, Purpose, and Meaning. The work...

Flight of the Monarchs is a work of fiction in the recent historical, coming-of-age, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author M. H. Reardon. Set in 1960s America, the story revolves around Jeremy...

Frank's Shadow by Doug McIntyre revolves around Danny McKenna, whose recent loss of his father, Frank, occurs on the same day as Frank Sinatra's death. Danny is tasked with delivering his father's eulogy, but Frank, a WWII veteran, is a man Danny struggles to fully...

The Salt Line by Youval Shimoni, translated into English from Hebrew by Michael Sharp, is a work of literary fiction that, after a political assassination, has Russian Jewish rebel Poliakov running from the law and ending up in Leh, India. A British doctor, McKenzie, provides...

Good Morning, Rainforest by R. C. Roebuck is a children’s rhyming book that begins with the sun greeting the marvelous rainforest. The rhyme paints a vibrant picture of the rainforest, focusing on several of its elements and inhabitants, as well as the interaction between them....

The Bitcoin Conspiracy is a work of fiction in the suspense, intrigue, and thriller subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers and was penned by author Tom Callahan. This electrifying financial thriller takes readers on a high-stakes journey into a world where global politics,...

Kissing Asphalt by Delicia Niami is the memoir of a courageous woman who survived against all odds. Delicia and her brother were very young when their estranged father kidnapped them and then took them over to the other side of the world in Iraq. The...

Scriptless is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, autobiographical writing, and slice-of-life subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Carol McMillan. This poignant and thought-provoking memoir takes its audience on a journey through a tumultuous...

Unruly Pets by Diana Legere is a kids' picture book. Mr. Chadwick Martin McFerd has a lot of pets, but they are not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill animals. His fat cat is checkered and carries a pail. He has a bird, stripy and purple, who spends...

Cats on Halloween Night is written by Lindsay Derollo and illustrated by Denny Poliquit. Cats who are out on Halloween enjoying the night see trick-or-treaters walking around on the sidewalks in their costumes. The cats play hide-and-seek and other mischievous games as the fairies, superheroes,...

This week I’ve been diving into the world of writing novels, thanks to Stefani Milan’s excellent non-fiction guide to writing your first book. Oh, the Stories You Will Write: A Motivational Guide to Empower Aspiring Authors is an updated and expanded version of the original...

Hiccup's Haunted Halloween Hunt: A Seek and Find It Book For Ages 3 - 5 by Dave W. Ball is an interesting story about Count Hiccup's Halloween exploits. This delightful character will take readers on an extraordinary adventure of mischief and intrigue with a witch,...

Grimm Rose by Kasi Blake is a captivating blend of Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella retellings, creating a unique and enthralling fantasy world. Sixteen-year-old Shayne, a halfling servant trapped in a bleak existence, is thrust into an unexpected and dangerous choice – marry a...

Robert A. Valle’s Miss Novak’s Christmas is more than the story of an immigrant who comes to America from Slovakia. It captures the whole of her life, fascinating details subtly dropped in with the ownership of a viola, a hard-earned gift from her father. Her...

Chance Upon Wilmartin is a romance drama novel by Darin TaDream. After suffering a horrendous sexual assault from her own father, seventeen-year-old Theodora 'Odie' Coldstream leaves her luxurious life in California and runs away from home with seemingly no destination in mind. However, when fate...

The ForestGirls, at the Edge of Land and Sea is a work of children's fiction in the natural world, educational, and adventure subgenres. It is intended for accompanied and newly independent readers and was penned by author Sissel Waage with illustrations provided by artist Ana-Maria...

The Curious Conundrum of Charlemagne Crosse is a work of fiction in the mystery, suspense, and historical adventure subgenres. It is intended for the young adult reading audience and was penned by author PJ McIlvaine. Set against the backdrop of an alternate Victorian London, the...

Yankee Clipper: Ghost War Patrol is a work of fiction in the action, adventure, and intrigue subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers and was penned by author Tom Gauthier. A gripping fusion of fiction and chilling real-world possibilities, the novel paints a stark...

Rose and the Vampires is a work of fiction in the paranormal, interpersonal drama, and urban fantasy subgenres, and is the first novel in the Rose From Miami book series. The work is best suited to mature readers owing to scenes of violence and topics...

The Memory Quilt is a children’s storybook by Lori Keating with illustrations by Alyssa Grizenko. The story follows Grace, a girl who loved spending time with her neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, and their son Jason. Every season, she and Jason had fun playing and...