True beauty is said to be skin-deep, but we have to live in the skin we’re given. So we may as well accept it and see ourselves as beautiful. Why? Because we’re all beautiful, no matter what our skin color is. In Anna Casamento Arrigo’s...

It’s Not My Problem…Or Is It? is an informative book by Bruce L. Blumer that offers personal experiences, cultural insights, and a call to action when we see the problems in the world today. Each chapter is structured with Haitian proverbs as openings to set...

A Woodland Dance Party by Kendal Grey is an interesting children's picture book that follows a princess and a forest yeti who have the same interests. They both like listening to music on vinyl records and reading. But the princess's parents are very strict and...

Won't Be Fooled by A. L. Jaxan is a children’s comic book that aims to educate kids about online safety in a fun and interactive way. The story features a dog named Cyber Sniffer who helps children learn twelve essential rules for safe online practices....

Shane and the "Sh" Sound: Suzie and Zach Tales for Curious Minds is a wonderful children's picture book. A. R. Parr Burdett helps children who struggle with pronouncing words with the "sh" sound overcome this difficulty. This story encourages perseverance and reminds young readers that...

There must be many people who are unaware that during World War II, after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, the Americans rounded up those of Japanese descent and interned them in camps. In Shirley Miller Kamada’s book No Quiet Water, Fumio Miyota, together with his...

Barbara Mis Kelly's I'm Too Full! is a delightful tale that captures the everyday adventures of a lovely little girl whose name begins with the letter D. Illustrated adorably by Nelly Rodriguez, the story opens with D navigating her days filled with various activities. Whether...

In her memoir The Girl with Three Birthdays, Patti Eddington shares her adoption story, revealing that she accepted her older half-sister's account that a social worker facilitated her adoption from her biological mother, Lois. However, an aunt later contradicted this, stating Lois had handed Patti...

Black Moon is a work of fiction in the thriller, espionage, and suspense genres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to the presence of strong language and scenes of violence. Penned by author Andrew Ceroni, this immersive novel is a riveting adventure packed...

Rock and Roll Nightmares: Farewell Tour by Staci Layne Wilson is a dark comedy/horror novella that centers around Riff Savage, a once-celebrated musician and actor grappling with his lost glory. Riff tries to escape the chaotic entertainment world and write his autobiography in seclusion. However,...

Master of Music by Marla Himeda is a remarkable fantasy that takes us to the imaginary Bardic Isles. We meet Kaelin, an eleven-year-old orphan. Kaelin has a magical musical gift, but he is scared that his compositions will harm other people. So, he only plays...

The Magic: Empowered by JA Gandulla introduces the reader to Paul, who has found a ‘worry rock.' Not thinking much about it at first, he soon realizes it is a conduit to powerful magic, facilitating his transformations into an owl, a bear, and an octopus,...

Cry of the Kestrel by Marla Himeda, the second book in the Bardic Isles series, is for young adult fans of fantasy, drama, and coming-of-age stories. Kaelin is an apprentice of the Composition Master of Kestrel, Bergid. Kaelin is just thirteen, but he is an...

Polipo Finds A Friend is a children's picture book written by Paul Miceli with illustrations by Fiorella Mestichelli Oliveti. It follows the story of Polipo, a curious octopus that craves adventure. One day, while observing the ships that pass by his reef, Polipo wonders where...

Everything that happens in Justin Kurian’s The Canticle of Ibiza does so in an ever-present miasma of the mystical. Set, as the title suggests, on the enchanting isle of Ibiza in the late 1980s, this fascinating novel focuses on John, a recently divorced and recently...

A Suitable Fortune by Laura Beers, the seventh installment in the Lords and Ladies of Mayfair series, takes a dedicated teacher and a war-weary earl on an unexpected journey in an elegant tale of friendship and mystery. When Miss Emilia Hembry finds herself present at...

Can We Get a Rhinoceros? by Christian Kueng is an entertaining and adorable children's picture book about a little boy who wants to have an unusual pet—a rhinoceros. When he asks his mother for permission to get one, she doesn't like the idea. She tells him they don't...

The Half-Caste by Jason Zeitler is a thought-provoking novel set in the significant political and social era of the 1930s. Saul and Vernon form an unlikely friendship after attending a public lecture at the London School of Economics late one morning. Both of them agreed...

Race To Novus by R. A. Clarke is a science fiction adventure that revolves around an ultra-high-stakes race on the newly colonized planet Joya, where Finn Rucker and other competitors navigate a dangerous forest using ground vehicles. The race, organized by Governus Corporation, promises land...

In Being Safe Online: A Special Place for Friendship Book 1 by Olimena J.M. Rovanesi, Hazel and Zoe’s grandmother sent them a tablet to share. As is typical with siblings, the two quickly fight over the time each one has on the shared tablet. Their...