It’s always fascinating to see how an author has created an absorbing and informative story around some obscure historical person. That is what Beth M Caruso has done so very well in One of Windsor: The Untold Story of America’s First Witch Hanging. That so-called...

The Fabulous Life of Minnie the Sassy Chick: Minnie's Sassy Birthday (Volume 2) by Cindy L. Shirley is a captivating read that features Minnie, a beautiful, stylish and sassy hen. She lives with Carly and Riley who constantly fuss over her. The two sisters have...

Rock Candy Mountain by Earl Davis is quite a different type of memoir in that it focuses on just a short period of the author’s life, up until the age of fourteen, with most of the story revolving around a two-year period from the age...

A Song for Birdie: A Child's Journey with Autism is a social issues story book for children written and illustrated by Cindy Shirley. Birdie Williams was in the second grade now, and her teacher, Mrs. Andrews, wanted to speak with her parents. Birdie wasn’t really...

Meet Me Where I Am: An Alzheimer's Care Guide by Mary Ann Drummond is a non-fiction book mainly designed for caregivers who deal with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. In this book, Mary Ann Drummond draws upon her personal experience in the field...

Grow in the Grace by James Callen is a book about the Christian experience and our service to God. Starting with the path to salvation and then going on to how to navigate our life of service to God, this is a well-crafted and inspirational...

What courage do we require to look at our broken pieces of life and want to put them together? In Frantic Unleashed: Navigating Life After Suicide — A Survivor's Journal, Missy Palrang shares her story of grief and healing; a poignant narrative that is as...

Soaring in Silence: One Woman’s Triumph over Fear by Beverly Gandara is the riveting story of one woman’s experience with a dangerous retiree who stalks her. During the summer and after one week of vacation, Kim and Brad return home to their co-op apartment...

One of the most interesting history books on entrepreneurs that I have read is Innovation on Tap: Stories of Entrepreneurship from the Cotton Gin to Broadway’s Hamilton by Eric B. Schultz. The stories on each entrepreneur are well crafted and relevant, always emphasizing the impact...

The Queen and the Playwright: Love's Labor Lost by Bruce Hutchison is a love story between the famous queen of England and a young playwright. As a child, Edward de Vere had a reputation for disappearing into his own imagination as he was often compelled...

Having a bad hair day? Perhaps a day in the kitchen planning a dinner party will soothe the frizzes. So, “whip out your whisk, snatch up your spoon, and prepare your palate.” And, while you’re working your way through another great set of new recipes,...

What I Tell Myself FIRST: Children's Real-World Affirmations of Self Esteem is a social issues picture book for children, grades k-3, written by Michael A. Brown and illustrated by Zoe Ranucci. Who am I? A simple question, but the answer can provide a child with...

It was autumn and the leaves had already started to fall. The maple tree in the front yard, which provided a lot of shade during summer, had become colorful during fall. The tree was also home to a lot of insects and animals all year...

Childhood memories always lurk silently in the recesses of our minds. Sweet, sour, bitter, they come in all tastes, shapes, and sizes. Mulling on them often brings a sense of satisfaction. Reggie: That's His Story by Reginald P Howard is an assortment of such memories...

Granny Can’t Remember Me: A Children’s Book about Alzheimer’s is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book about understanding Alzheimer’s and other dementias that children and parents need to read. The easy-to-read story stars Joey who shares the differences between his two grandmothers. This story doesn’t just...

Forever My Always: For The Soon To Be World Explorer (Life's Biggest Moments) by Eevi Jones is a beautiful and inspirational poetry book based on the love of her children. This book guides and encourages the reader with thoughtful poetry. It makes it known that...

In the wonderfully conceived and magnificently presented Liberty-Loving Lafayette: How 'America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman' Helped Win Our Independence, Dorothea Jensen presents her theme in visuals and verse, alternating them page by page as she traces Gilbert’s (Lafayette’s) dedicated involvement in America’s Revolutionary War. The visuals...

Adam Thompson shares the fascinating story of his great-great-grandfather Martin Noble Hine's trip to California in 1852. This book is a transcript of notes written by Martin Hine. California and Back: An 1850s Adventure follows Martin’s steamer trip from New York to San Francisco,...

In Black, White, and Gray All Over, Frederick Douglass Reynolds recounts how he navigated life's hurdles from childhood until he retired from law enforcement. Born into a dysfunctional home and a violent community in Detroit, he followed a path of crime and recklessness to the...

Jacquelina could never have imagined herself living anywhere else or far from her father, let alone outside Panamá. Living with her sister Nana and their grandmother in the village, Jacquelina hardly saw her father who worked in the city of Colon. Their mother had left...