What’s a birthday? Why do we celebrate it? Who do we invite and expect to remember us on our special day? Are they happy for us? Did we live a good life? What about the future? Are we confident in it? London Baby Birthday: What...

London Baby Wildlife by Lande Jewels is a pocket-sized book chock-full of nature observations, each in a one-page poem. From heron to hedgehog, Lande Jewels has created little gems of wisdom for families to enjoy. Though not particularly rhyming, the poems have a melodic quality....

London Baby Stations by Lande Jewels is a unique foray that explores stations in London through a lyrical and visual journey. The tour takes you along with fun trivia and historical facts to introduce you to a new side of these lines. You get a...

Yui Abe’s A Wild Windy Night is a heart-warming picture book. Ricky is nervous about the strong wind blowing outside as he goes to bed. His mother gets him into bed, but then the wind blows open the window and all of Ricky’s toys fly...

Brisket's Stinky Appetite: A Pet Dog's Halloween by Fei Zheng-Ward is a fun story for kids. Brisket loves his food, but his food doesn't always love him, and he's very good at producing clouds of smelly gas. It's Halloween, and Mrs. Jones has a treat...

Voron Forest's The Shadow Lord's Son: To Take Away His Voice is a dark, provocative LGBTQ+ fantasy novel that dives into themes of power, love, and survival. Set in a world filled with ancient bards, ruthless warlords, and a harrowing past, this book is not...

Fallen: The Founder's Seed, Book 1 by Drema Deòraich is a compelling science fiction epic that introduces readers to Alira, a misfit cleric with the extraordinary ability to inherit memories from the dead. It’s a gripping story that throws Alira into a world on the...

Entheophage by Drema Deoraich is a timely, thrilling, unique scientific story. Dr. Isobel Fallon is a pharmaceutical research scientist trying to discover a drug to halt the progression of the fatal neurological condition Milani Syndrome; her son is afflicted and will almost certainly die within...

Cecilia Valetti’s The Truth is the first entry in the Mysteries at Anna's Trattoria series, which offers a delightful blend of community, personal grief, and intrigue set against the backdrop of an imaginary town in Canada. The narrative follows Anna Venturi, who came to the...

Words by Katherine Davis-Gibbon is a beautifully crafted picture book that takes young readers on an imaginative journey into a park where words come to life. With its vibrant illustrations and clever storytelling, the book explores the power of language in a way that is...

Overcome by M. E. Reach is a teenage drama that centers around Erin Mitchell, an impressionable 16-year-old bent on the idea of becoming popular. So, when sophomore and star athlete of Davis-Buckley High, Jake Cunningham, asks her to be his girlfriend, Erin is ecstatic. Jake...

Be it romance movies and novels, pop music, or social media, external factors have groomed us to believe in things like divine love or soulmates and that declarations of love should always be grand and boisterous. This often leads to unrealistic expectations of love and...

Patricia A. Houchin's The CHAIN Links Program for Young Women and Girls with Anxiety: Stronger Together is a thoughtfully crafted program that offers a practical, peer-to-peer approach to mental well-being. Drawing on her experience as a counselor, Houchin recognizes the critical role that adolescence plays...

Hop on for an adventure in the countryside with Vijay Visits a Farm by Preethi Srinivas. Vijay's mom takes him to a quiet farm in the countryside, away from the hustle and bustle of their home in the city. But Vijay would rather play video...

Christopher Griffith's Andrew's Addled Autopsy: A Sequel to William Ottoway's Utopia invites readers on an enlightening journey through the breathtaking Lake District, the mysterious Loch Ness, and the otherworldly landscapes of Iceland and Finland. The story centers around Andrew, an investigative journalist grappling with the...

Artama & The New Kingdom: The Third Journey by Bruce Paul is a richly imagined continuation of the Artama Legend series, combining speculative fiction with deep philosophical undertones. This installment sees Artama’s return to his home on E3 after his second journey to planet E1,...

Stanley’s Standing Ovation! by Barbara Swisher Amundson is a heartwarming children’s book that beautifully captures the power of perseverance and curiosity. The story follows Stanley, a young boy who faces various challenges as he tries to find inspiration for his school science fair project. Despite...

Haunted Arizona Deadly Graveyards by Jethro Blanch consists of thirteen stories that introduce you to a more macabre aspect of Arizona's history. Each tale shares two key components: a tragic death and a graveyard. Both aspects create what we think of as ‘haunted’ sites. These...

Peril on the Indian Pacific by C. A. Larmer, the seventh book in the Murder Mystery Book Club series, is a detail-oriented mystery with the strong flavor of a classic detective novel. Alicia Finlay, her sister Lynette, and other members of the Murder Mystery Book...

I Love My Big Sister: A Big Sister Learns to Understand Her Little Brother (Transition to Big Sister) by Serene Chia is a short children’s picture book. Meet the little brother who is learning to understand his feelings and help his big sister understand them,...