In Gabriel’s Tooth Fairy Tale by Sharon Leya and Jennifer Saylor, a boy named Gabriel, who enjoys building rockets in his makerspace and dreams of space travel, prepares for bed and places a lost tooth under his pillow. That night, he is awakened by the...

Imagine a secluded kingdom nestled in the shifting sands of a desert under a blazing, cloudless sun. The Land Without Rain by Brigitte Novalis is set in this unique place where people have never seen rain, clouds, or grass. The only water source comes from...

Perūn’s Hammer by Ian Heller is a pulse-pounding sci-fi thriller where history, journalism, and global politics collide. When Rich Penton, a lead reporter for the investigative show ‘RECON’, begins receiving impossible video footage of past events like the truth behind Amelia Earhart and the Tulsa...

Mickey Dubrow's The Magic Maker starts in 1917 in New York City. It's Passover Seder, so Baruch Rosenfeld invites a beggar to join him and his family during this revered event, as is the Jewish custom. Suddenly, Baruch’s charitable act rebounds, resulting in him and...

Two Souls by Maksim Haretski, newly translated by Olya Ianovskaia, is a powerful existential and political novel that vividly captures the turmoil of early 20th-century Belarus. Originally published during the Russian Revolution and long suppressed for its bold critique of Bolshevism, the story follows Ignat...

Ezra Edmond's Cerberus the Tiger is a young adult sci-fi novel that follows the adventures of a young tiger named Cerberus. When Cerberus was just a "kidden," his father, Leonidas, inexplicably went missing during an experiment at the Animal Research Laboratory. Years later, his childhood...

Charlotte by Charlotte Adelman and Mala Blomquist tells a riveting story of love, hope, and sheer willpower in the face of one of the most devastating periods in history—the Holocaust. As a Holocaust first-generation survivor, Charlotte retells her story with the help of Mala, who,...

Quest for Cookies by Natalia Morris tells the story of Gnomey and his quest to find his favorite lavender cookies. When he gets a letter from his grandma, he sets out to visit her—he thinks he might miss her just a little more than he...

In Deception by Aaron T. Knight, research physicist Bill Beasley discovers an innovative laser-based energy force field. Bill creates an electronic gadget capable of manipulating laser beams, making him completely invisible. This device belongs to the US government, which financed the project, but Bill cannot...

Villages by Robert Inman is a heartfelt and deeply human novel about Jonas Boulware, a young war veteran who returns to his Southern hometown of Copernicus after being physically and emotionally scarred in the Middle East. He struggles with memory loss and PTSD, and, on...

Globalization has ushered in an era of previously unseen levels of trade in goods and services among different nations. However, every local community around the world has its own cultural niches and norms. Born to South Asian immigrants, Muraly Srinarayanathas possessed an entrepreneurial mindset from...

The supply chain was largely taken for granted until the COVID-19 pandemic. That triggered a rethink on logistics, as did the advent of AI shortly thereafter. It is into this new world that Joe Hudicka steps with The AI Ecosystem Revolution: Transforming the Global Supply...

The Reincarnation of Marie by Jim Woodman is a captivating story that follows Yann Roussel, a French lieutenant obsessed with Marie Bashkirtseff, a Russian aristocrat who died young. Yann develops an unusual romantic connection to Marie after reading her journals, which highlight her impending death...

Election Hacks: Zeidman v. Lindell: Exposing the $5 Million Election Myth by Bob Zeidman combines technical investigation with legal drama. Zeidman, a seasoned cyber forensics expert, recounts his journey from initial skepticism to legal confrontation after participating in Mike Lindell’s “Prove Mike Wrong Challenge,” which...

In Such a Pretty Picture, Andrea Leeb recounts her traumatic childhood filled with unsettling family dynamics, sexual abuse, and the struggle for identity. The memoir explores the relationship between Andrea, her mother Marlene, and her father David, which unravels against secrets and manipulation. The narration...

New Star by Lana Christian tells the story of Akilah, a well-renowned astronomer and Persian Magus priest who discovers a star connected to a pivotal Jewish prophecy. In the wake of political tension in Persia, the sudden arrival of this unique star prompts Akilah to...

Femme Fatale: Shades of Retribution by Italia Tornabene is a sizzling tale that introduces readers to Italia Rossi, a sensuous woman, a caring mother, sister, and friend—and a strong-willed vigilante. Italia and her son, Dominic, live in a neon-lit town where the murky underbelly of...

Imagine a life where the one thing that made you different, an outcast, is the thing that turns you into someone special. That’s the basic premise behind Shilpa’s Blue Crayon by Crystal Charlotte (CC) Lane. Shilpa is a black artist who relies heavily on the...

Growing up on the north side of Omaha, Brandon D. Cox always had an entrepreneurial mindset and outlook toward life. His parents and extended family instilled the values of hard work, street smarts, and grit in him from an early age. Later, when he found...

In Isabel Wells' Devil's News, Stephanie Lewis arrived at NES News just as an ambulance pulled up outside the building. She feared it might be a bad sign on her first day when two paramedics hurried in with a stretcher. A director of the station...