Cristina Garcia teaches children the importance of teamwork in The Pesky Problem, a delightful children’s book. Various pumpkins and gourds live at the top of a nice, sunny hill in the countryside. This would be a perfect place to live except it has one big...

Anticipation Day by Jeff Michelson begins with the creation of an escapist program, then continues years later after the government project becomes public policy. In the program, American citizens are offered one extraordinary day each year to live inside a hyper-real simulation built around their...

In The Keeper's Code by Barb DeLong, investigative journalist Skye Parker is convinced that her mother’s death was not a suicide. Skye believes that her mother was murdered by someone using magic to stop her from investigating the paranormal. Skye began to follow Ash Hunter,...

In Shari Marshall’s world of magic, Juniper Berry, a 13-year-old, lives with her parents, who love her and teach her how to hone her powers. However, one fateful night, Juniper’s world comes crashing down when unknown assailants kill her parents. Juniper’s ability to see visions...

Walter, Whatever Will Be, Will Be by Greg Bulla follows three young friends and their adventures as they navigate school, family, and friendship over a season in 1976, Oaktown, North Carolina. Walter Taylor and his two best friends are about to start second grade at...

The Childfree Guide to Life and Money by Jay Zigmont is a groundbreaking financial roadmap specifically crafted for those who’ve chosen a life without children. This is an empowering personal finance book that reframes outdated life scripts and offers a fresh model in FILE, standing...

Vashti Stopher Klein draws from her own life experiences to present a mesmerizing poetry collection readers are bound to love. The Umbrella Fixer features poems that take you on a personal journey of love and self-discovery, primarily focusing on the ups and downs of relationships....

Direct Democracy: And the Curse of the Boiled Frogs by Joseph Jenkins is one of the best books I have read on politics and democracy. This comprehensive critique of the modern political and social landscape offers a sweeping overview of how systemic corruption, propaganda, and...

The Last POW by Howard Cohen follows Jax Wilder, a CIA operative tasked with extracting Vitaly Sonkin, a Russian scientist secretly living under the alias Robert Miller—a former American pilot who defected to the USSR decades earlier. After a covert meeting and preparations, Jax infiltrates...

North of Tomboy by Julie A. Swanson is a heartfelt coming-of-age novel set in 1973, following fourth-grader Jess Jezowski as she struggles to express the boyish part of her identity that others seem determined to ignore. When she receives yet another girly Christmas gift from...

Vacations Can Be Murder: A True Crime Lover’s Travel Guide to New England by Dawn M. Barclay is a travel resource focused on crime-related history across New England. It examines incidents and locations connected to criminal cases in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,...

Grace Yourself by Chris Janssen is a deeply personal yet universally resonant journey from addiction to freedom, offering readers a compassionate and empowering roadmap to sobriety. It’s told through raw storytelling and gentle coaching wisdom. Janssen chronicles her breakthrough into recovery, not by chasing perfection,...

Magic Moon: Sister’s Turn by Shirley Moulton is the second book in the Magic Moon series. In this heartwarming story, a little sister worries about her brother’s well-being after his best friend moves away. Her brother is lonely and sad and hasn’t been eating well....

“An artist lives in the moment,/ Looks at all the colors in the sky,/ The patterns within each leaf.” What is an artist? Someone who creates passionate images and structures for others to see and admire? An artist is definitely someone who creates, but it...

S. Mounu Riddell brings readers a heartwarming poetry collection inspired by her longtime muse, companion, and teacher, "The Pink Dog." Pink Poetry from Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bridge honors a loyal friend, who, according to the author, even after her passing, has continued to be...

The Sorry Seeds is a children’s picture book written by Tina Shepardson, featuring illustrations by Bong Hyun Shin. It follows Courtney, a young girl who steals apples from her neighbor, Ms. Smith. The delicious apples look tempting, and she takes some without permission. Unfortunately, Ms....

A Cesspool of Spies by Linda Watkins is a riveting espionage novel set against the volatile backdrop of 1950, when Cold War paranoia is rising. Simon Biggs, a coal miner’s son with ambitions beyond the mines, is recruited by Major Bradley Sullivan into the fledgling...

Orphans is the first book in The Saturni series by A.V. Parks, a dark fantasy set in a world where ancient spirits and supernatural beings influence human affairs in profound and often terrifying ways. The story follows Nina Lamb, a teenage girl with amnesia enrolled...

Although cousins, Richie and Ely Rinko passed for brothers to everyone else. Drafted to fight in Vietnam, the two, among many other soldiers on the battlefield, learn the hard truth about the raging war. They had better chances of going home in a body bag...

Sadie Hawkins, the owner of a struggling freight business, is the lead character in Idle (Sadie Hawkins Mysteries) by Patricia C. Lee. Sadie learns that her best friend, Tanya Woods, has been arrested for murdering her partner, Crystal. The proof presented against Tanya seems strong....