Peace, Love & Haight by Max Talley is a crime thriller that takes readers back to 1969’s San Francisco. The story follows a man named Freddie Dorn who runs an art gallery, United Hallucinations, just trying to keep it afloat as he watches the neighborhood...

It is disturbing when the people we entrust with our safety, whether family members or close friends, actively or passively participate in the abuse, or situations that leave us traumatized. This can also be confusing, especially to a child. Apart from not knowing how to...

Captain Jonathan Haraden, also known as “the Salamander”, has endured the deepest heartbreak of his life: losing his wife, Hannah. His grief is a heavy burden he constantly carries, but even so, the world continues to turn. Jon’s grief propels him back to sea with...

Tom Sauer's 2 Weeks in the Desert with Dad was an interesting departure from my usual reading fare. The author had a difficult and strained relationship with his now eighty-four-year-old father. His father had spent his entire life penny-pinching and worrying about money, devoting his...

When East Meets West: An Integrative Guide to Self-Care by Deborah Dolan Hunt is a guide on complementary self-care. Hunt presents this book as a progression that mirrors the structure of Maslow’s model by showing how physical routines, mental practices, and cultural traditions can function...

Victorya Wright's God Storys is an inspirational work that highlights the author's personal experience and relationship with God. Victorya has sensed God's presence since childhood. Through her prayers and tough times, God has guided her along a path by introducing her to many new acquaintances,...

Money has always been treated like the end goal, but it's not; it is just the tool for building a rich life. Being wealthy can look different for different people. For some, it's having a high income, large savings, investments, or financial freedom, while for...

David Elkins brings readers a varied collection of illustrations in his art book, Tamaren. These illustrations cover various themes and topics related to different aspects of individual and societal phenomena. Elkins touches on the prevalence of geometry in society through illustrations that show how individuals...

Nuna Anodm by David Elkins presents a visual and conceptual work built around a single idea: that human meaning can be carried through the body itself. The work is spread out across six spaces and allows readers into an imagined system in which bodily sensation...

Imagine for a moment if there were a panel inside our mouths with slots and tubes? What if cords were attached to the face and chest to help connect people? Denewen is a collection of illustrations that sheds light on the different types of physical...

David Elkins brings yet another enthralling collection of illustrations with his book, Marakin. Like his previous installment, Denewen, this collection combines social science with the machinations of the material world. In this book, you will find illustrations of hats and punch cards placed next to...

Salts by La Toya Tanaka introduces salt as matter that begins in an electron transfer and grows into a force that shapes physiology, settlement, authority, belief, and technology. Tanaka shows how a simple bond dissolves into charged particles that move through organs and guide essential...

The Seaside Sleuths and the Bridal Batter Blunder by Joy Michelle Austin follows young Lily, who wants her dad’s engagement cake to turn out right, but a jar of candied orange peel goes missing during a busy week at home and school. To figure out...

Nate Colsen wrote Wills vs. Living Trusts to help readers decide which estate planning tool is best for them and explain how to implement their estate plans. The book begins by explaining the difference between wills and trusts, as well as defining other important terms,...

Experiencing Transcendence by Richard Taite and Dr. Constance Scharff teaches that recovery from addiction and trauma is a process of gradually disengaging from past patterns. They tell us that change occurs when we address the underlying causes, while cultivating awareness of bodily sensations and the...

Gia Bianchi, the daughter of New York Senator Michael Bianchi, had left home, trying to avoid an arranged marriage by her father, when she ended up at a rental unit in Pine View. Responding to a fire alarm at the unit, Sergeant Troy Wilder and...

In One Strength by Eric Glassey follows the author's decades-long pursuit of what he believes is a direct, ongoing instruction from the Divine. The memoir tracks Glassey from adolescence, when he first senses this pull, through a series of decisions aimed at finding the source...

In Joanne Woodley's Destiny, Oklahoma roofer Jacy Deere is ordered into a government relocation program. The world has undergone a complete environmental collapse, and global war has reshaped daily life. People are at the mercy of those in power who have restricted access to food...

The Chameleon Killer: Alma Rossi Book 1 by Rick Mendes is an interesting mystery that has the feel of a “true crime” story. Alma Rossi is a young female detective in Hillsford, California, who, despite her age and gender, is the most senior of the...

Timmy the Tractor Truck Train: Danger at the Dam! by Seth Warburton is the story of Kenny and his best friend, Timmy, who is a truck. Timmy has magical powers, including the ability to talk and transform into a tractor or train, and back to...