Did You Have the Life You Wanted? by Andrea Simon explores memory, identity, and the dynamics of human relationships. Through the camera lens, Anita Rappaport, the protagonist, intertwines personal reflection with historical and cultural moments, creating a portrait of a life shaped by the ever-changing...

Michael G. Barash’s The Price of Perfection is a riveting and immersive philosophical and speculative science fiction story set in a futuristic, dystopian Earth. Groundtown is the smog-polluted lowest stratum of California City, where Erika Verne lives. She protects her newborn baby, Veronica, from the...

Winds of Sovereignty: The Mavulis Poems by Francis Tolentino is a poetic tribute to Mavulis Island, the northernmost point of the Philippines. Tolentino captures the essence of this solitary rock, transforming it into a symbol of freedom, peace, and national pride. The collection is divided...

Musea by Lande Jewels is a guide to London's museums, made wholly unique by each being described in poetic, rhyming verse. Jewels includes dozens of entries, like The National Portrait Gallery, where Holbein and Hogarth hold one side of the room while Gainsborough, Reynolds, Kauffman,...

Valhalla by Alan Meredith follows Dustin Gorbold, pulled into the orbit of the Norse god Odin at the moment of near-death. What begins as hallucination-like encounters becomes a sustained intrusion: Odin repeatedly appears in Dustin’s day-to-day world, pushing him toward fighting, digging up buried items,...

Echoes in the Void by Ben Hafer follows Captain Jonathan Reed and the crew of the Perevian on a mission that begins as a routine survey, but shifts once they encounter an energy field near the ruins of the Aetherion. The field reveals structured signals,...

Dancing in the Daylight by Ben Hafer is a perfectly delightful YA coming-of-age story. Noah Harper wants to stay in the shadows, away from the spotlight. He loves 80s pop culture and prefers to spend his time giving his imagination free rein. Riley is his...

Little Green Lies and Other BS by John Mullinder is an insightful look at environmental claims, myths, and misconceptions, especially in forestry, paper, packaging, recycling, and waste management. Drawing on his broad experience in journalism and environmental policy, Mullinder questions popular beliefs and reveals inaccuracies...

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...

Tamaren by David Elkins explores human interaction, sensory experiences, and the complex relationship between geometry, mechanics, and the environment. Elkins provides a unique perspective on how individuals and groups engage with their surroundings, creating shapes, patterns, and connections that reflect the complexity of social and...

Nuna Anodm by David Elkins is an unconventional, highly structured work that presents a series of conceptual designs, diagrams, and descriptive entries organized across multiple volumes. Rather than following a traditional narrative, the book introduces readers to a wide range of imagined systems, objects, and...

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...