In his memoir Belonging to the World, Barry Hoffner expects a temporary goodbye when he and his wife, Jackie, leave for different countries overseas, until he receives the news that destroys the life they had built and planned. After telling his sons of the tragedy,...

The Permission Mission by Dr. Cindy McGovern tells us why so many people wait for approval before acting, even when no one is stopping them. Part memoir and primarily self-help, McGovern talks about lessons learned early in life that lean into silence and compliance. These...

The small town of Surfside Beach isn’t known for its high-profile murders, but there’s always a first time for everything. Marine scientist Sophie Caldwell is found dead in her home. Her husband? Missing. Art Robinson, Surfside Chief of Police, quickly realizes this isn’t a run-of-the-mill...

Better Dead Than Poor by Lisa Story (Stories and Letters from Uncle D.B. Cooper) is a moving true crime memoir. When Walt’s father unexpectedly died in a freak accident when Walt was very young, his life took a tragic turn. Walt felt this tragedy changed...

Oscar Wilde once said, “To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.” The title character in Lisa Doyle is Absolutely Fine by Mo Fanning finds herself constantly struggling just to be herself. She lives a quiet life in Manchester, which is...

In We Are as Gods: A Survival Guide for the Age of Abundance, Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler revisit an assertion that humanity is acquiring powers once reserved for the divine and test that claim against measurable technological capability. Beginning with the early space...

The Third Option by Beca Salmon is a memoir that recounts the end of her marriage, beginning the night she discovers her husband, Jose, has been having a long-term affair. Salmon talks about pressing Jose for the truth, which he continually dodges. Her work as...

I love technothrillers, and Singularity Point by Mark Hacker was an absolute treat for me with its cyber warfare and AI. A groundbreaking neural experiment goes wrong, and the result is catastrophic: a monster comes to life. After the terrible event in Austin, everyone hoped...

After a bloody raid on Golacia by an alliance of the three houses of Daar—Morura, Requuan, and Cafreyn—Tuenor, the high ruler of Morura, wins Pilaer, a beautiful Golacian warrior. Over seventeen years, Pilaer bears Tuenor two children, Mikal and Mirriae. At twelve, Mirriae wishes to...

Double Shot of Living by Natasha Von Imhof is a thrilling read that will make you think. Lynn Roberts was 51 when she died in a car crash, but instead of heading to the afterlife, she found herself somewhere totally unexpected—inside the body of a...

What could be more fun than kittens? Kittens, home alone! The Adventures of Chibi and Yoshi by Kristi Shimada, with illustrations by Eko Setiawan, is a delightful picture book that will appeal to kids, and indeed to all cat lovers. It tells the story of...

Mr. Gobscheit: It's All Gobscheit by Avery Mann follows Mark Jamison, who expects his retirement in Angel Landing to be permanent until an urgent request sends him to Dublin on a covert naval assignment. He is placed inside the Irish Defense Ministry to observe suspected...

The Ghost Ring: Specters of Caligo Woods by Tom Hoffman is a delightful young adult paranormal fantasy thriller. Simon Moody has just finished his freshman year at MIT and is back for the summer at the haunted Wilder House in Caligo Falls, New Hampshire. On...

If you are troubled with repetitive patterns that are holding you back, or have a sense of not fitting in, perhaps it is time to review your spiritual past. Stephanie Tingle provides an innovative answer in The Key…to the Whole Situation. For readers unfamiliar with...

Benny the Brave: A Story of Love, Loss, and Learning is written by Wanda Arleen Barajas and beautifully illustrated by Amelia Mangham. This true tale is about a cute little puppy who had to overcome two challenges in his young life. Benny, a rescue pup,...

In Mountain Home by Grace Zacaroli, Danat belongs to a quiet faith community that shelters Solomon after war kills the boy’s parents. Solomon is twelve years old with a living father, whom he has never met, in the northern mountains. Danat accepts the duty of...

Therein Lies the Pearl by Catherine Hughes is one of those historical novels that I devour with great pleasure. Set in Normandy and England in the eleventh century, in the years leading up to the Norman Conquest in 1066, it focuses not so much on...

Filip Cvetkovic’s Mars And Venus: Veni, Vidi, Vici is a riveting historical and character-driven story set in the ancient Roman Empire. The story begins with the early months of the Roman conquest of Britannia. Marcus Gaius Severus Treius leads ten thousand Roman soldiers deep into...

The Secret Child by David Thomas Kay is a historical paranormal novel and the third book in the Circles of Time series, preceded by book one, The Sword of Saint Isidores, and book two, The Ring of Mann. Kay's saga is centered around the legacy...

David Thomas Kay’s Christian historical novel, The Sword of Saint Isidores, is a detailed and compelling epic saga set in 10th-century Norway. The story is book 1 in The Circles of Time series. The story was inspired by a beautiful ceremonial sword, studded with precious...