The Mori family’s book, Tiny Backyard Discoveries: Explore Nature, is part of a series of encyclopedias. It’s a lovely read for the curious-minded nature lover, and is packed with stunning pictures personally captured by the family. Each page is full of information about the smallest...

Byline for the Dead by Ray Welling is a historical novel that shifts between two timelines, blending the chaos of 1930s labor unrest with a journalist’s investigation years later. The story begins during the 1934 Auto-Lite strike in Toledo, Ohio, where factory workers, facing harsh...

Russell Luyt's The Midnight Factory unfolds in New Albion, a world ruled by fear and control. After a political event—known as the Great Change—takes effect, the Bureau for Virtue becomes the governing body that regulates New Albion through surveillance, propaganda, and an addictive drug called...

There are times in life when nothing seems to work, and people find themselves in a spiral of despair. So, how do we navigate the tumultuous moments in our lives and make sure mental health disorders such as trauma or PTSD don't overwhelm us? With...

Dual Convergence: Witness to History by Angel Giacomo is one of the most interesting books I have read in a long time. The author has brought to life the history of the Roosevelt family in a very down-to-earth way – warts and all. Internal family...

Smiley had a lot to learn. He didn’t know why he was in a dog shelter. Had he done something wrong? In Olena Kagui’s What Smiley the Rescue Dog Didn’t Know, Smiley is quickly adopted into a loving family, so he doesn’t have to feel...

“Professionals don’t have feelings, don’t have thoughts. They don’t have an autonomous life outside their function.” Perhaps some don't, but the professional in Fabio Amabili's novel, There's A Young Man Dressed In Blue, is a human being first and foremost. The protagonist is Avvocato Floriani,...

In Jonathon Kelley’s The Emerald Divide, a bomb, supposedly an improvised explosive device, rips through St. Ciarán’s Church, killing Father Patrick Connelly, who discovered a dangerous secret right before the Irish reunification vote. The device had been strategically placed for maximum structural damage. ICSS agent...

Nursing Her Fractured Family by Louis Tong is an enthralling novel. Penny's father has just died, and from now on, she has to take care of her mother and younger sister. Penny, at twenty-four, thinks more about her sister, how to protect her from their mother, who...

Don't Tell by Teresa Schapansky is a deeply personal and harrowing memoir based on the life story of Troy Edward Eklund. The book walks you through Troy’s painful childhood, his addiction, and his fight for a better life—all before his sudden death in 2025. Troy...

Justice is not always neat. It can be quite chaotic. Melvin E. Edwards’ Nuremberg, Mississippi is set against the background of one of America’s most tumultuous times – the Civil Rights era. When Henry Logan is arrested for violating a local law about after-dark restrictions...

In Coda Blue’s The King of Happy Valley, a young Recon Marine returns from Okinawa to Camp Talega, the isolated Camp Pendleton outpost that becomes home. He is a skilled Point Man whose appetite for the next experience takes him from dangerous training into a...

Banks do not offer credit out of kindness. Paul Allsbrook examines this thorny question in How Banks Get Richer by the Poor. It is in the consumer’s interest to understand the system. The author explains how credit works, along with the advantages and pitfalls. While...