Katz Kan!!! by T.T. Daniels is a children's adventure story that takes young readers into a fascinating world of felines and canines. The story follows Pete Katz, a cat who lives in Catlantis with his wife, Candy, and their three adorable kittens. One day, a...

Dervla returns from her New Orleans vacation to learn that her long-time boyfriend and business partner, Emil, is leaving her for another woman. Heartbroken and outraged, she finds solace in the unconditional support of Emil's grandmother, Lula, and his great-aunt, Mari, also known as the...

Relic Rapture by EDD Jordan is Book 2 in the Benchmark Legacy Series about a group of people caught up in a tangled web of traveling backward, and occasionally forward, in time. Whereas book one sets the stage by introducing us to the main characters...

Learning to act with kindness is essential for children to understand their feelings and those of others. This is necessary for strengthening friendships and overcoming obstacles, as shown in The Garden Encounter. EDD Jordan tells the story of Filbert the chipmunk who has a garden...

With hectic schedules and rising costs, making travel plans with friends or family can become a chore. But with the advent of ChatGPT, planning for a vacation doesn't seem out of reach for the general populace anymore. With a career background in the travel and...

In Bison Blog: An Erutuf National Park novel by Kathy Arnold Cherry, Reese Walters rushes home and tells her brother, Dean, about a mistake she made at school. They reminisce about their trip to Erutuf National Park, and she explains that she told her best...

Carolyn McBride brings us soulful women's fiction in The Cicada Spring. Katie Young is adrift. She has just said goodbye to her daughter who will be attending college in New York City. Now she will be returning home to Virginia, alone. She has a stable...

Fentoscience by V.S. Sury is a highly engaging book that comprehensively explains physics concepts and philosophical insights. The book reflects on the principles of space, matter, motion, and creation and offers different insights in detail that are contrary to the prevailing scientific principles. The author...

Raised by Committee is a heart-wrenching and inspiring memoir about Carollyne Haynes’ tumultuous childhood in 1960s England. At just 12 years old, Haynes is abandoned by her mother and subjected to sexual abuse by her father, leading her to be placed in the care of...

The Falls by Janet R. Macreery is a children’s story about an eleven-year-old girl named Monty embarking on an Alaskan adventure with her father. Her father is offered a job in the wilderness of Alaska at a fishing camp for men called Brooks River in...

The Relcor, an alien race of savages, were preparing to take over Corin, the capital of Melela, and requested a formal handover ceremony with the Imperial government. Considering that they had ruthlessly conquered the thirty-two sister planets of Melela, their request was a ruse. They...

Counterblow Clemency is a YA science fiction thriller by Naomi Shibles. Set in the year 2117 in Promo City, the story follows Bjorn Bear, a sixteen-year-old teenager born into an affluent family. After inadvertently destroying his parents' wine collection, Bjorn is thrown out of the...

Madness & Mayhem (Deadly Darkness in the Dry Tortugas) is a murder mystery by Angela Grey and Paige Peterson. A group of friends, mostly couples, are looking for an exotic and romantic time on the island of the Dry Tortugas, southeast of Key West in...

Wake Up! Change Up! Rise Up! by Lynn Lok-Payne takes a look at how gratitude, joy, and love influence overcoming personal and emotional obstacles. She recounts her experiences with grief, such as the loss of her husband and a house fire, speaking on how gratitude,...

Bunnies: Big and Small by Carolyn Wild is a delightful exploration of the diverse world of bunnies. It captivates young readers with beautiful photos and engaging text. The book skillfully presents bunnies of various colors and sizes, inviting children to appreciate their unique qualities and...

The Iraq I Knew: From Saddam Hussein to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) to Al Qaeda in Iraq is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, military writing, and slice-of-life genres. It is best suited to mature readers as it discusses real-life graphic violence. Colonel...

Life is full of happiness and fun things to do, as Gigglet finds out when she goes to summer camp. In A.M. Berkowitz’s Gigglet the Happy Little Piglet Goes to Summer Camp, Gigglet is off to Camp Chick-A-Dee where she can play with her friends,...

Undepressed by Waleed Mahmud is a goldmine of information about all aspects of the mental illness called depression. The book is organized into two major parts: Understanding and personally coping with the disease on one hand, and then describing the professional help available through consultation,...

Lunch is ready, and humanity is the entrée in Dissonance, Volume I: Reality by Aaron Ryan. The action picks up on page one, with Cameron (call sign Jet) and his brother Rutledge (Rutty) running for their lives. Their reality is a constant fight for survival...

Friends and Rivals, written by author Tuula Pere and illustrated by Iva Dukic, tells the moving story of a damaged brotherly relationship that needs saving. We are first introduced to brothers Prince Victor and Prince Otto while they are children. Both boys are best friends...