Language is beautiful because it's connected to culture, creates connections, and builds unity through expression. There are several languages that I love to hear due to their rhythmic, harmonic sounds like French, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. These languages are also much simpler in comparison with...

No Dog in My Yard, written by Tricia DellAnno and illustrated Jim Pearson, is a children's picture book about a child whose greatest desire is to have a dog. The book begins with a young boy taking stock of his neighborhood and the number of...

Trapped (Retrieval, Inc. Book 2) by JB Schroeder focuses on Charlie and Mitch’s relationship, and the missing Ian Cross. After a stressful questioning by the district attorney, Charlie doesn’t feel confident enough to face her past with Thomas Weihle. The man had caused her emotional...

Academy Arcanist by Shami Stovall follows Gray Lexly, a boy whose nightmares seem to become a reality. Whenever Gray falls asleep he is attacked by monsters, only every injury sustained in his dreams is still there when he wakes. One night he is saved by...

Broken Pencils by J.R. Rice is the story of a Black high school teenager diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The story starts with him preparing to go to his prom in San Francisco. Many elements resulted in the catastrophe of this night. His prom is on...

Emy La Hormiga/The Ant by Esmeralda Pérez Cortés is a delightful children’s book that features a traveling ant named Emy who became lost in the woods on the way back to her home. While on her journey she came across a zoo, spread out before...

When Claudia was four years old, it became clear that she had severe hearing loss. Claudia's condition was caused by the side effect of a medication her mother had taken for nausea during her pregnancy. There weren't many options for people with hearing loss in...

In Return of the Nutcracker Prince by Jasmine C. Caldwell, the enchanting world of the Nutcracker ballet extends beyond the stage into a rich, steamy, historical fantasy romance. Prince Klaus, the Nutcracker Prince, seeks the help of Clara, a mage from the Realm of Waking,...

The Dragon Sanctuary by Diane Martin revolves around two children and a magical adventure of a lifetime. Max and his little sister, Birdie, discover a young dragon that needs their help to survive. Their already complicated lives are about to become a whole lot more...

Rose Garcia’s A Shadow Falls is Book 2 in the Bloodlines Legacy series. Due to a twist of fate in the fae world of Faevenly, Mateo has gone from lowly Sublander to Lord Prince of House Stromm. Avalynn, once believed to be a Princess of...

The Magical Red Kimono by Jan Morrill is a thoughtful children's picture book about the beautiful friendship of two young girls from two different cultures. Sachi and her best friend, Jubie, enjoy spending time together. While sitting under a big oak tree that grew outside...

"An Affinity for Shadows" by Liz R. Newman centers on the life of Kate Theodore, a talented and focused broadcast journalist who has made it to the top, only to find that office politics as well as national events may force her out of her...

In the vein of Indiana Jones, The Sons of Kohath: Tragedy, Travesty, Tapas and the Ark of God by Adam Green tells the tale of archaeologist Alex Martinez. This highly respected scientist is drawn into an incredible story involving one of the most significant relics...

Armed and Alive: True Stories About Everyday People Whose Lives Were Saved by Legally Owned Guns by Antaeus is an interesting collection of stories revolving around guns and people. The stories are real, which makes them even more exciting and relatable. Each story is unique...

Is it bedtime? The goats on Bouncing Baby Farm still want to play, and when placed in their pens, they decide it’s a better time to eat than sleep. The chickens are clucking and making a fuss, but they’re not ready for bed, even if...

Why! How many times in a day do we hear that persistent plea? Children are full of questions, mainly why questions, and want answers. So when Ben takes his daughter, Belle, for a walk in the woods, it’s a challenging but delightful day full of...

Mama Wren was happy that her eggs had finally hatched to produce three lovely Wren chicks. Soon two of her chicks start singing, but Wren Three could only manage a funny squeak and it made her sad. One morning, Wren Three heard beautiful music coming...

No one has a perfect marriage, but many people have happy marriage, and author Amanda Beth says that you can too. It is not easy, and Beth says it took many steps each day to bring their marriage to what it is today. In her...

Who’s Afraid of Red: A Story Cycle in Three Parts by Alessandra Gelmi is a philosophical read that will leave the reader pondering life and love. Right away in the start of the book, the reader meets Leon and Sylvia and becomes engrossed in their...

Alessandra Gelmi’s collection, Ring of Fire: Selected Poems 1972-2008, brings together poetry that touches in one way or another on the topic of suffering. Don’t expect these more than two dozen poems to be anything like any other poems about suffering that you have read....