The Bigger Bang Theory explores one of the most prejudiced, fantasized about, and enjoyable acts known to humans: sex. As a book aimed to provoke rather than prove, the book portrays fictional stories that incorporate historical facts and scientific research about sex. T.J. Sapp's book...

The Rise of Septra'Kaal (Masterminds Incorporated) by Chad Lee Erway is another super helping of children's mystery and horror. This one has sixth-grader Jonah Mortimer hearing things--a bird talking to him--but it turns out to be a reality, not his imagination. The bird warns him...

The Topography of Hidden Stories by Julia MacDonnell is a thought-provoking compilation of short stories that remind us of how far women have come in their right to equality. Each of the women faces their own traumas and personal battles as they search for their...

“Our intention creates our reality,” a quotation by Wayne Dyer, is one of many included in this nonfiction work. Author K P Weaver has penned an extraordinary book titled The Miracle of Intent. It is the third book of seven in The Alchemy of Life...

The Summer Tour by Mandy Melanson is a delightful contemporary romance. This book took me a little time to get into it. Once I did, I enjoyed it for what it was; a simple, sweet story about a rockstar that wasn't like the others, and...

The Buds Are Calling by B. Coyne Davies takes us for a deep dive into the world of commercial cannabis production, for medical purposes. Ernie Kippett has been truly beaten down by life; he lost his house and his partner in the financial crisis of...

The Bodies That Move by Bunye Ngene is a riveting novel about what it means to immigrate to another country for safety, security, and a chance at a better life. The main character Nosa has had a hard life growing up. Responsible for his mother...

The Spinner's Web is the opening book in the Grims' Truth series by authors Isu Yin and Fae Yang, who have crafted an epic fantasy tale that is well-plotted and spellbinding. The story plunges readers into a world with powerful forces at play. The ancients...

The Place Beyond Her Dreams is a young adult romance novel written by Oby Aligwekwe. Ona lives in the picturesque hillside town of Ntebe with her grandparents. For years, Ntebe had constant boundary clashes with the town of Ide. When Ona turns ten, a boy...

The Power In Me by Meaghan Axel is a children’s educational book about anxiety. It is written from a child’s perspective who expresses how anxiety makes them feel. It states that anxiety can strike at any time, and it gives examples of what your child...

The Breaking by KS Marsden is the third book in the Northern Witch series. Mark thought things were looking up when his Nana agreed to teach him witchcraft and he finally got to call Damian his boyfriend. Then Damian decided the best way to keep...

In The Doubtful Tale of Phillatious Quill by Mark Fribbens, the friendship between Phillatious Quill and Casanova is a legendary tale that goes back for generations. Although the story is probably totally fictitious, the relationship between the two men lasted a lifetime and beyond. Born...

The Uprisers is J.C. Gemmell’s second book in the Tion series. When the oceans rose at an unprecedented rate, humankind faced an existential threat. So they solidified the oceans and kept them in space. The forfeður (forefathers) then engineered an existence in the space above...

The Spires of Dasny: Queen of Dragons is the second installment of the young adult fantasy series written by Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait. It's been five years since the battle of Ganeth, and peace finally reigns over the valley of Spires. But calamity strikes when during...

The Ranatanland Tales by Lloyd Chiasson is a children’s adventure. Gus is nine years old and having the time of his life. Staying with his grandparents while his mother goes to fetch his father, he is both excited and fearful as a hurricane batters the...

The Broken Violin is a new adult coming-of-age story written by Owen Kortz. Shel Henka is a cinema-loving teenager studying at the University of California, Berkeley, whose dream is to screen her own film at the San Francisco International Film Festival. In her freshman year...

The Palm-Sized Sky Written by Mr. Sun is a children’s book based on a Chinese fable. Jerry is introduced as a frog that lives alone in a well. He enjoys his life and his home until one day an unexpected visitor arrives. The visitor's name...

The Other Hamlet Brother is a fantasy tragi-comedy written by Luke Swanson. Incorporating some of William Shakespeare's famous characters and storylines, Luke Swanson's novel feels like a fantastical satire on Hamlet. Newly crowned King of Denmark, Claudius feels worried about his nephew's mental health. On...

Evocatively reminiscent of Michael Chrichton’s best techno-thrillers, The Fossil by Joshua T. Calvert shares the old master’s skill at handling a complexity of multiple, intertwined plotlines told with crystal clarity, at a breathless pace of development that keeps the pages turning, and by way of...

The Shut Door: Losing Me, Finding Him is a work of non-fiction in the memoir, autobiographical and introspective writing sub-genres, and was penned by author MeShayle Lester. The work is intended for the general reading audience and discusses the emotional trauma and how one’s identity...