I Town by Timothy Koch is set in an era after the Carbon Nation (which is us) collapsed, and energy is something very expensive and hard to acquire. I Town is the place where electricity is generated by people walking in giant hamster wheels (that's...

In this brilliant novel, Xavier: St Griswold College for Abandoned Boys, the story is told of thirteen-year-old Xavier Jones who seems to have a normal life with his parents and younger sister. But one day, for no apparent reason, his parents drop him off at...

Look How Lovely!: ¡Mira qué lindo! is a bilingual (Spanish and English) children's book written and illustrated by Marti Skarupa. It chronicles a nature outing of a young boy with his grandparents. They walk through forests, fields and grassy lands, and see butterflies and bees...

Beautiful Monsters by Cynthia Ogren takes us into the famous land of Tinsel Town, La La Land, Movie Capital of the World, Hollyweird, Gomorrah, Land of Broken Dreams, hell ... also known as Hollywood. Once there, we meet the beautiful and talented Riley Rindaldi, envied...

A Month of Bedtime Stories by Neil Roy McFarlane is a humorous set of short stories which will keep children in fits of laughter as they imagine themselves playing the lead character in all these adventures. In Nanoogle Snagglebottom, you’ll meet aliens who wanted to...

Beginner ESL Lesson Plans for English Tutors: Section 1 (Inspired By English) by Zhanna Hamilton is an educational and informational book that is helpful to all English tutors. Tutoring can be challenging for a freelance English tutor. This book makes the process of teaching English...

Rewire Your Brain: 300 Affirmations for Positive Thinking by Zhanna Hamilton is a helpful and useful guide for readers to create reality in their lives using belief, thought and action. The book discusses developing a sort of humor while handling various situations in life and...

The book 117 Most Common English Idioms and Phrasal Verbs by Zhanna Hamilton goes through 117 expressions used in everyday communication as well as in writing. The book follows the same pattern throughout: English idiom, meaning (where the author gives a synonym or an explanation...

Zhanna Hamilton’s 99 Business Idioms and Phrasal Verbs is a very useful book for people looking for a concise alphabetical list of expressions which are useful in business settings and also in informal settings. Every language has its list of expressions that are conveniently and...

Reading Zhanna Hamilton’s Becoming a Female Marine brought back memories of my own training in the Army Reserve, although not as extensive. For those who watch war or military related films, many aspects of Hamilton’s booklet will not come as a surprise. From the first...

The Best Phrasal Verbs and How to Use Them by Zhanna Hamilton is a book that will teach readers how to use phrasal verbs and give more impact to the sentences they are forming and using while writing and speaking. Phrasal verbs form an integral...

Writing Prompts that Increase Your Creativity and Eliminate Writer's Block is a guidebook by Zhanna Hamilton. After a brief introduction, the book splits into several sections containing numbered prompts intended to inspire creative writing. These prompts could be used for personal practice at home, or...

In The Seamstress of Jamestown by Barbara Hettwer, Emma has a dream. She's had this dream since she was a young girl and she read her brother's book about the wild west. Emma's dream becomes her life's ambition, to venture west and create a life...

The Montague Portrait by Matt Drabble is a horror fiction revolving around an ominous painting of Hugo Montague and his wife Eleanor, a masterpiece by Benedict Worthington in 1923. Driven by his degenerating mental stability and his cruel nature, Hugo accused his young wife of...

In The Search for Intelligent Life on Earth: A Story of Love, author Gerry Pirani offers readers a glimpse into the lives of disturbed mental health and gay and abusive relationships. John is a privileged Englishman with a dark childhood history which infiltrates and pervades...

Secrets of Craps and Other Casino Games by Edward J. George describes how the game can be played. The author's expert knowledge of the game works well. The topics cover the game rules, table selection, betting strategies, survival tactics, game cycle and much more. Gambling...

Carlisle has big dreams of being a world famous chef, but to do that she needs to win the local barbecue contest so she can pay for culinary school. Unfortunately, a mishap with ribs and barbecue sauce burns down the shed belonging to her landlord...

Starting from the premise that losing weight doesn’t have to be a tedious process, the book Weight Loss Delight: How to Win While Losing by Bibi Sidoff starts with the author’s personal experience of what didn’t work and what eventually worked for her. After a...

Chesca and the Spirit of Grace is written by Lara O’Brien. Chesca is happy living on the farm with her Ma and Da and beloved farm animals who can talk. She has a special relationship with them, especially her pet mouse. When her mother is...

Unleashed is the first in the Sydney Rye novel series by Emily Kimelman. The story opens with a prologue hinting at how the life of a young directionless coffeehouse server, Joy Humbolt, takes a 90 degree turn and she becomes Sydney Rye. In this first...