The Shoe On The Side of the Road: And Other Missing Things is a concept storybook for children, grades k-3, written by Joanne Russo Insull and illustrated by Lara Russo. An afternoon’s bike ride can be a lot of fun; there are always plenty of...

"Was he the only person alive on the planet? But that was the point with AI; you weren’t supposed to be able to tell the difference. It wasn’t intelligence, they were pretending to be alive, designed to deceive for the benefit of humans, who were...

The Cousins Crime by Manasi Patil is a charming novella with all the right ingredients needed for an afternoon of whodunit mystery, filled with suspense, several suspects, and a satisfying ending. When Krisha and her brother Aarav bicycle to their favorite doughnut shop, Glazer’s Bakery,...

The Dreamer’s Stage by Joanne Vassallo Jamrosz is a delightful teenage drama that explores the choices and sacrifices a young person must make to follow their dreams and how those choices affect others and cannot, fairly, be made in isolation. Josephine Ricco (Joey to her...

The Cottage at the End of The World by Jenny Twist is not your typical science fiction story. It is more a tale about a group of people faced with a devastating pandemic and how they survive it. The story starts out as a pleasant...

Reading Denise Bryson’s The Sex The Lies The Soul Ties feels like undergoing a sex therapy session. It is a wonderful anthology of narrative poems dealing with what is perhaps God’s most brilliant invention—sex. Sadly, like all inventions with noble intent, we have abused sex...

“Trust in the wisdom of the universe, and in good time the answers will appear.” Trust is a difficult concept to understand, no matter how old you are. How can we trust that what we want to share, what we want to be heard, is...

The Ninth Session by Deborah Serani is a fiction audiobook that would appeal most to audiobook lovers who enjoy psychological mysteries and thrillers. Dr. Alicia Reese is a psychologist whose professional and personal life is forever changed when she takes on a patient by the...

The Kano, The Teacher, and The Lola by Christopher Holl is a quirky adventure novel that delves into the rich culture and heritage of the Filipino people. Michael, a young American, is enamored with a beautiful Filipina named Maria. However, he struggles to grasp the...

The Last Wizard at The End of The World: An Arestus Adventure is a young adult fantasy by Mark Wallace Maguire. Arestus leaves the kingdom of the Pale Prince to accompany his friend, Cirin, on a voyage. They are shipwrecked on the island of Hallowell,...

The Adventures of Ditsi the Dor-rat and her Friend the Donkaroo: A Children's Guide to Lessons in Life by Lisa Wilson is the heart-warming story of Ditsi who did not like the image that she saw of herself in the mirror. Ditsi felt she looked...

Just another boring visit to the school’s library. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens in a library, or does it? Welcome to Orchard Ridge Elementary. Stephenie Wilson Peterson describes what happens in The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy. As you read this book,...

Get ready to go on a crazy adventure with a demon and a well-meaning but clumsy hero. After accidentally breaking the Stone of Eno, Malgon the demon and Reginald the hero are magically connected. The Demon, the Hero, and the City of Seven follows their...

In The Girl Who Loved Elton John and the Little Boy on the Moon, Tina Jenkins has written a most wonderful book through the eyes of the person whose life it is. Writing a book like this takes the art of understanding and insight to...

The Adventures of Wally the Sausage Dog Crossed with a Poodle and Felix the Frog is exciting and fun to read. Brett Finneran uses rhythmic and rhyming prose. The illustrations are delightful. Young children will enjoy having this book read to them, while older children...

The Translucent Boy and the Man Who Walked to the Moon is a work of fiction in the fantasy adventure subgenre, and it forms the fourth novel of the Translucent Boy series. It is best suited to young adult and mature middle-grade reading audiences and...

In The Room at the End of the Hall by Lori R. Lopez, the occupants of a decaying mansion, though many, live cut off from any living creature in what could have been a vast estate if it were not so run down. The family...

Donna Louis explains how Christians can successfully navigate difficult seasons in her powerful non-fiction work, The Rain Falls on the Just and the Unjust. It asserts that everyone experiences challenges in their lives regardless of their level of faith. Instead of reacting with fear and...

The Dark Night of the Soul by Daniel Hryhorczuk revolves around Ukranian writer Lev Veles, who tours Venice during carnival time with American heiress Angela Rose, sharing discussions on faith, science, and society. Lev meets the Contessa, whose family has the darkest of histories, and...

The Falcon, the Wolf, and the Hummingbird is a work of fiction in the historical fiction, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is suitable for the general adult reading audience and was penned by author Martha Engber. This captivating tale, set in pre-colonial southern New...