The Little Girl’s Little Book of Art is an art history book for girls written and compiled by Kathryn Dixon. The author starts her journey through art history with Leonardo da Vinci, who lived in the 1400s, and proceeds through classical, impressionist and modern artists...

The Little Seahorse, written by Sheri Fink and illustrated by Mary Erikson Washam, is the story of a little seahorse who finds a shining orb on the sea floor and wants to take it as a present for his mother. The problem is how to...

I am a big Sherlock fan, not because of the BBC Sherlock, though I do love that incarnation as well. Sherlock Holmes is one of the few characters I can think of who have become archetypal figures in their own right, and in doing so...

In The Ninth Session by Deborah Serani, when psychologist Alicia Reese agrees to take on a referral client, little does she realize what horrors face her. On first meeting Luke/Lucas Ferro, Alicia believes she is facing a client with simple panic attacks, but as the...

The Mediterranean Functional Lifestyle: Creative Recipes for Healthy Diets by Nikos Ligidakis is a gift for anyone who wants to eat and stay healthy. This book brilliantly showcases the old adage that “we are what we eat.” The author shares more than 250 original recipes...

The Extraordinarily Ordinary Life of Prince: Everybody's Good at Something by Prince A Sanders is an inspirational picture book for children. The story follows a young boy named Prince who tries and tries to be as good as his big brother Andrew when it comes...

The Protected is a fantasy story of good versus evil. The story centered around Skye Taylor a blind massage therapist. Since her husband’s death she and her service dog have lived a quiet life. She is legally blind but still drove a car. She came...

The Finest Hat in the Whole World by Colleen A. Parkinson follows a family's journey through the years 1917-1937, from the Great War to the Great Depression. Des Stewart is the responsible member of his family, having never married or left home and devoting his...

Ray Willis was orphaned as a child. He was raised by his Uncle Frank. As the older man lay in the hospital dying he told Ray about his expedition to Peru. He told Ray he had entrusted a bracelet to a colleague, Andy Horvath. He...

Herve Jaubert begins "Boston Fracture" with a description that made me want to fly to the Caribbean and scuba dive. In my mind’s eye I could see the blue waters, the colorful fish swimming by, the coral reefs, and the bubbles floating to the surface...

"The Book of James" begins with Nick dead, killed in a car wreck while Mackenzie was driving. It was not her fault, but that did not stop the guilt she felt. As Nick lay dying, his last request to her was to "find James". The...

The Gay Detective: Nick and Norm in Chicago by Kenneth D. Michaels manages to do what most mysteries can't do. It manages to do what most LGBT books can't do. It entertains. Somehow, these two different genres come together to create an enjoyable masterpiece. The...

The Transcendental Meditation Technique and The Journey of Enlightenment by Ann Purcell is an excellent guide to inner peace through meditation, and it is presented to us through the author's own experiences and the teachings of many people throughout history. It is filled with quotes...

The Tale of Miss Berta London: Recollections of Accomplishments by Jihan Latimer is an engaging story in which Miss Berta London is seen handling problems and difficulties at home and anywhere else with great skill. The series of complicated situations she goes through and how...

The Small Sports Take The Field, written by Matthew Damman and illustrated by Patty Eisenbraun, is a wonderful children’s book that teaches the importance of hard work, teamwork and positive thinking. One day, Jake is sitting by an overgrown field and daydreams about scoring a...

Stefani Milan takes us into the world of the depraved and mysterious in The Secret of Kolney Hatch. When a London murder strikes home to Paul Watson, being so reminiscent of his mother's death half a decade prior, Watson decides that there is something that...

The Actions: 7 Steps To Powerful Change is a book that teaches a series of steps to improve our lives. Margaret Tran shows readers how to break old habits and uses herself as an example. In doing so, she tells us how to become a...

The Missing Boston Terriers of Smith Street (A Springer Spaniel Mystery) is written by Nancy T. Lucas. Scout, a Springer Spaniel, enjoys living at home with his dad and mumma. He likes having dog parties and playing with a few neighbourhood dogs, except for those...

In The Out Crowd by Michael A. Kirby, at Gates High School, the pupils are separated into two groups; the In Crowd of just 69 pupils and the Out Crowd. Hallie Flynn, senior cheerleading captain, becomes the victim of gossip when information about her relationship...

“The Life Cycles Revolution” by Neil Killion is the kind of book that attracts spiritually attuned people, open-minded individuals, intelligentsia members or “left-field” thinkers like me. The basic premise is that your life changes in 12-year intervals and is marked by Trafalgar Moments (low points...