Who can create beauty? Does that privilege only belong to humans? What if some other intelligence expresses beauty and desire better than we can? The Poetry Contest by Lyman Ditson and Adam A.I. might help you make up your mind. In "My First Words," Adam...

When Mary ‘M’ Warner visits President Ulysses S. Grant in Washington, D.C, she meets Secret Service agents Giles Argent and Wrenshall Merritt, who are tasked with escorting her to and from the capital. On returning to her family farm in Kentucky, she begins to receive...

“A real predator didn't seek attention. A predator made the world forget he was there at all.” This quote from The Archivist by Robin Alden Howard offers insight into a new kind of villain—one who appears to be anything but. The world perceives Doctor Adam...

The Fearless Socialpreneur by Rob Douk is a business book that emphasizes the importance of combining entrepreneurship with ethics. Born in a labor camp during the genocide in Cambodia, Rob learned the significance of hope and resilience from his parents' escape to America. He applied...

Robert Jones’s The Conflict of Interests is a sweeping epic of magic, war, and uneasy alliances between humans and dragons. The story follows Donovan Francis, a gifted young magician whose rapid ascent through the ranks at the Franconian Wizards Academy culminates in his passing the...

The Dragon Who Couldn’t Breathe Fire by Sayuri Perera follows Puff, a gentle blue dragon who lives in a sunny village. His best friend is a boy named Toby. While other dragons breathe flames, Puff can only make a frosty mist, and the village children...

The Monarch Alliance by Jessica James is a mystery filled with distinctive characters, both past and present, who are guests at the legendary Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York. The setting has surprises around every corner. Old love letters found by Danika, written...

The Music Within by Renelle Dsouza is a gentle, inspiring picture book about Anna and Oliver, siblings who initially resist learning the keyboard their father brings home. They would rather play outside than practice, often throwing tantrums and finding music boring. But with their father’s...

The Artificial Elephant by Eric J. Hull, Jake J. Hull, and C. M. Stultz is a collection of stories that explores grief, survival, loneliness, and the search for connection in a world of hardship and pain. The first story introduces Sarah, a lonely single mother...

“Only much later do you realize that all the maturity forced upon you has robbed you of something precious.” In Martyn Burke's novel, The Gossip Columnist, many characters experience loss, with innocence being just one of the things taken from them. As the Weimar years...

The $1,300 Alphabet by Benjamin Weilert is a well-written book that introduces children to twenty-six big vocabulary words, commonly referred to as the $50 words. Benjamin begins this book with a note to parents and a brief historical fact about the 18th President of the...

The Little Men by Ami Tikekar follows Amitarth/Ami, an introverted IT professional in Pune, as he moves through the routines, relationships, and hierarchies within a mid-sized tech company. Through his friendship with Prabhu and his growing connection with colleague Mitali, Ami becomes increasingly involved in...

In The Birds of Prey by River Davis, Cimarron “Caracara” Miramonte leads a Phoenix motorcycle club bound by blood oath and shapeshifting lineage when her mother, Cassandra “Kestrel” Miramonte, is murdered in a ritual desert ambush. As rival leaders Saachi “Scorpiana” Banerjee and Fayola “Fanuel”...

The Infinity Within by Kris Land follows Gabe, who, throughout childhood and young adulthood, repeatedly encounters events that defy ordinary explanation: moments of detachment, near-death survival, precognition, and encounters with unseen forces. These experiences lead him to question memory, time, and consciousness, prompting him to...

The Moaning Lisa by Rosemary and Larry M. Mild begins when a retired detective, Paco LeSoto, suffers a sudden heart attack. This event sets the wheels in motion for him and Molly (his wife) as they transition into an assisted living community filled with intriguing...

The Compete-Learn-Honor Playbook: Simple Steps to Take Your Mental and Emotional Tennis and Pickleball Skills to a New Level by Peter C. Scales is a guide that combines sports psychology and practical application. Known to many as Coach Pete, the author draws on decades of...

The Story of You by Daniel Maunz centers around Will Banfield and his son, Quince. Father and son learn early the struggles of navigating life's difficulties. Will, who is a reserved and emotionally distant lawyer, experiences a change with the birth of his son, Quince....

The Apex Code by Chris Chia sees Navy vet Decker's quiet life is disrupted when teen hacker, Riley, says he's Decker's nephew and has a mission he cannot ignore. Riley explains the origins of his formidable cyber skills and that his creations may have taken...

In The Clockwork Spy by Meena Daye, CIA officer Helena Deane was drawn into a dangerous mission that blurred the line between loyalty and survival. Helena was suspected of espionage by the FBI. The FBI thought there was a mole in the organization, and Helena...

The Trials of Browid by Stephanie Bosshard follows Selena, running her family’s café after her mother’s death and her father’s disappearance. Her ordinary life is shattered when she receives warnings of danger and a pendant linked to her family’s hidden past. She's part of the...