"If No One’s Looking, Do We Have to Try as Hard" by Mary Hemlepp is a look at women’s lives once they reach fifty. It is compulsive reading, and should probably also be compulsory reading for everyone since it gives such insights into the more...

"I Miss You Erma: Amusing Musings of a Non-desperate Housewife" is the life story of author Lynne Boortz. She seems to be a typical American girl growing up in the 1950's. She fell in love with Jerry, got married, had children, and stayed married to...

"Atlantis: Fall of the Gods" is the second installment of David Speight's Atlantis trilogy. It tells the story of man's flaws paving the way to Atlantis' probable demise. It follows Aedon in his quest and personal battles, as well as Faeraud in his own realizations....

"A Boy Named Ray" starts with the couple Theo and Mary. These two are good people but their physical deformities had made them outcasts in the town they lived in. People were mean to them and this has driven the couple to leave the place...

Six friends are out joyriding in the middle of nowhere when suddenly they think that they hit a woman. When they get out to investigate they see the damage to the vehicle, but there is no body. When several dog-like creatures come out of the...

Richard N. Shapiro has compiled a collection of Facebook posts and added his thoughts about them in his book "Faceplant: Chronicles of Facebook's True Tales & Epic Fails." Divided into thirty-three chapters, this book contains posts and threads that correspond with the posts. One chapter...

“Abraham and Sarah” by J. SerVaas Williams is a story like few others. Williams has taken the Biblical account of Abram and Sarai, imaginatively filled in the blanks, and woven a rich tapestry of life and love in the Middle East 4,000 years ago. From...

"Code Talker" by Ivon Blum takes two critical periods of history and writes a parallel process novel. Native American Marine Talking Boy Gorman is trained as a Navajo code talker. His job is to confuse communications intercepted by the Japanese during World War II. As...

. "The Jericho River" by David Carthage is a fascinating coming-of-age story that follows the main character, Jason Gallo, on the search to find his father. Jason is swept into the dream-world called Fore, where his mission is to find and rescue his father by bringing...

"Global TESOL: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: An Orientation Guide," written by Sarah Anne Shope, MAPW, MS EdTESOL, PhD, is a comprehensive guide for those teaching English to individuals who speak another language. This book is divided into nine units. The first few...

Fans of Phillip Margolin will be thrilled with the return of two of their favorite characters: Brad and Dana Miller. However, they are not the only characters fans will recognize: serial killer Clarence Little is back along with Brad’s wife Ginny and Dana’s friend, Jake....

Peter Guralnick’s “Last Train to Memphis” covers the first twenty-four years of the life of Elvis Presley. Most biographies concerning Elvis are a bit hyperbole but not this one. The author’s style is understated allowing the true Elvis to emerge. The author lays aside the...

Kyle Hemmings has written prose poems that touch on many topics in "Void and Sky". But the reader must spend time musing over each of these prose poems as they are deep and thoughtful, often offering bizarre imagery. In 'Laughing Kite' a woman stands at...

At the writing of the book "I Left My Prostate in San Francisco– Where Is Yours?: Coping with the Emotional, Relational, Sexual, and Spiritual Aspects of Prostate Cancer" by Rick Redner and Brenda Redner, the American Cancer Society reported that 241,740 men would be diagnosed...

It has been said that a person's words are an insight into his or her mind. I believe it to be true! Joyce Meyers sets out to make her readers really think hard about the choice of verbal expression they choose and the ramifications of...

For some people, no matter what their intentions, life seems to bring challenge after challenge. "Flora's Wish" by Kathleen Y'Barbo is the story of "fatal Flora", a beautiful and feisty redhead who has, through no discernible fault of her own, lost four former fiancés to...

Evelyn Barrett was a highly successful attorney whose husband Eddie loves her despite her temper and outgoing, outspoken ways. On page 88, Eddie says of the day they met when Evelyn marched up to the AT&T phone yard demanding to speak with a supervisor, "I...

Widow Willow Peterson has recovered from unexpected loss and finds comfort in the close knit family she holds so dearly in her heart. But even as she comes to terms with the loss of her husband, she finds renewed faith. Willow seeks to find a...

It is the autumn of 1367 and Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and baliff to Lord Gilbert of Bampton Castle, returns in "The Tainted Coin", the fifth book featuring Hugh. Hugh is enjoying his marriage to his love, Kate Caxton, and is delighting in their...

If you are one of the millions of caregivers taking care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s, you must have “Stop and Smell the Garbage: A Caregiver’s Story of Survival” by Christine McMahon Sutton as part of your toolkit. Sutton was a caregiver for her...