In The Galaxy According to Cece, a middle-grade story by Sherry Roberts, Cece Laurence is happy with her group of friends as they prepare for their soccer season and middle school. But her father suddenly upends her life when a university offers him a professorship...

Patti Bonesteel's The Flamingo with Two Left Feet portrays the wonderful story of Fernando, a shy flamingo who simply wants to dance as beautifully as the other flamingos. Despite his mother's repeated encouragement to be patient and believe in himself, Fernando believes he is beneath...

The Kitty Cat Brigade is a children's picture book written by Julianne Dumas with art by Blueberry Illustrations. It follows the story of a group of cats who bring joy and entertainment to the woodland. One sunny day, all the animals in the woods gather...

The World Settlers is a work of fiction in the science fiction, adventure, and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to the presence of graphic violence and explicit language throughout. Penned by author Callan J. Mulligan, this highly immersive novel...

The Thief and the Patriot is a work of fiction in the political thriller, interpersonal drama, and sociocultural writing subgenres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Chikodi Anunobi, this fascinating novel delves into the intricate world of Nigerian...

Author Marj Charlier takes us back to the dying days of the Roman Empire in The Candlemaker’s Woman. Melia was sold into slavery by her own tribe as part of the deal to allow her people to move west, away from the hordes advancing from...

In the year 79 AD, a family was celebrating a union when Mount Vesuvius erupted, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people. However, some members of the family survived and went on to thrive in the distant future, with the help of ancestors like Grandmother Angelina,...

The Journey by Jim Sano is about finding a secret portal to another world where wishes exist. Will, the protagonist, unwittingly wishes his baby brother, Sam, would disappear. His unfortunate wish results in adventures he and his friends could only dream of. Now he needs...

If you think philosophy is boring, you have not read Phil Van Treuren’s The Little Book of Stoic Quotes. It is one of the best books I have ever read on Stoicism. Each short chapter contains a quotation by a famous Stoic followed by Phil’s...

The Surreal Adventures of Anthony Zen by Cameron A. Straughan chronicles the whimsical and bizarre escapades of Anthony Zen, whose daily life is marked by bizarre visions and capricious encounters, from peculiar dreams like attending a belated costume party in a banana suit to maneuvering...

The Translation of Julian Yu is a work of fiction in the cultural writing, interpersonal drama, and slice-of-life genres. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. Penned by author Ezekiel Lee, this is a tender coming-of-age novel about 18-year-old Julian Yu, a...

The Sum of All Our Anger by William R. Douglas plunges readers into the throes of a politically charged future America, where the nation teeters on the brink of another civil war. Set in 2061, this thriller imagines a country divided between the Old Way...

In The Bright Freight Of Memory by Greg Fields, the Cooneys' path had remained the same since their ancestors had immigrated from Ireland. Hard labor and lots of drinking. Michael Cooney had grown up with an abusive alcoholic father, and due to his circumstances, he...

Originally from Trinidad, Shayaa Muhammad embraces his family legacy and the culture of his Caribbean home. In The Coo Coo Vegan, he discusses recipes handed down from his talented great-grandmother and uncles and he adds his own flair to the dishes. Without using meat or...

The Stormy Kromer Kitten by Erin Byrnes Bailey narrates the fascinating history behind the Stormy Kromer cap while featuring an adorable calico kitten. The story introduces us to George Kromer, a young man residing in the small town of Kaukauna, Wisconsin. He falls in love...

Pinche, a smuggler working for Colombian drug lords, had fallen out of favor with his bosses, an outcome of failures in his operations. Given a last chance to redeem himself, Pinche is tasked with smuggling a group of immigrants, alongside “merchandise”, through the Gap, a...

The Lights of Greyfare by Juno Guadalupe is a gothic horror novel set in a Northeastern coastal town where mysterious "lights" have appeared. Needful of change, anything to pull her out of a deep depression resulting from a nasty and brutal divorce, journalist Katherine "Kat"...

The Giant's Book of Poems by Daniel A. Freedman is a collection of original poetry, combining surreal imagery, episodic narration, and fragmented syntax to present observational snapshots of the extraordinary and ordinary. Cirche La Bas imagines sculptures in the Louvre speaking with humor and wisdom...

Russell Luyt's The Midnight Factory unfolds in New Albion, a world ruled by fear and control. After a political event—known as the Great Change—takes effect, the Bureau for Virtue becomes the governing body that regulates New Albion through surveillance, propaganda, and an addictive drug called...

The Sirens of Sayhurn by Keith Pyeatt follows different characters whose lives connect through a strange song that crosses between Earth and a hidden world called Sayhurn. Clayton, a humble maintenance man trying to rebuild his life, moves into a house with a bizarre tune...