The world of Richard Pacheco’s Perspectives is dark and compelling, much like a thriller movie where we squint to dim our vision rather than expose ourselves to the full impact of the scenes we know will come. The 20 poems in this collection are lean,...

In Humphrey the Hippo by Sara Japanwalla, Humphrey the hippo is shy and introverted. He finds himself self-conscious in a crowd and likes to be away from gatherings. The story is about how Humphrey overcomes his fears and faces the world with self-confidence. The book...

Lovingly crafted memoirs, when offered with honesty and true devotion, have a particular warmth and charm seldom found in any other kind of writing. Grandfather’s Uncle by Philip McQuillan is no exception. There is such a naturally conversational singularity of purpose in McQuillan’s writing that...

In The Bald Grandfather and his Grandsons, Mom's gotta run and the only one she can find to babysit her rowdy boys is Grandpa Joe. Before unsuspecting Grandpa Joe can blink, Josie and Ben run off to cause all kinds of unsuspecting mischief, from making...

Buzzy's Feet by Uncle Amos and Carmi Katz is a delightful children's animal pictorial book which introduces readers to the concepts of self-confidence and self-acceptance. Buzzy is a spunky little duckling who is unhappy with his own feet when he begins to tire one day...

Collision by J.M.J. Williamson is the story of Ben, a researcher of particle physics. Out for a jog one night, it initially appears he's in the wrong place at the wrong time as he catches a glimpse of a UFO before it vanishes. The military...

Her mother passed away a year ago, and Lisa is still having trouble figuring out what to do now that she is on her own. A chance meeting at the cemetery brings new hope to her life, in the form of a budding relationship with...

Goodbye Crocodile by Conor Patrick is an exquisite collection of twelve short stories that take readers on a wonderful reading journey. The stories are all set against an American backdrop, making readers introspect and drink in the superb narration and descriptions by the author. The...

Duck and Friends: The Computer Chase (Volume 2) by Donna Gielow McFarland is a delightfully funny animal tale. McFarland takes us away from the usual talking animal story and into a crazy race to catch a laptop. Cat's computer was running slow so he asks...

The search for an answer as to why targeting errors occur with ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) warheads, along with unexplained orbital shifts in satellites and space shuttles, leads to the investigation by the Air Force which discovers new forces in nature. A venture has been...

Amr Magdi Moneib’s Requiem Cloud is a great book which gives us illuminating insights to a society which is consumed with hypocrisy and contradiction. The book contains many interesting stories within stories, each one constructed in way that makes reading the most enjoyable activity in...

Hero For Hire by C.B. Pratt pulls you into the world of Eno the Thracian, and is told in the first person narrative. While most heroes and soldiers are off fighting in the Trojan war, Eno accepts a job dealing with a harpy that's been...

If you love "feel good" stories, the collection, An Amish Miracle, will surely brighten your day. Beth Wiseman, Ruth Reid, and Mary Ellis have combined their talents to create three stories about Amish life that appears to be one fluid tale of everyday problems in...

The Rainy Day Killer is the fourth in Michael J. McCann’s Donaghue and Stainer Crime Novel series: dark American police procedurals featuring Homicide Lieutenant Hank Donaghue and Detective Karen Stainer of the fictional Glendale Police Department in Maryland. In this book they are pitted against...

Kaleidoscope Me, by Hillary K. Grigonis, is about how a family copes with the tragic loss of a mother and wife. The book moves back and forth between the present and moments of time before and slightly after the tragedy. Jadyn, the main character, must...

Finn Colville survives the destruction of her home and family as a young girl of 12 and is forced by the religious rules of her planet to disguise herself as a man to survive. In New Sion by Diana Green, the human settlers on a...

When Stan Foster washed up on the banks of the Hudson River, he had no recollection of jumping from the George Washington Bridge, only of falling and then of being alive. Stan by Richard Wold is the story of his search to rediscover who he...

Expat - Part 1: Growing Up by Raji Abuzalaf is the true story of an American expatriate. The author takes us through a journey of his life chronologically. This volume contains his memories from birth to his growing up years. The author speaks about his...

Nadia's Obsession by Charles D. Martin is number two in the saga of Nadia. Orphaned and forced to grow up in deplorable conditions in a Russian orphanage, she escapes to the United States as a mail-order bride. She is both intellectually unrivaled as well as...

Pet Rocks and Pollywogs by Terri Kelley is about the moments shared between a mother and daughter. In the book, the little girl is lonely and she tells her mother that she has no one to play with. The mother shares with the little girl...