In All the Hidden Pieces by Dana Ridenour, Julia Chandler’s life is shattered. She wakes up to a phone call from the ER doctor, who told Julia that her husband, James, had died from injuries sustained in a car accident. Julia is heartbroken by James’s...

If you were to create the best-tasting ice cream in the world, how would you do it? Did you know that there’s a real science behind creating new ice cream flavors? In Linda Soules’ So You Want To Be An Ice Cream Flavor Inventor, there’s...

So You Want to Be a Fashion Designer by Linda Soules drops you into the real world of fashion. A designer isn’t only an artist. As one, you also have to think like a scientist, a problem-solver, and a storyteller, among others. Clothing is treated...

Have you ever wondered who creates your favorite candies? So You Want to Be a Candy Scientist by Linda Soules explores a typical day on the job as a candy scientist. This children’s book pulls back the curtain on how candy scientists dream up and...

Linda Soules introduces children to the reality of what it is like to be an animal rescue worker in So You Want to Be an Animal Rescue Worker. Being an animal rescue worker is about more than just liking animals; there are many different aspects...

Kaylon Bruner Tran brings us nostalgic historical fiction in Uncle Tom’s Granddaughter. When eighteen-year-old Jessica Dalton has to complete a combined assignment for both History and English class, she has no clue about the journey she is about to embark upon. Choosing the well-known Uncle...

The Character Route Tree is a self-help memoir with author Marc R Schneider’s account of growing up in a household shaped by his mother Kiki’s anger, his father’s silence, and the fear rituals Schneider used to feel safe. His memoir traces the effect of that...

Heidi Richards Mooney covers all the stages of publishing in her book The Expectant Author. Mooney developed a trimester-by-trimester publishing framework containing three key phases: conception and early growth, development, and delivery. But just because publishing has clear phases doesn't mean the journey is easy....

Imagine a society that suffered years of steady decline, in which trust was broken, and a sense of hopelessness prevailed. Communal identity had been lost, and society became divided. Most people had lost direction and grown weary. Tony Sunderland paints a bleak picture of the...

All That Was Left Unsaid by Danielle Dragona is a compelling, heart-rending, and deeply emotional portrayal of love, betrayal, family dynamics, and secrets left untold. Katrina Johnson, at seventy years old, is at a crossroads. Her beloved husband Sam has just died of cancer. She...

No Silver on Rat Island by Federico Ramallo opens a window into a harbor community slipping from its prosperous roots into total economic ruin. Sitting on a plaza bench, an elderly Tortoise named Julio watches his society crumble as unbacked paper leaves slowly drive out...

In Asher Shines Bright: A Journey of Hope and Light by Kristina Gibbons, we are introduced to Asher, a young fox, who feels sad and lonely on the night of Oakmeadow’s Festival of Lights, while everyone around him is happy. Ary, his friend, notices this,...

If you want a fresh take on a classic journey through the forest, The Rizzas deliver a beautiful version in their book, Little Red and Benny the Wolf. We meet Ruby, a cheerful little girl whose mom sends her out to deliver a basket of...

The Ugly Duckling and the Missing Hat, written by The Rizzas, is a picture book for young children. A duckling feels like the odd one out. He is constantly bullied for the way he looks and begs the author to design him differently. But the...

Voices Within: Life Before and After by Lana Stasek tells a deeply personal story of survival, mapping out the inner lines that can divide a person’s life into two distinct halves. Stasek walks us through her past by exploring complicated family relationships and major historical...

Little Bear Betty by Betty Pasghetti is a charming picture book that brings children into a delightful woodsy world. This is the story of a little bear named Betty, who's having a little trouble saying the word ‘spaghetti.’ For whatever reason, it keeps coming out...

Medicare Made Simple 2026 by Margaret Whitfield explains how someone approaching Medicare can turn an unfamiliar system into decisions based on their circumstances. Whitfield begins with the enrollment date that determines when coverage should start, then shows how that date affects the path a reader...

No One Sleeps by Townsend Walker is a thought-provoking collection of short fiction. ‘Nessun Dorma’, the first of the twenty works in this anthology, personifies suicidal thoughts in a way that forces you to ponder the meaning of life. The following entry, ‘As Ye Sow,'...

In Web of Obsession by Ann Dunbar, Sunny Rivers was famous as America's sweetheart. But she longed for something more personal. Sunny wanted a place where she truly belonged and someone who loved her. When Sunny met Antonio, she believed she had found what she...

Angel’s Fall by Daniel McKenny is an intriguing read. The preface assures us that the story will ultimately have a happy ending. However, this is only the first book in the Angel’s Blood Series, so there is still a long, interesting journey before the end....