Our instincts can protect us from things we sense as dangerous, but they also arouse enough curiosity to make us venture into the mysterious and the unknown. Such is the case of Moira Clarke in J.E. Erickson's Offerings to the Flower Moon: The Tale of...

The Anarchist's Wife is based on one of the gross miscarriages of justice in 20th-century America when anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were falsely accused of the murder of two men in a shoe factory in 1920. Written by Margo Laurie, this is a...

Blessed with Ducks by Tristan Mowrey is a delightful story about being stuck at home, and discovering a mama mallard has made a nest in their flower garden. At first, Tristan documented Mama Mallard, whom he names Molly. He took a picture of her in...

Makings: Explorations in the Poetry of Thought by Steven Henry Miller is true to its title in exploring the crossing paths of poetry and philosophy. The book is divided into five sections. The first part presents aphorisms and literary fragments, from simple thoughts such as...

Journey to Justice: The Adventures of Spider and Ruby by Tanni Haas is a brilliant tale of two brave children who fight for what they believe is right. Spider lives on a boat and has been a fisherman for his entire life. His father and...

The Starlight Club 16: Treasures of the Sea Witch by Joe Corso is a story about Red Fortunato and his club, The Starlight Club 16. This is a story within a story that will capture your imagination and interest from the very first to the...

Ken Ryan visited his Aunt Ruth in New Zealand, seeking solace. Bruised from a failed marriage, he wanted to spend some time ensconced in the volcanic mountains of Ruapehu and heal himself. However, when he met Maya, a National Geographic photographer, on a deserted viaduct,...

In the adventure-filled picture book, Novo the Space Robot: How to Solve the Mystery of Crying by Charly Froh, a space robot learns how to identify his emotions and use tears and talking to heal. Every Monday, Novo travels from his home in Planet Infinita...

The Best New True Crime Stories: Crimes of Famous and Infamous Criminals is the latest in a series edited by Mitzi Szereto and is a collection of stories about various actual crimes. The accounts span a lengthy period, including some that were perpetrated more recently....

Most institutions with a large labor force in the same environment clash at some point because of their differences. This, therefore, creates toxicity that interferes with the proper functioning of the institution. Oops, My Team is Toxic by Amy Newfield is one of the best...

A Daughter’s Kaddish: My Year of Grief, Devotion, and Healing by Sarah Birnbach is a heartwarming and eye-opening look at a woman’s attempt to fulfill a religious obligation for her father but seems to run into every issue imaginable to prevent it, be it traditionalists...

Two Floors Above Grief: A Memoir of Two Families in the Unique Place We called Home by Kevin O’Connor is the best self-published memoir I’ve read this year. This concerns a family of undertakers and provides an examination of the day-to-day concerns of family life...

Patients in Peril: The Demise of Primary Care in America by Gregg Coodley M.D. is a non-fiction medical book that details the history of general practice and primary healthcare in the United States. He describes how the decline in primary care is detrimental to doctors,...

Unfated Mates by Lexie Talionis is a fantasy romance story that focuses on Natalie. As she grows up, Natalie struggles to survive her unstable life with her pill-addicted mother. She is constantly picked on at school for not wearing new clothes and being poor. One...

Over the years, there has been a steady rise of successful start-ups which have managed to claw their way into the customer base of large-scale corporations. This is because big companies are stuck in the traditional way of doing things that have become incompatible with...

A World for the Others is the story of Robert Lancaster, who had a complicated life as a child when he lost his parents. But despite these difficulties, he always focused on his goals. As he grew up, he found love, raised a family, and...

“The winners are those who control the game and all players are suckers” is a quote attributed to gangster Meyer Lansky in Sin City Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas by Jeffrey Sussman. Las Vegas wasn’t founded by the men...

Learning new skills takes a lot of patience and practice. Often, all your efforts seem to be in vain, and you may think there is no improvement. In these circumstances, it is easy to feel frustrated like the young protagonist in My Violin is Not...

Deb Preston documents her heart-warming and humorous journey to motherhood in Learning on the Fly and Laughing Till I Cry: A Journal of Mothering My Daughter From Ages One to Seven. The journal captures the highs and lows of motherhood and everything in between. It...

In writing Paris: Secret Gardens, Hidden Places, and Stories of the City of Light, Mary McAuliffe points out that Paris has a long and fascinating history. Known as the City of Light, the City of Love, the Capital of Fashion, the Lady of Iron and...