Edna Spencer tells of her family's relocation from Oakridge, Tennessee, to Worcester, Massachusetts, when, in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority took over the land where her family and other black families had made their homes for years. She tells honestly of the effects of segregation....

Author-poet Stephan Cox writes a wide variety of poems that comment on modern life in "Dead Birds Fall from the Sky". The title of this collection of poems is also the first offering in this book. "Dead Birds" has nearly two hundred fifty pages of...

"Starry River of the Sky" by Grace Lin is truly one of those books you want your young readers to read. It is a book whose messages will stay with the child long after the story has ended. The moon has been missing in the...

"At the Bamboo Bar" is a short and interesting read about “turning fifty” in Bangkok by Morgan McFinn. The book is a compilation of all that happened in the Bamboo bar on the author’s fiftieth birthday. The story is a vivid reminiscence of the various...

"A Killer in the Rye" is the next in the Delia Rosen Murray's Deli series and it is every bit as entertaining as its predecessor. Gwen Katz is recently divorced and in charge of her Uncle Murray's Kosher Deli in Nashville, Tennessee. Gwen is lost...

The latest 'Southern Mysteries' book from Peggy Webb is called "Elvis and the Blue Christmas Corpse". Not having read the previous stories, I was somewhat at a disadvantage as far as the characters go but once I caught on, I found this to be an...

In "Finding the Prosperity Within" author Brian Webster offers advice for those readers who need a career revitalization or need to pursue prosperity and success. The author tells of Jamie who works for a Silicon Valley company called ESE and watches as rival company VDEP...

"Deconstructing the Food Pyramid: Balance and Moderation in Food Consumption" by Frank J. Ferrin is a very educational experience. Dr. Ferrin explains the true meaning of the food pyramid and how it relates to me in great detail and with non-medical words. "Deconstructing the Food...

Mary McDonough began playing the part of Erin Walton on the TV program "The Waltons" when she was just ten years old. She shares her memories and experiences from that period of her life in her novel "Lessons From The Mountains". It also explores the...

"Poppy and the Stranger," written and illustrated by Eli Jay, is a children's book that takes the reader on an adventure that results in discovering the mystery of shadows. Poppy is a balloon and one night when he is floating along in the night he...

Bjoran Horsa just might be the hero king of prophecy. If so, then the current Monarch, King Olaf, needs to step aside to allow Bjoran to fulfill the prophecy and save the kingdom of Astarkand from the evil elf lord Woden. The only problem is...

"Fairminded Fran and the Three Small Black Community Cats" by Linda Elder is an educational book for children which deals with the problem of feral cats. Fairminded Fran is initially taken with the cats but she is confused as to why they do not come...

"Lill and Mewe" was written by Jean E. Lane. In this tale we meet Lill and her cat Mewe. While using her new telescope, Lill saw planet Earth. She and Mewe travel to Earth in her father’s space ship. While there they make a friend...

Hey kids, how about going on a treasure hunt to Israel? Does that sound exciting? In this new Bible study from Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt, you will go on this exciting trip and will learn how to crack secret codes to discover an amazing...

William Ebhart returns from "Jacob's Cellar" as this story's main character. It is 1869 and he tries to join the U.S.Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, through his father's friend and Army superior, Andy Riley. But despite taking his step-father's name of McDaniel, William's father Jake's...

Daniel J. Porter is the author of twenty-two books for children and now he has put his pen to a book that no reader should skip. In "'Til the Street Lights Come On: Lessons Learned from Neighborhood Games", Porter tells of a time when children...

Summer Miller had the perfect life with her husband James, their son Tyler and daughter Sarah, and their golden retriever Jake. They lived in San Jose, California. James supported his family successfully and Summer enjoyed her life as a stay-at-home mother. Tyler was a Weblos,...

"Bringing Home the War" is a biography by Theresa Brandt and a look into the life of the family of a Green Beret Solider while he is at home and when he goes off to war fighting the battles in Iraq. Theresa Brandt writes this...

Peter Robinson delights readers with the return of his Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks who shows his love of classical music and the ability to solve even the most difficult of crimes. In "Watching the Dark", Inspector Banks teams up with D.A. Winsome, fellow officer...

“Daughter of the Caribbean,” a novel by Norma Jennings, is the sharing of Olivia’s emotions and a portrayal of her life in Jamaica. Olivia and her mother, Ms Birdie, return to Jamaica for the funeral services of Ms Birdie’s friend, Ms Jenny. After the service...