I'm sure young readers have heard the saying, "You are a coach potato", get up and play outside." With today's advancement in technology, multiple ways to watch television programs and play video games, children aren't getting enough exercise or time spent outdoors. Spud the Couch...

The American 'baby boom' era was an incredible phenomenon, as the nation witnessed an incredulous amount of births from the years of 1946 and 1964. Today, many of the 'baby boom' generation are grown up, and are raising their own children. In Last of the...

Philip Roth – The Continuing Presence: New Essays on Psychological Themes is chock-full of psychological analyses of the main author Philip Roth. Sometimes life imitates art or vice versa. In the case of Mr. Roth, art really imitates life. His written works, including “I Married...

Above the Darkness by Sarah Morrisette is a fascinating read. I am not usually attracted to books with fantastical content, but this book has an endearing character by the name of Elizabeth. Elizabeth Murphy is a child, but a child with adult discrimination. While her...

Across the Sabarmati: An Autobiographical Novel by Sriram Ananth is the story of Jayram and his volunteer work in Gujarat after the place experienced a violent melee. Growing up in a privileged life, the aftermath of the religious riot, as some would call it, was...

Riding the Passionate Edge: Converting Tension into Emotional Intimacy is a lovely read for any couple finding emotional distance in their relationship. Authors Mary and Tom Cushman are trained therapists who acknowledge that any couple is going to have tension in a long-term relationship, but...

Neria thinks she is just a normal high school student, except that she has weird dreams. Her mom thinks they should talk to the priest at school. Neria The Future Demon Huntress reveals that what she really is, much to her disbelief, is a demon...

There’s a Lion in the House by Mary Esparza-Vela is fifteen pages of excellent drawings, and a cute story with a moral. Young Robby Rabbit loves to tease his three brothers by playing tricks on them. One day he hid from them, and they all...

Cluck The Undercover Chicken by G. Eric Francis is a funny story involving a rooster and a hen. Cluck is a police chicken and the theme of the book is a humorous dialogue between Cluck and the narrator, who happens to be the last human...

Tani's Search for the Heart by Keith Egawa is a story that will enthrall children with its adventure, mystery, action and whimsy. Tani, a Native American girl, is heartbroken over the loss of her grandmother. She begins her journey, keeping in mind the wise words...

Gil Roscoe’s After the Predays is a compelling work of fiction about life after a cataclysmic disaster. Thaddeus (Thad) Lowell, a philosophy professor, is the only living person in the LA basin and in the entire world as far as he knows. The virus was...

Lyn Fairchild Hawks' book How Wendy Redbird Dancing Survived the Dark Ages of Nought is the story of a teenage girl (almost 16) who loves Michael Jackson and has nothing else that is stable in her life - everything changes all the time because her...

In Secrets of the Wine Whisperer by Jerry Greenfield, the author and his wife are initiated into the joys of wine tasting through a chance encounter. Soon, their lives are turned upside-down as they discover the secret, multi-faceted world of the wine aficionado, exploring vintages...

The coal mines in the town of Worksop, England have closed, leaving the local economy in a downward spiral. The spirit of the population has decayed; crime and drug abuse are on the rise. Vincent McLean, a former resident of the town, who spent several...

Jenny and the Hummingbird Faeries is a middle grade adventure to remember. Jenny is a tomboy, and is always trying to compete with - and beat - her older brothers at sports, games and competitions of all sorts. After a terrible accident, which may not...

In Beautiful on the Mountain, author Jeannie Light gives readers a glimpse into the life of a purposeless woman who is educated and recently divorced. As part of the divorce settlement, Ms. Light receives a mountain acreage and she visualizes raising sheep and living a...

Stairway of the Gods by Vic Warren is the beautiful love story of Joan and Paul Webster set in the Philippines. Joan Webster discovers some precious artifacts after an earthquake in the Philippines. Her husband, Paul, is in hospital after being hurt in the earthquake...

Dating a rock musician has its drawbacks, and former model Jesse swore she wouldn’t let her heart be broken by another one. But when she meets Robbie, the lead singer of the band Punch Drunk, her heart sings a different tune. Jesse finds herself having...

Up The Down Ladder of Success: Essential Hidden Traits that Singers and Songwriters Need for Success in their Music by Paul Romaine is a self help book that gives singers and song writers tried and tested tips on what it takes to succeed in the...

Slip of the Hand by J.P. Farrell is a dark, complex web of a tale which follows several, originally unconnected protagonists whose lives crash head-on across several horrendous sets of circumstances, resulting in multiple murders, kidnap, assault, corruption, armed robbery and mafia hits. Leading figures...