Shielding the Tiny Target by Deena Alexander is a good addition to the LIS lineup. The story introduces readers to a widowed mother, Ava, and her toddler, Missy. From the start, this book kicks off with a bang, and the action keeps going! When an...

Melodies of the Mind is a book of poetry by Rabia Tanveer. In Tanveer’s dedication, she explains her purpose for publishing it, dedicating it to those of us who need inspiration and encouragement. Themes of love, loss, self-worth, happiness, and pain are described throughout its...

Good things come in small packages, and great stories do not have to be long-winded. Tales Of The Macabre: Volume I by Newton Webb is a collection of short stories that takes readers on a journey through centuries and exotic locales, from the sewers of...

No Place for the Weak at Heart is an outstanding murder mystery written by P.J. Jones. Detective Mendocino Jones wants to get away from law enforcement, so he hands in his badge. Jones is on his way to Big Bend National Park. While canoeing the...

Horse on the Loose: A Horse's Journey to Find True Love is a children's story by Leslie McDonald, with illustrations by Tanya Glebova. It follows the adventure of Quinn, a retired jumping horse who feels unappreciated because he does not get the same attention he...

Green Fire In The Night Sky by Lathish Shankar is a mystery novel about a woman who wakes up in the middle of the forest with injuries all over her body and does not know who she is. No matter how much she tries to...

Vera Warden and the Two-Faced Demon by J. Rose is a fantasy novel for middle-grade kids. The book follows sixth-grader Virginia Warden (Vera), a child coding prodigy who has just received a scholarship to enroll at the elite Morton Academy of Technology. Suffering from...

Don't Play The Game by Wes Mogenson is the story of two best friends, 12-year-old girls Pam and Amber, the former's obsession with the game Creature Hunt Now and the latter's complete discontent with the game. Pam doesn't understand why every kid at school keeps...

Spirit of the Saluda River by Diana Tuorto is an empowering journey based on a true story. A horse, soon to be called Spirit, loved giving rides to children but when he began losing his eyesight, his owners decided to get rid of him. Spirit...

Chasing the Daylight: One Woman’s Journey to Becoming a US Army Intelligence Officer by JoAnna Rakowski is an up-close, in-your-face memoir of the struggles of a young Polish immigrant trying to find her place in America, after moving there when she married an American. JoAnna...

Sara, an opinionated cat, and Samantha T Rabbit, called Sam, are best friends, and their owner Meg takes good care of them. They spend their days playing games, making funny faces, napping, and venturing through the house. The two reminisce about their past and how...

Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace by Tracey Buchanan concerns Minerva Place, who lives in Paducah, Kentucky. She tries to avoid the unwelcome attention of those both living and dead. To her dismay, some people won’t leave her alone, ranging from the voices she...

Twenty-two authors come together to tell true stories for the annual Memoir Showcase contest organized by the International Memoir Writers Association. Edited by Marni Freedman and Tracy J. Jones, Shaking The Tree: That's a Terrible Idea. What Time? contains twenty-two short stories penned by esteemed...

Finding the Bones by Nikki Kallio is a collection of nine short stories and a novella, including one that tells us about a woman who discovers bones while walking with her dog in the wood. Overwhelmed by the memories of her losses, she was too...

In Let's Talk! Going to the Zoo by Lisa Jacovsky, Harper has a best friend named Emma, an autistic little girl who can read, write, and understand others but can’t talk. Harper's and Emma’s fathers promise to take them to the zoo. On the day...

For anyone who has fought for the right to love, celebrate, and be themselves, there is All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents. In this collection, poet Jane Muschenetz interweaves reflections on many themes that connect to identity, communication, and a place in the world....

A Girl Teaching Art Classes In The Spooky Woods Near A Witch by Bob Pendarvis is the second graphic novel in a series. Jennie and Jenny are two contented cats, happy to wander Spooky Woods and sleep their days away. Then Ana sets up an...

Journey Back into the Vault: In Search of My Faded Cuban Childhood Footprints is Mario Cartaya's story about reconnecting with his roots after spending decades away from the country of his birth. Mario lived the first nine years of his life and developed his sense...

To master any art form takes hours of repetitive exercise to integrate the practice into muscle memory. This logic can be applied to our endeavors in other areas, creative or otherwise. To succeed, you must be focused, disciplined, and experienced to achieve optimum results. Apart...

Candace Robinson and Elle Beaumont introduce King Morozo and Eirah in Slaying the Frost King: Mortal Enemies to Monster Lovers. Morozo has learned that the village of Vinti has not performed the required annual animal sacrifice. In anger, Morozo sends Vinti’s chieftain a message. The...