The rise of science fiction as we know it stemmed from short stories published in feature magazines by authors like Asimov, del Rey, and van Vogt. Short stories are an ideal medium to convey snapshots of imaginary worlds while limiting exacting details that would detract...

All kids are the same. They run, they touch, they learn, and work hard daily so that they can grow. They laugh, they share, and they make friends. They cry when they get hurt, and at night they go to sleep. Kids can be different...

Every once in a while a book comes along that is so different from what you expected your reaction shocks you. That’s what happened to me when I finished Normal Family by Don Trowden: I burst into tears! Why on earth did that happen? It...

Spider's Truth by Christa Yelich-Koth is a compelling psychological thriller with a strong appeal to readers who enjoy dark novels and stories featuring serial killers. The first book in a series, the story follows a serial killer out to teach a lesson to a detective...

“But I retreated back to my cave where a small fire was lit and I could see the shadow of my former self.” Tinkering is a collection of poetry written by Edward M. Donnelly. Each of the approximately forty poems differs greatly from one another,...

Frankie is the owner of one of the best escort services in Las Vegas. Satin, Ruby, and Goldie are his A-team Babes. Frankie is often cruel to his girls and thinks nothing of slapping them around and taking financial advantage of them. When Satin, Ruby,...

Rebecca Bryn’s title, Kindred and Affinity: When the man you love marries the sister you hate – a family saga of love and betrayal, hides almost more than it appears to tell. Elizabeth Underwood has a large family and a pang of secret guilt; she...

Joshua was ready to move on. He had said his final goodbyes to his loved ones through their dreams and was ready for what came next. He embraced the darkness, and yet something seemed wrong. Surely there was more to eternity than a dark and...

The Free Citizen by T.J. Sedgwick is a futuristic sci-fi tale set several decades into the future. The year is 2082 and Earth has been ravaged by an alien parasite that turns people into Screamers. Most of Europe has fallen and only a few safe...

What is a merrow? It's one of the long-thought extinct species, creatures that can breathe underwater. And, for that matter, what is a shadowveil? We have read about gnomes and winged horses, and magical boxes that sing, but what about all the other elements of...

Confederate Gold is a work of humorous fiction penned by author Penn Miller, which promises ‘A Modern-day Romp through the Civil War History of Richmond, Virginia’. In the Confederate Capital of the American Civil War, we find ourselves immersed in the world of battle re-enactment...

Digital Strategic Thinking and Tools and Techniques How to Develop It is the first installment in a series of seven short guides by Digital Studio Management. These are not intended as exhaustive books, but as practical handbooks to understand the basics of the topics they...

Digital Literacy is the second entry in a series of short and informative books by Digital Studio Management. They are intended as guides that offer many valuable suggestions while inviting readers to learn more from other sources. In this book, the subject is digital literacy....

The Redeemer is the second book in The Temple of Empia Saga by M.C. Glan and it is a great treat for fans of fantasy. Before the birth of Cassandra’s child, gifted people had disturbing nightmares of a son. And Jim Bluefeather had similar visions....

My Time to Shine: The Story of the Fabulous LCB is a nonfiction memoir written by Glenn Leonard, Joe Coleman, Joe Blunt, and J. Michael Willard. Glenn Leonard, Joe Coleman, and Joe Blunt grew up in the same Washington DC area. While their mothers wanted...

Ana by Gary Hope is a humorous, witty, cynical, ironic, highly charged romance novel that is oozing with love, pure unconditional love. A Salt Lake City advice columnist, Noah lives in the little tourist town of Moab in Utah. He has a varied reader base...

The Target List by Dr. John Reizer is a fast-paced medical thriller set sometime in the not-too-distant future. A team of four colleagues invented WAND, a revolutionary medical device capable of curing diseases without drugs or surgery. WAND is about to receive FDA approval when...

The Deacon is the fourth book in the Nighthawk espionage thriller series by C. Edgar North. It opens with tragic news: Brian West, a.k.a. The Deacon, is dead. He had lived to be in his early eighties. But who is Brian West? In this thriller,...

What was supposed to be a simple college archaeological dig at Ghost Creek turns out to be anything but. The site is located on private property in the Utah outback and guarded by three armed men. Their odd behavior excites the suspicion of one of...

An Adventurous Childhood: An African-American Coming of Age Story in New Bern, North Carolina is a nonfiction memoir written by Malcolm Elliott. The author and his family moved three times as he was growing up: from Queen Street to Jones Street to First Street, where...