Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
The story is smart and well thought out. A typical London workday spirals out of control with a single telephone call. David Buckley receives an invitation from his old college crush, Alison. The evening begins with a strange walk down memory lane but turns into a murder scene. With only David and a lone a […]
A gripping sci-fi adventure. Welcome to Kantas City! Kantas is the seat of government in the Red World in the year 2125. Ecological wars ravaged the earth 100 years ago, with pockets of humanity finding salvation only by hiding out underground. A group of eight exceptional young people, all gifted with a curious Mark, has
You’ll be heartened by the courage of Michou “Lily”. “Code Name Lily” is an engrossing war fiction novel based on the true story of Micheline “Michou” Dumon-Ugeux who went by the code name Lily. Michou was a real life heroine who worked as a Belgian nurse in the early 1940s. She was able to successfully
An Observer is sent to Earth with the directive to fix an anomaly. Without intervention, the anomaly will tear the fabric of the universe. All the trouble seems to originate in a town called Perfect, where Dyllis Diarmaid is a star student at Perfect High School. She is bright, popular, and her family is well
Teeming with humanity, vulnerability and pain. “Let us sit within time, grasping for cosmos with fingers of clay.” Stunning lines like this flow from the page with elegance and beauty. Swiftly, such graceful composition is challenged with more hard-hitting expressions. “Deep cuts and cigarette burns kept me plunging deeper into my depression.” This collection of
The dramatic twists… will keep you guessing right until the end. Kalan lives in a bleak, economically depressed world. The constantly dark sky regularly produces acid rain for the inhabitants below. And a good day is one where you have a bowl of rice to eat and a mattress to sleep on at night. Due
A harrowing journey, one better read than lived! Everybody has a story to tell. For some it is a story of success and acclaim. For other people the story is loss and hardship. In the case of Kenneth Fox, it is all of the above and then some! Fox developed a lifesaving technology with potentially
Imagine a world where everything that happens in life can be reviewed later. And not just big events like births and weddings… Everything! In Bulb, science has made Informed Light possible, thus your morning commute, your afternoon coffee and your post workout shower are all recorded. And anybody can review footage of anything in the
Visit the Netherlands in the unhurried style of Roger Gaess. At its core, Whatever Comes my Way is a travel guide. But if you’re looking for the next Fodor’s or Frommer’s, look much further! This is a guidebook for those who like to explore the bones of an area. Readers can hop on the train
An exciting adventure that any child will want to take. Brothers Scott and Josh magically find themselves inside their favorite video game, The Fight for Magicallus. With the assistance of a goblin named Vex, they must fulfill a prophecy to bring peace to the land before they can return home. Unfortunately, this prophecy requires them
Important and inspiring. In a true coming of age story that spans a vast countryside, D’Andre Walker has penned a modern literary classic. Our young protagonist is 15 years old and feels ready to take on the world. Although his life is comfortable for the time period compared to other blacks who are subject to
Brimming with futuristic action. At a time in history when Martians aren’t aliens, Viekko Spade arrives at Titan to protect the people there from the Corporation. With his wide brimmed hat and secret stash of addictive drugs, Viekko’s image doesn’t scream warrior from the Martian steppes. But he will do anything to survive, and it
Special Memory revolves around a young girl and her sister Becky. Shortly before beginning the school year, their mother takes them outside in a rain storm to play and have fun. Then the mother brings the children inside for a teaching lesson, explaining that happy memories can help them when difficult things occur. When one
A modern twist on the classic tale of swashbuckling pirates. Have you ever read a book and considered what it would be like to meet the characters in person? Or perhaps wondered what it would be like if you were thrust into the fictional world that they live in? Well, that’s exactly what happens to
Sleeping with Giants will make you laugh out loud with the author’s Seinfeldian observations on life with a terrier. In the immortal words of Cookie and Gerry Fleck, “God Loves a Terrier.” Dave Jaffe walks us through the journey of first time shelter dog adoption in this humorous collection of stories, photos, anecdotes, tips and
A 2013 poll indicated that 92% of people get stressed about having a job interview. Your anxiety may be related to your qualifications (or lack thereof), fear that you won’t know what to say, being ill-prepared, or perhaps it is just general nervousness. Regardless of what the root of your apprehensions might be, Get That
Anyone struggling to seek enlightenment would find elucidation in this collection of Vijay R. Nathan’s poetry. Can we achieve spirituality in a world filled with distractions and materialism? This question is at the core of Escape From Samsara, a collection of free verse modern poetry that shows how finding enlightenment can be a struggle in
Allison is in a rut. At the opposite of insistence by her mother, Allison decides to spend some time roving about with a wrinkly old relative simply referred to as E to get a fresh start. After a number of days squiggling across some unnamed states, E receives a job offer he can’t refuse. A
There are dozens, if not hundreds, of things you do every day without thinking. From the route you take to work to the way you brush your teeth, these are what Rad Wendzich calls your default settings. Just as the default settings on a new cell phone can be changed, so can yours. You may
Peta Knudsen, a weatherperson for the local TV station, is a bit of a local celebrity. Referred to as the Katie Couric of her town, it comes as a devastating shock when she turns up missing. Aside from the heartbreaking loss of their young son, Peta and her TV personality husband live a seemingly charmed
This is not your typical fish out of water story! When pollution in Gary the goldfish’s pond begins to affect his health, his two closest friends come to the rescue. Sheldon the turtle and Meadow the frog hatch a daring plan to rescue Gary from the harmful waters and take him to a cleaner pond.
As a sort of mentor, the Angel reveals to the boy that he will soon be living on earth. He has an important duty to fulfill, but before his departure the boy must first decipher the seven gifts bestowed upon the earth. He is left alone in a room with just a chair and seven
What boy doesn’t love a fun camping trip? When the Angelino family goes to a campground for their summer vacation, the three boys get to play games, hike, see wildlife, and do all sorts of other fun things. At one point they have a close call with an angry deer, but their father protects them
From a Pennsylvania town where time seems to stand still to the beaches of Cuba. From stories of when parents were young to a time when you decide that you are likely living in the home you will die in. Throughout it all, David Berner openly shares his search for his place in this world.
