Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
A smart story about consent, control, and the courage to speak out. It’s summer for the children of Paris’s elite, so sun-drenched days and party-filled nights in exclusive destinations await Manon de Rochemaure and her classmates. Better still, captivating Étienne Servan has invited Manon and other affluent teens to his family’s private island near Ibiza.
A thoughtful work that lays the groundwork for a faith that is made stronger by finding its weakest points and repairing them. Imagine a home with a tiny leak in one corner of the roof. At first, it’s just a small discoloration on the ceiling, easy to hide, easier to ignore. The stain doesn’t spread
A masterclass in miniature storytelling. If anyone insists that size matters, they’ve never had the privilege of diving into the world of David Joseph’s evocative storytelling. His assortment of “Short Fictions and Shorter Ones” shows exactly how much can be done with few, well‑chosen words. The collection, PEOPLE I KNOW, leans into that philosophy with
Absurd enough to laugh at and accurate enough to sting. Daniel J. Thorp is confident he is winning at being president, but America has lost patience with the overgrown man-child. The Apprentice’s Bankruptcy opens with a delusional Thorp hunkered in the bunker beneath the East Wing’s new ballroom. His ruthless lawyer, Rawl Cline, informs him
A forthright and tender memoir about searching for fulfillment everywhere except the one place it lives. Have you ever been in an unpleasant, difficult, or downright terrible situation and been told that the challenge is an opportunity in disguise? That you might have more to gain by moving forward than by staying comfortably, safely stuck?
A leadership guidebook that turns extraordinary crises into enduring lessons. Typical leadership books assume you have time to mull things over and tailor a plan to match each circumstance, but a real crisis is the moment when the luxury of time vanishes. In Bombs, Bacon, and Bankruptcy: The Art of Crisis Leadership, Henry J. Evans
A warm, searching invitation to a sturdier and more generous faith. Have you ever had doubts about your faith but been too afraid to voice them? Has a fellow believer said or done something that left you feeling confused, ashamed, or unsure of what God really expects of you? If so, D.L. Webster wants you
A framework for cross‑domain insight that helps readers pivot and excel in a world changing faster than traditional models can accommodate. Have you ever thought about what makes successful people succeed? Not the individuals who make a single lucky bet, but the ones who have a proven track record of sensible choices? How do these
Wonderfully whimsical and gently profound. Most people would say Jonah Hutchins lets his imagination run wild. Being described as a weird kid isn’t entirely inaccurate, but Jonah would argue that he is simply better at seeing the unseen. The spicy neighborhood harpy he knows by name? As real as a librarian with supersonic hearing. His
A calm, expansive invitation to keep the heart open without letting it burn out. The Power of Caring: Who Cares, Why It Matters, and How Conscious Caring Creates a Fulfilling and Connected Life is a book about setting our emotional priorities. But think about these things in the first place? For Dr. Tony Nader, the
Brimming with ancient lore and passionate characters. Growing up is an adventure for everyone, no matter their starting point. For Avalia, the adopted daughter of literal Death, her childhood came with a front‑row seat to the afterlife, which had a way of rearranging what normal looked like. Her birth parents died when she was young,
Compassionate, credible, and genuinely useful. Ask what a human needs to survive, and you’ll immediately hear air, water, food, and shelter. Rarely does sleep make the list, almost as though it were more of a weakness than a need. From all-night childhood sleepovers to caffeine‑fueled deadlines, our fast-paced lives have reframed exhaustion as ambition, fatigue
Fiction that channels the atmosphere of our times. Disposable Girl & Other Tales of Brutality and Wonder is an anthology of short stories and flash fiction that showcases a writer whose work reflects a sharp awareness of current events and social moods. These 13 collected tales span everything from viral trends and internet trolls to
A punchy crime thriller with a strong streak of newsroom noir. “A 24-year-old man arriving at Cocoa Beach to take a new job was arrested by police early Sunday morning for allegedly trashing his motel room.” This damning headline popping up on The Space Coast Out-of-This-World Tatler & Herald-Tribune’s website is not how Stevie Guthrie
After years of fighting for what is right, Travis Holiday has taken a much-needed break. As the Iron Warrior—God’s fist in the war—time away from the mantle should offer him clarity and perspective. Instead, his unease hardens into doubt about who he is, who he was, and who he’s meant to become. But when you
A thrilling, beautifully constructed piece of fiction that is as clever as it is captivating. What would you do to save the one you love the most? For Ernest Decamps, the answer involves aligning with a secret society. But how does a brilliant engineer find himself in league with the Hermetic Order of the Golden
A mystery’s clever rhythm, a thriller’s propulsive momentum, and a stylish literary voice. The Petrarca name is basically synonymous with the northern Italian city of Parma, so when a Petrarca calls, you answer. Family patriarch Ettore, with his billionaire bank account and relentless pursuit of immortality, is known more for his financial prowess and family
This gritty western blends themes of existential and spiritual depth with old-fashioned monster horror. The blazing trauma of unintentionally taking a life refuses to fade for former sheriff Jake Dawson. But from his dusty frontier home in Oak Bluff, there is little time to address what burdens the soul. Once a man who lived only
A memorable tale about moments that leave a mark. Best friends Calvin and Derek don’t view their daily activities as reckless; to them, it’s just the standard chaos of boyhood adventures in their Connecticut town. A treehouse assembled with questionable construction techniques? Pretty solid work for 12‑year‑olds. Setting off fireworks with no adults in sight?
Harold’s speculative science-fiction novel is a mystical and philosophical journey into a world of secret tunnels and dark ambitions. Turning bitterness into something sweet always sounds poetic from a distance, but Ronan Core knows better. His life’s passion, a game he developed called Elysium Chess, has been stolen, years of work gone in an instant.
A raw, tender exploration of what it means to carry hurt and keep choosing to move forward. Stability isn’t easy to come by these days, so it’s no wonder Raphi Cohen has stayed with her manipulative, chaotic partner for far too long. But one disastrous Valentine’s dinner might snap the last thread tying their relationship
Opinionated, brash, insensitive, crude, and quite possibly the kind of voice people need now more than ever. Question: Markx – Perspectives in Philosophy is a provocative collection of essays that touts curiosity over arrogance and inquiry over dogmatism. Without sanding down a single edge, Lawrence Q. Markx tackles 33 questions ranging from the “isms” that
It may be a small town, but Full Moon Cay has its share of big issues. Nobody feels the burden of these issues more than Tommy Jurczyk, the son of a family struggling to hold onto the past while embracing the future. Perpetually unsettled in his own skin, Tommy spirals into a physical altercation with
A sharply written, procedurally inflected political thriller. Serving in a law enforcement agency that dates back more than 200 years sounds prestigious, but United States Park Police Sergeant Lowri Pritchard experiences a different reality. Today’s official order of business? Pumping water off of flooded D.C. streets. But her morning shifts from grunt work to gruesome
