Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Book Awards, Editorial Reviews & More!
Wiley and his older sister JuJu are dropped off at the library just before storytime. While all of the other children are enjoying the story that the librarian, Mrs. Longerhans, is reading, energetic Wiley decides to make a break for it. When the librarian isn’t paying close attention, the rambunctious boy takes off and inadvertently […]
Roger Bowman is a crafty private detective from LA posing as a Paraguayan spy on assignment in England. If that’s a lot to take in, his initial assignment is fairly straightforward—uncover the mole within the agency. En route to a routine training exercise, Roger walks in on a horrific crime scene. A colleague has been
Fifty single-panel comics make up In the Knickerbocker Woods. These comics don’t follow a storyline like a graphic novel might, but there are a set of recurring animals and characters populating the comic world. The majority of the hand-drawn comics tend toward the grim and eerie. While much of the humor revolves around puns and
How to Improve Study Habits centers, as the title suggests, on helping students to study better. A few of the main points highlighted in the text include understanding and improving study skills, finding appropriate places to study, avoiding excessive studying, and a chapter dedicated to online learning, which has especially become an important topic in
Cycles of the Phoenix is a unique collection of stories that coalesce into an undefined whole that proves to be greater than its individual parts. Divided into three distinct books, the anthology kicks off with a scintillating fantasy story. The major players are on the brink of an epic battle, which ensues with breathless action
Blood on Their Hands is a gritty dive into the recent past, featuring a hardworking and irresistibly likable immigrant named Alec, who finds himself in an unenviable situation. Alec is pulled over by law enforcement, ostensibly for a burned out “rite tail lite.” The two repugnant and evidently uneducated cops proceed to violently assault Alec
Instead of a tropical vacation in Hawaii with his parents, Brian Morris decides to remain stateside and house-sit for them and their cat, Mr. Doodles. He even takes some time off work to fully unwind in their well-appointed mountain home. About a week into his repose, an unusual disturbance disrupts the peaceful calm. Driven by
Nelson Mandela famously said, “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.” This incontrovertible truth takes on a new light in Br. Dan O’Riordan’s inspiring collection of true stories. Never too Young to Change the World is packed full of real-life examples of young people taking advantage of their youth and serving a higher
As the colors of spring, summer and fall drain away, a witch’s curse brings a harsh winter upon the land. Within the woods live families of trolls, including the newest family, the Tooths. As the Tooths family endures their first winter, they also discover a blight that comes with the cold colorless season, the Ogre
Theo and his classmates are encouraged by their teacher to look at the world around them with a different view. Are there ways to reduce their plastic use in their personal lives? Theo puts forth admirable effort to find innovative solutions to the plastic waste issue choking our planet. From avoiding single use bags at
Perry The Fairy And Her Tail is the first in an enchanting series of books geared toward children aged 4 to 8. The Tell Me A Story, Grandma books follow the adventures of the ever curious Sapphire and the consummately wise and patient Grandma Glee. Sapphire asks Grandma Glee why stories are called tales. The
From the diverse landscapes of Vietnam to the disparate turf of his own city, detective Dominique Broddie has developed quite the chip on his shoulder. No stranger to brutality, Dom views the heinous murder of a fellow officer as not just a case, but as an opportunity. If he solves the crime quickly, he’ll be
Damian Lystad is a young king who never imagined inheriting the throne. A string of events leaves the tender hearted Damian in charge of keeping order and enforcing the rules of law. One of the most important duties of the king is to keep the kingdom safe from the once unstoppable magic of the dragons
With shades of Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café, Times Like These features angst-filled Beatrice (Bode) and her more level-headed lover, Sarah (Twirler). While on a road trip to protest financial injustices, the pair find themselves in an impossible situation; one is nearly raped and the other inadvertently murders the attacker
Ash is having a bit of an identity crisis. And not the kind that causes one to question their long-held beliefs or quit their job. Ash is struggling to figure out who he actually is. What he does know for sure is that trouble is in store for the planet and that New York will
In Aston Vazeto’s world there are two kinds of people, Donors and Recipients. The Recipients are an elite group isolated from the rest of humanity. The Donors sell their antibody rich blood to Recipients on the other side of a protective wall in exchange for money at elaborate auctions, and are completely dependent on their
Reena and Nikesh are awash with joy as the birth of their first baby approaches. Nik is an affectionate and attentive husband with an involved and ever-present extended family. Reena’s family situation is not as rosy, but she is eager to expand her family. When the new baby finally makes an appearance, every fear any
“What follows is a compact yet valuable repository of information for anyone who has missed out on more than a few hours of sleep…” Does this describe you? With each of us given only a mere 24 hours to accomplish all our daily tasks, a restorative period of restful sleep is seldom our first priority.
Billed as an assortment of art and poems, One Heart- Many Breaks is a gripping autobiographical collection spanning some 20 tumultuous years in the life of Sandeep Kumar Mishra. A flawless connection between the organic, natural world and the modern, technology driven space surrounding us, Sandeep paints vivid pictures with his heartfelt words. Driven by
Feeling frustrated with life on the never ending hamster wheel of life, John Jay Rice decides it is the right time for the annual adventure he enjoys with his brother. The two men settle on a trip to South America culminating in a sacred ritual with a revered Shaman. The trip itself proves to be
The Girl at the Hanging Tree is a sharp psychological thriller by Mary Gray. The story is told from the point of view of Gemma Louise Coldiron, a woman in her mid-twenties living in a small town. But Gemma harbors a secret; controlled by a different personality, Gemma only comes out every other week. Usually,
More a novella than a full-length novel, The Plot Against Heaven is an unconventional love story about a man named Paul Desuthe. Paul lodges a complaint to Heaven about an error that took his wife. Kate died tragically in an accident and Paul demands to speak to God about the injustice. Paul makes his way
What happens when special becomes normal and normal becomes less than? In Special by Chino Chakanga, this idea is explored through the lens of teenaged Hope, or Hopeless as her antagonizing schoolmates like to call her. Hope is known as one of the ‘maladroit’ among her peers. These ungifted kids have either manifested undesirable abilities,
Welcome Home to Murder is a pleasing cozy mystery that takes place in Ireland. After a short stint in America tied to an unfaithful husband, Molly McGuire returns to her childhood home to get a fresh start. A good portion of the story centers around Molly catching up with her siblings and extended family as
