Shannon and Owens take board books a step beyond the basics by engaging the senses and many facets of a child’s understanding. There are requirements for a quality children’s board book that must be met: bright colors, easily... Read More

A mother fights to keep her family safe in this realistic novel about Nigeria’s Biafran War. Chinwe Okechukwu’s No Say in the Matter: Cassava Symphony is the first novel in a planned trilogy. The resulting saga will trace the history... Read More

This fast-paced, often humorous adventure is laced with thoughtful undertones. A video game tester and erstwhile celebrity gamer contends with a series of challenges in Graeme Daniels’s suspense-filled "The Situation". Daniels writes... Read More

When you’re hitchhiking about in foreign lands, whether in France, Morocco, or perhaps New Zealand, it helps—as California-girl Lisa Alpine discovered—to be “young, blond, persistent, and female.” And to get along, once... Read More

Laced with potent dark humor, this entertaining yet often disturbing novel crosses the fine line drawn between satire and realism. Fine cuisine and morbid excess create an exquisite word parfait in this sardonic look at the competitive... Read More

Malakrist’s thoughtful study offers a compelling alternative to church teachings on several perplexing issues. In "Heaven to Earth", Enel Malakrist brings biblical references, historical records, and visions he says he’s received... Read More

"The Garden of Life" is a beautiful little book with a bountiful message that is ripe for reading and rereading. In "The Garden of Life", by first-time author Todd Michael Putnam, a young and mindful gardener offers life lessons to a... Read More

Kindig shines light on a little-known Civil War history—what life was like for the common Confederate soldier. A great deal is known about the generals and other officers who led the troops during the Civil War, but not as much is... Read More