Tennyson’s Big Secret is a whimsical, high-energy picture book that invites its audience on a quest to learn what a sweet boy’s hidden talent is. A boy withholds a surprising truth until the final pages of A. H. Benjamin’s picture... Read More
Reviewer Peter Dabbene Interviews Norm Harper and Louie Joyce, Author and Illustrator of Haphaven / Is luck, like, real? Does the universe bestow runs of good fortune or bad, and can we actually tip the scale with rabbits’ feet,... Read More
When crowdfunding websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo first came on the scene, folks were still skeptical about the idea of investing large sums of money in strangers in exchange for bumper stickers and T-shirts. Now, crowdfunding... Read More
With humor and a group of women characters bursting with toughness and personality, this historical novel is both bizarre and compelling. Jeffrey Stayton’s "This Side of the River" is a book unlike any other you are likely to encounter... Read More
Enigmatic hit man John Garrett merely wants to locate his target, accomplish his objective, and make it home in time for Christmas. His careful plans go awry when he is attacked and subsequently trapped in the village of Friendship... Read More
In "The Window Blind", thirty-five-year-old Caterina Cammino and eighteen-year-old Tyler Beck collide on the beach one fateful night, each nursing addictions and wounds from loss. Caterina lost her innocence to rape at age seventeen, the... Read More
Cats are known for their nine lives and curiosity, so what better way to travel back in time than to follow Tuxedo, the family feline in Tara M. Autrey’s "Tuxedo Discovers Plimoth Plantation". When siblings Luke and Abby are bored on a... Read More
“Deb, listen to me—this place can help us. And so can you. You’re our only hope.” These cryptic words are all that Deb “Reeno” Dimond’s father left her with when he deposited her at the gates of a mysterious boarding... Read More