Three intrepid, resilient kids learn to harness the elements and save themselves in this appealing fantasy for children who have suffered trauma. Open the richly illustrated cover of Raven’s Promise and enter the magical world created... Read More

Funny and readable, this story successfully pulls off the sci-fi alien point of view. Gene Snow Olsen’s "First Contact with Humans" nests philosophy, colonialism, and a first-contact scenario inside a Russian matryoshka doll of a... Read More

A different kind of coming-to-America tale illustrates irrationality of everyday life. If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you may have seen a bramble—a shrub with prickly, thorny branches. They’re difficult to walk around (much... Read More

Think it’s easy to publish a book? Think again. Intelligent and outspoken, Ronald C. Gordon uses snarky humor to explain why easy is the wrong word in this “how-not-to” book for aspiring authors. Gordon spills the beans on the real... Read More

In the preface of his book, retired CFO and professor Henry Riggs points out that the American educational system fails to teach “financial literacy.” None of the courses offered in high school, college, or even graduate school,... Read More

In Cuauhtémoc: Descending Eagle, the story of a sixteenth-century Mayan child who grows to become a great leader by the time he is twelve, D.L. Davies’s vivid character descriptions are undermined by an unrealistic portrayal of an... Read More

The Art of Art, authored by attorney, painter, gallery owner, and poet Dan Matson, consists of a constellation of contemporary poetic verses that cover myriad aspects of art and reflect Matson’s deep understanding of and passion for... Read More

In What is God’s Secret Plan in Revelation Chapter 10?, Peter Jolie offers a mix of sources for interpreting Chapter 10 of the book of Revelation in the Bible. His goal is twofold: to raise awareness about coming events and to exhort... Read More