True crime narratives that take place in small towns often reveal as much about the town as they do about the crime itself. Such is the case with the compelling "Blood in the Water", which concerns a death that rocked a Nova Scotia... Read More

"One Pound, Twelve Ounces" is a memoir that covers the terrifying experiences of mothering a premature baby. Written with candor, Melissa Harris’s memoir "One Pound, Twelve Ounces" is both harrowing and joyful in covering at-risk... Read More

In the engaging picture book "Finding Forget-Me-Nots", elephants learn the benefits of curiosity and mindfulness. In Wickie Rowland’s picture book "Finding Forget-Me-Nots", a small elephant learns the value of curiosity and mindfulness... Read More

"Fifty First Dates after Fifty" is a genuine memoir that recounts a period of trying out new relationships and investigating spirituality. Carolyn Lee Arnold’s unconventional memoir "Fifty First Dates after Fifty" covers her midlife... Read More

Reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, Manon Steffan Ros’s "The Blue Book of Nebo" is an elegant, elegiac novel that tempers the enormity of nuclear Armageddon with personal, intimate relationships. Rowenna and her... Read More

This promising self-help text shows that addiction and other mental health challenges don’t have to destroy or end relationships. R. Christian Bohlen and Helen M. Bohlen’s self-help book "Healing the Stormy Marriage" encourages... Read More