The author’s admirable philosophy of life shines through this well-constructed, engaging story. Using fiction to convey a life philosophy is a timeless tradition in books, and Chas Watkins’s To Hold the Sun nicely fits the category.... Read More

The tale of a haunted house and its inhabitants over 120 years is both ominous and heartwarming in its stories of love and ghosts. "The House of Pearl", a dark but captivating paranormal romance novel, traces the history of a Victorian... Read More

Contentment—it’s what we all seek, but it often proves difficult to find. Poet Michael Araza seems to have achieved a certain level of this sought-after state of mind, and he expresses it in Peace in the Sky: 75 Poems for Humanity.... Read More

Detailed analysis vindicates World War II heroes who may have been unjustly blamed for disaster. In 1944, a few dozen United States bombers were shot down over Germany in one of the worst disasters ever suffered by the country’s aerial... Read More

"Safari Salesman" is a lively and impressively detailed account of UK native John Harrison’s several months spent on the road in Africa in 1959 and 1960, when he traveled the bush peddling cosmetics, household equipment, and... Read More

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

Even the smallest of our actions can affect what happens to the environment in the future. What if a mundane daily task could cause the difference between a life full of possibilities and a land unrecognizable from your own? The Plateau... Read More