Profound and powerful…
The beautiful latest collection by Akinyemi broaches an impressive array of challenging subjects, among them the complexity, joy, and heartbreak of black experience, death, acts of God, and celebration of love. Akinyemi’s black culture is not an… Black ≠ Inferior by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi
Profound and powerful…
The beautiful latest collection by Akinyemi broaches an impressive array of challenging subjects, among them the complexity, joy, and heartbreak of black experience, death, acts of God, and celebration of love. Akinyemi’s black culture is not an…
A thrilling ride…
This thoroughly enthralling companion novella to Repenter, the first installment in the Players of the Game series, finds McGowan’s engaging antihero Ashe Stelfire on hunt for a lost adapting blade crafted by Gathiner, God of Invention. Emotions…
A well-executed and deeply engrossing SF tale…
Bailey visits a bleak future in his deeply engrossing part-mystery-part-dystopian which features NYPD Detective Ray Fisher. After an unusual accident leaves two people dead, Ray Fisher, the NYPD Detective, begins his investigation into…
An absolute delight…
Downing brings thorough fun and plenty of sassy energy to Josie and the Scary Scrapper, her debut picture book, the story of adorable Josie who is scared of the monsters in the dark. Little Josie is unable…
An intriguing page-turner…
Greyson brings an enchanting tale of vampire witch hunt, body-switching, and loneliness, set in enchanting lands of Romania, Bulgaria, and England. Ileana Vladislava barely escaped the mass vampire killing in the midst of a vampire witch hunt…
Measured and reflective…
Meditative and precise, this debut collection of poetry from Writes offers meditations on soul-searching and redemption. Feelings of loss and pain and realities of joy and happiness suffuse these poems, and a quest toward understanding self stays…
A darkly humorous romp…
Murphey’s swiftly paced second installment in the Physics, Lust and Greed series is an invigorating and emotionally satisfying SF drama. After the time travelers failed to significantly alter the past, Global Research Consortium is in danger…
An eloquent tale of human aspirations and resilience…
Murder, betrayal, loneliness, and perversity propel Peres’s excellent historical biography, featuring his great grandfather, who emigrated from Germany in 1851 to America. With astonishingly real details, Peres creates a convincing picture of…
Darkly intriguing and thoroughly engrossing…
This slender volume from Renna takes readers on an unsettling journey into uncanny as a young woman tries to search for a lost child’s identity. After suffering her second miscarriage, Ashleigh Lundberg agrees to move…
Fun and informative… A winning collection.
In her visually arresting series about tropical reef fish, Minton pairs striking, colorful pictures with information about the characteristics, habits, and diversity of these ocean vertebrates. In the first book in the series, Minton…
A poignant examination of the intricacies of love…
A tale of love, loss, and pain, Snowden’s latest is ripe with both emotional vulnerability and authenticity. When 17-year-old Michael Grayson, the son of a New England scallop fishermen, met the lovely…
A delightful, enchanting whodunit…
In her second installment for the Cupcake Catering Mysteries, Davis throws in the mouth-watering descriptions of food galore, some well-placed red herrings, and a thoroughly intriguing murder mystery to create a delicious whodunit. The family feud…
A provocative tale of intricacies of love and close relationships…
In this beautifully constructed and paced, emotionally accurate tale, Duffy explores the searing emotions of ordinary people caught in unforeseen circumstances. His protagonist is Phillip Doherty, a struggling writer in…
A rollicking delight…
Award-winning Howell celebrates the power of joy to be found in little ordinary things in her charming latest, a collection of poetry for young children. The poems are rhymed gracefully, with the key words set in uppercase…
A whopper of a conspiracy thriller…
Hryhorczuk makes his foray into fiction with this exhaustively researched page-turner about political coverups and conspiracies, savage assassins, corrupt religious organizations, and individual debauchery. Mark Rider, a Journalism student, is on a cross-country road…
Fascinating and compelling…
Wilcox offers a compelling story of three children whose intelligence and knowledge is put to test after getting separated from adults on the historic Chilkook Trail. It was supposed to be a fun hiking trip to Alaska…
A lighthearted, perfectly executed SF romance…
Hamilton adeptly mixes gentle science fiction elements with just enough romance, a dash of fantasy, a nostalgic small-town setting, and the sweetly exotic storytelling of a classic fairytale in his latest SF tale. Nick…
A gritty, intense, and mesmerizing account of greed and betrayal…
McClelland takes readers on an exhilarating journey of greed, murder, and treachery in his latest, a tale that is not only deeply engrossing and heartbreaking but also true to human…
An entertaining blend of fantasy, intrigue, daring escapades, and thrilling action…
Hooker’s outstanding epic Christian Fantasy series pits a 15-year-old teenager and his friends against dark forces as the war that has been going on for eternities between the powerful…
A sprawling and imaginative literary tale…
An ambitious and haunting evocation of a time and place, Newell’s debut takes readers through Florida’s gradual development after the Civil War. The book starts with the early settlers’ struggles to survive and maintain…