Tell Me Granny: Tales Distilled and Crafted by a Greek Teller is a children's story written by Katerina Mparmpa and illustrated by Orestis Diamantis. The author grew up in Greece and traveled throughout the country with her family. She learned many traditional Greek tales and...

Not a Fox by Arthur Strangekin is an illustrated children’s book about a very clever fox who is rather greedy. He is smart enough to outwit a farmer by convincing him to start handing over his chickens, but as we learn, one just isn’t enough....

Carved In Cherry, the first in the Curse Collectors Series by Elizabeth Kirke, had me spellbound from the first page to the last. For three sisters, the loss of an aunt they hardly knew is sad, but worse it's an interruption of their busy lives....

"Snow Bound" by Elizabeth Kirke is a very different kind of fantasy and magic story because the author has thrown the box of magical fantasy wide open and been able to successfully include a wide range of magical fantasy beings into the story in this...

If you are looking for a fantasy story that combines popular themes like werewolves, vampires, wizards, and witches in a different way and is filled with unique characters, then Semester Aboard - More than Magic by Elizabeth Kirke is a book you should put on...

Elena Stowell's "Flowing with the Go" is a heartrending and inspiring read about one woman's journey towards overcoming her grief by immersing herself in martial arts. This wonderful gem of a book chronicles the author's struggle to move on after her daughter's sudden death. She...

I was asked to review this book because of the way we Americans are killing ourselves with our intake of fast food, soda, and the amount of meat and diary we eat. The doctors and nutritionists on my radio show, Oprah and now Dr.Oz, have...

Memoirs of a Technical Consultant by Prasad Ram is an autobiography where the author speaks about his travels; and shares the wonderful moments he experienced, the interesting people he met, and the beautiful places he visited that changed his perspective forever. I enjoyed the book. Autobiographies...

Ten-year-old David Kingsley and his sister Chloe are spending the summer at their grandmother’s house, expecting it to be boring and dreary. However, David begins to see and hear things he never thought he would ever experience; shadows, the voice of a little girl and...

Wendy E. Slater’s poetry collection, Of the Flame, is an in-depth exploration of one’s own mind and a separation of the ego and the self. Many of these poems revolve around the feeling of desire, while others leave you reeling on the edge of something...

Innocent: A Spirit of Resilience by Kevin McLaughlin and Opwonya Innocent is set against the backdrop of the unrest in northern Uganda three years after Opwonya Innocent was born, which was amid the escalating war. His father was wrongfully convicted of treason and...

Criss Cross by C.C. Warrens is a Christian thriller about remembering what evil has taken away, and knowing that, in the end, you’ve always a home you can go back to. Detective Richard Marx is investigating the death of two men, both of whom are...

The almost forgotten war in South East Asia, which ended some fifty years ago, deeply affected the lives of many of those who were involved. The participants included youngsters from America sent to fight a cunning and ruthless enemy for an increasingly unpopular cause. Stephen...

Stick's Masterpiece by Spencer Hanson is about a cute girl, Stick, who tries to paint small things but ends up creating absolutely beautiful pictures. The underlying message is also a sort of motivation for children to try out new things. Apart from the colors and...

The short story continues alive and well, and Tales 2 Inspire: The Diamond Collection is living proof. Editor and author Lois Stern - with Stan Cupery M.D. and Tom Eliopoulos - has compiled twenty-three award winning stories from previous collections, and has presented to readers...

My Shorts: Brief Scenes from My Early Life; A Collection of Personal Essays by Brian Kagan gave me a feeling of nostalgia as I listened to the author’s life story and the lessons he learned as he grew up. This collection takes readers back into...

“Change is the current that drives our lives.” Janet Rice wrote these poignant words in her creative nonfiction story, Bygone Brooklyn. Change is also what makes our stories so empowering, so sensitive and compassionate, and so important. Life is all about stories; it’s what defines...

Survive the Cursed is book one in the These Cursed Origins series by Ashton Abbott. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia where humanity is on the brink of extinction, and witches, zombies, vampires, and werewolves roam the lands looking to wipe out the...

Random Husband is a work of fiction in the interpersonal drama, romance, and suspense subgenres. It is best suited to adult readers owing to the presence of explicit language and scenes of a sexual nature. Penned by author Janie H Gordon, readers are invited to...

If you decide to tackle The Lay of LaLa Land by A.Y. Miles, expect the unexpected. Expect to find yourself laughing out loud at Lenny Dushoff’s wild mental meanderings, social and personal insecurities, and multitude of physical…or is it psychosomatic…ailments. Expect to be repulsed by...