Often jubilant in its celebration of the everyday, there’s much in this poetry to delight in. Don J. Metivier’s playful and enticing collection, Poems from the Mind of a Madman, expresses admiration for things both commonplace and... Read More

With a fast pace and vivid world building, this story of merfolk is eminently readable. Stories of merfolk who can venture onto land have been popular since Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid. In a similar vein, Sam Webb’s... Read More

This engaging story, with two skillfully spun parallel tales, begs to be read in one sitting. In his absorbing debut novel, Harry Simpson pairs the urgency of a soldier’s 1966 tour of duty in Vietnam with a nostalgic look at a... Read More

SbJ’s conversational, confident voice lends an air of authority to this insightful book, making it a great resource for young people seeking healthy relationships. The games have to stop, SbJ asserts. All of the manipulation,... Read More

Set during the War of 1812, this is a skillfully crafted story about men grappling with battle-wrought changes to their souls and the bonds that drive them onward. Though they may not realize it, men fight and die not for a cause but for... Read More

António J. Marques-Mendes’s essays on economics and finance are rich in content and thought-provoking. The author’s slant may be European but his perspective is global. It is becoming increasingly common for bloggers to compile... Read More

"Sharing Power" is the story of the rapid rise of Colombian women to leadership between the years 1957 and 1998, a time when Colombia’s drug violence was raging. When Barbara Frechette, a journalist, editor, author, and wife of the US... Read More

“We are here because the Puerto Rican and black community asked for us. Well, they got what they asked for. We will make ourselves known loud and clear to the pushers. God help them, the PEP Squad has arrived.” Created in the late... Read More