“A woman’s work is never done.” It is an old saying, probably because it has always rung true, especially for women who are mothers. Dorothy Monroe’s essay collection, "Cobwebs on the Chandelier", could easily be subtitled “a... Read More

As established long ago by the iconic James Bond, solving mysteries is simply much easier when one has a limitless supply of funding and gadgetry. This theory is ably upheld by wealthy, good-natured, and endlessly resourceful amateur... Read More

Joe Famularo’s Viva La Cucina is organized much like any other cookbook. There are chapters devoted to the usual courses of an Italian meal, beginning with antipasti and ending with desserts, along with a short chapter on what Famularo... Read More

Garry Hamilton was a young man at the height of his powers when he received tragic news that immediately changed his life. A phone call from his father, his familiar Jamaican accent made stronger by grief, brought the author to his knees... Read More

Ever since Plato wrote The Republic in ancient Greece, literature has carried the allegory tale from one era to the next. It’s a form most often used in religious fiction, because it allows the author to sermonize on religious values... Read More

“Aren’t there any boy ladybugs?” Author Tommy Starling uses this common confusion as the launching pad for Bob The Ladybug: Bob’s New Pants, a sweet, modest tale about diversity and inclusion. Bob, a young ladybug who lives with... Read More

High school can be rough on socially awkward teenage boys. For bookish Charley Anderson, at age seventeen, his already loner tendencies become complicated by weird dreams, a sudden acquisition of powers, and an alarming physical... Read More

Do men and women experience grief differently? Wayne N. Taylor, a father who has faced the loss of a child, does think that men process grief in a unique way. In his candid memoir, Facing a Father’s Feeling of Failure, Taylor honestly... Read More