Like a wizard weaving an enchanted tapestry, first-time author Scott Barker combines Old World charm with a touch of sorcery to produce his high-fantasy novel, Shadows Over Sheradan. With abundant parallels to the Lord of the Rings... Read More

Many parents and students are willing to jump through the highest hoops that selective private schools set for them. They believe that the benefits of a private education at an exclusive school justify the stressful application process.... Read More

Just when one thinks the market has reached the saturation point in the vampire category, along comes John D. Kell’s refreshingly innovative "Mandate of Blood". In this bloodsucker society, vampires live in groups, known as Houses,... Read More

Here is written a review of a book narrow, but deep, and although described as essays, actually containing a group of creative short stories, each a one-sentence wrap-up of a life, as if inscribed upon a headstone, and these inscriptions... Read More

Fans of sailing and seafaring stories will find Kermit R. Mercer’s Cargo of Hate: A Sailing Story to be a rewarding read. General readers, however, will find it to be something of a struggle, albeit one worth enduring. In the preface,... Read More

Willie J. Alexander firmly believes that the Bible is a “reality-based primer” in which virtually every life lesson can be learned—with a caveat: “The more educated humans become, the less likely they are to believe the literal... Read More

Sanora Babb’s fictionalized memoir of childhood hunger and survival is rooted in the earth, yet sings with sentences that soar. The 1930s Dust Bowl era of America is known in large part through the fictional works of author John... Read More

In "The Legend of Chris Moose", Allen Northcutt creates a delightful, beautifully illustrated moose tale that gives parents and children an opportunity to discuss the issue of social exclusion and the hurtfulness of name-calling. Chris... Read More