Loehr’s story is a heartening description of alcoholism and recovery, one that calls for a shift in public opinion about addicts and their families. Trapped in a toxic marriage and suffering from alcoholism, Judy Loehr sought help from... Read More

Moulthrop draws moral human lessons from thoroughly believable people in this literary short story collection. Robert Moulthrop offers eleven short stories that function as neat windows of realism through which people of a certain age... Read More

Fantasy readers have a great deal to be excited about in this seamless and well-thought-out world. Sleight of Hand, by Jennifer Fales, is a complex and intelligent fantasy novel. Set in a world dealing with a high level of political... Read More

Fairy stories can be fun for anyone who wants to believe in magic, and the potential for that excitement is present in "Beyond Imagination". "Beyond Imagination" is a simple story about five siblings who discover a fairy world in the... Read More

Parents will delight in this giggle-out-loud lesson in table manners that fills a chasm in today’s picture book market. Author and former classical ballet dancer Prince A. Sanders details the proper etiquette for fine dining in his new... Read More

Quelle is a fascinating place filled with giants, magic flowers, and sorcerers. This lush, rich fantasy is world-building done well. In "Sansablatt Head", Joan Spilman has created a lush, rich fantasy that takes middle-grade readers on a... Read More

A snappily cinematic retelling of the Gospel dramatizes Jesus’s biography. Mano Govindaraj believes the Gospel according to Matthew was written in Jesus’s lifetime, a hypothesis propounded in his previous book, The Authorized... Read More

This retelling of a Hindu saga combines the author’s flair for poetic expression with her talents as a graphic artist. "The Ballad of Radheya", by English writer and artist K R Sharanya, is a poetic, illustrated version of a... Read More