July 1, 2026

Voices on the Wind: Part One — Assault

With Voices on the Wind, Helena P. Schrader offers another exciting work of World War II historical fiction.

Schrader’s novel is the first installment of a two-part series that examines the German siege of Malta in the first half of 1942. The author follows multiple characters as the British struggle to hold the island, a […]

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May 26, 2026

Paperbacks and Baguettes

In his novel, Paperbacks & Baguettes, Michael M. Brownstein captures small moments in an urban bookstore cafe while portraying the evolution of a romance.

Composed of 40 short interconnected vignettes, the narrative announces at its outset the primacy of place by introducing the bookstore cafe, where “Sometimes it feels like the room exhales before anyone […]

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April 8, 2026

The Deflation of 1930: Its Causes and Pernicious Effects

The Deflation of 1930 offers economic analysis of the Great Depression and accounts of the experiences of those who lived through it.

Deflation is a sustained decrease in general price levels, which commonly signals economic distress. It increases money’s purchasing power and causes higher real debt burden, resulting in wage cuts and layoffs. These, in […]

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March 17, 2026

Moon Signs for the Soul: How Your Vedic Moon Sign Reveals Who You Are, Why You Were Born, and the Path to a Purpose-Led Life

In this volume, readers first determine which of the 27 Vedic Moon signs they were born under, and then discover their specific challenges, gifts, and opportunities, as revealed by Vedic astrologer and Sanskrit scholar Dr. Katy Jane.

The Vedas, ancient Hindu scripture, calculate the zodiac through 27 nakshatras, fixed stars through which the moon moves […]

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February 3, 2026

Escala’s Wish: Tales of Valla, Book One

David James’ enchanting romantasy is a delightful story featuring magic, swordplay, epic quests, vagabond characters, zingy dialogue, and dark elements within a narrative suitable for readers of all ages.

In a tavern on the continent of Tor’vaen, gnome Wigfrith Foreverbloom captivates his audience with the story of a pixie princess.

Escala has no memory of […]

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January 27, 2026

Lola Augustina and the Magic Rock

Jo Brunini’s Lola Augustina & the Magic Rock is a reflective, atmospheric coming-of-age novel narrated through the caring perspective of Itzel, the live-in caretaker who has helped raise the titular Lola since infancy.

Set in the late 1970s, the novel begins at Lola’s affluent family home in Mexico City and follows the protagonist as she […]

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October 7, 2025

Relentless Growth: Cultivating a Chef’s Mindset for Professional Fulfillment

This book of advice and stories by hospitality consultant and former chef Franck Desplechin caters to future kitchen virtuosi and recounts an impressive career in Michelin-star eateries from St. Tropez to San Francisco.

A Breton native, Desplechin dropped out of school at age 14 to follow his culinary dream and worked in some of France’s […]

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September 23, 2025

The Aeneid: The New Translation by Gerald J. Davis

This prose retelling of Virgil’s epic captures the drama and flavor that make the original poem an enduring classic.

Virgil’s poem, from first century BCE, aims to legitimize Roman superiority and the rule of the Ceasars with a story of how Trojan prince Aeneas, fleeing the sack of Troy, establishes a line of new rulers […]

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August 12, 2025

Hereafter

Jackson Eaton’s new novel Hereafter follows one man’s experience through the afterlife.

Daryl awakens in a waiting room he doesn’t recognize, wearing a toga. As he takes stock of his surroundings, he realizes that, although he’s always been called Daryl, his real name is Benjamin. He also realizes that he’s dead.

After this revelation, Benjamin […]

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August 12, 2025

Betrayal of Trust: A Medical Thriller

In Betrayal of Trust, as with the first eight books in this series, long-engaged couple Brad Parker, director of the Maine Translational Research Institute, and Karen Richmond, detective lieutenant of the Maine State Police, are called upon to solve a mystery, this one involving an apparent serial killer whose victims are oncology specialists.

As the […]

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