The Silent Count is the debut novel of E.A. Smiroldo, and takes the reader on a thrilling story about climate change and technology. The book is set in a very near future where the United States face extreme natural disasters on an almost daily basis. Faced with a herculean task, we follow the protagonist as … Read more
“Race For What? A White Man’s Journey & Guide to Healing Racism from Within” is an upcoming book by international author JD Mass that will be released this March 29, 2022. The said book showcases JD Mass’ lifelong journey to racism. This biographical book features their own stories and experiences of JD Mass and his … Read more
Essential people in her life describe her as a solo act at best, and “egomaniacal, solipsistic, self-focused” and, perhaps most hurtful, “a mean mom.” Yet, the morning her story begins, Eleanor Flood lists the many ways in which she and today will be different, by which she means better. Following this mom and her nine-year-old … Read more
The Paper Magician is a story about a young woman named Ceony Twill who just graduated at the top of her class from Tagis Praff School for the Magically Inclined. It should have been a time of celebration, a time when Ceony gets to choose her branch of magic to study and practice for the … Read more
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver is a quiet, subtle kind of novel that worms its way under your skin before you know it. It follows a young mother, Dellarobia, who is coming to the realization that the dreams she had for her future are drifting further and further from her reach as she raises her … Read more
Climate change and politics always make for engaging conversation. Throw in a little murder, and you might just have the recipe for a great novel. So follows Scott Brody’s novel “The ORG”. Whether you are politically conscious or just interested in following the news, this book will provoke questions about the world around us, and … Read more
How intertwined are we, really? With the ease of researching one’s DNA, anyone can see what their ancestry is capable of revealing. Most are prepared for the result, others might be shocked. Increasingly, we understand that the more we learn of our history, the more we’re able to shape our future. Sara Winokur offers readers … Read more
Perusing the aisles of my local bookstore, the book cover alone of David Rugerio’s novel can make one pause for a second look. Whether or not you’re inclined toward horror stories, the cover is worth a second glance. Once inside the pages, the storyline, like the cover, does not disappoint — for the hardiest of … Read more
My Favorite Part? All of It. The Lonely Hearts Bar is a slice-of-life story that engulfs the reader completely. It’s the kind of book you read and you feel like you’re watching it on a big screen. It delivers like a screenplay, with three main chapters that can also work as the three acts … Read more
“See, the problem in this world ain’t sinners, or even the dead. It is men who will step on anyone who stands in the way of their pursuit of power.” – Dread Nation While dystopian novel XX vs XY imagines a future divided by gender, Justina Ireland revisits the most divisive era in the history … Read more