The normal definition of “faction” is a dissenting group among a larger group. But according to The Book Genre Dictionary, faction now...

BLISS ROAD, June 6, preorder now Growing up, my favorite book was Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, a fact noted in my forthcoming memoir,...

Enlightenment Through Golf Building Mental Health for Success A Private Conversation With Money Those are a few of the 28 nonfiction...

by Annalisa Crawford Ethereal moments drift through this ghostly novella about a girl, then a woman, trying hard to escape a...

a memoir by Anne Pinkerton Preorder Death tends to be a eye-opener in so many ways, as Anne Pinkerton demonstrates in this riveting...

by Frances Rivetti The House on Liberty Street is a charming Northern California cozy thriller that combines the comfort of curling up...

Besides public schools, the public library system is the most important institution in my life, and I’d argue both are the underpinnings...

I'm one of three women born to a mother who was one of four girls. To say I come from a long line of strong, independent-thinking women...

by Elaina Battista-Parsons I love books about girls becoming women. That’s the theme of Elaina Battista-Parson’s forthcoming short story...

My sister, Sue, was born on Christmas day just a few short decades ago. She and my older sister, Dee, and I have been a team our whole...

by Michael Wayne Hampton I’m a sucker for gritty YA stories that show kids precariously straddling that fence between adolescence and...

California has been a lot colder than normal, and I have a cold, two reasons hot soup is my current go-to. I’ve tried a lot of recipes...

by Jessica Bell Jessica Bell’s new poetry collection is a captivating love letter from a mother to her young son. The dynamic free verse...

Gotta say, as a writer, it makes my day when I see a hilarious sign, either by those showing some good wit, or those unaware of the...

I’ve mentioned before how dance was my thing as a kid. I explain why in my upcoming memoir. In a nutshell: dance allowed me to let off a...

by Kwan Kew Lai I love stories about women who rock it in life, especially those like Kwan Kew Lai, who grew up in Malaysia and knocked...

IDIOM BLISS I love idioms because they’re such a silly, nonsensical way to communicate, which might be the reason others hate them! If...

We live in a fast-changing world. It’s tough to keep up on what terms are acceptable and which have been thrown out as being offensive....

I love the maple that grows in front of our house. First, the tree is situated in a tight corner by the garage, yet persists in growing...

Thanks to Covid, nobody takes their taste buds for granted, especially who those who got the virus and lost their sense of taste...