Books in Review: Broken Toys by Glenda Thompson

Broken Toys by Glenda Thompson

Don’t let the teddy bear on the cover fool you. Broken Toys is not for children and the children in it are not the stars of the show. Behind the cover of this book is a fast-paced, multicharacter novel about the horrors of a ring of child predators. Gruesome at times, think of it as […]

Books in Review: Her Here by Amanda Dennis

Her Here

Her Here by Amanda Dennis is a personal detective story. The story takes place in Paris, France as we watch Elena try to solve the mystery of what happened to Ella, who is the daughter of a family friend, Siobhán. Ella went missing many years ago in Thailand. Elena was hired by Siobhán to read […]

Books in Review: The Hive by Melissa Scholes Young

The Hive

I know a book is good when I wake up at 4am on a Sunday and pick up where I left off the day before. The other day, I read The Hive. It’s a great book filled with spirited and unique female characters. The Fehler women are strong despite their dysfunctional family unit. They fight […]

Books in Review: No Hiding in Boise by Kim Hooper

No Hiding in Boise

Trust is hard to come by when the potholes are filled with secrets. I’ve never been to Boise. I’m pretty sure, after reading Kim Hooper’s novel, I don’t want to go. You seriously can’t hide in Boise. Who knew? No one is who you think they are, confrontation is hard to come by, and you […]

Interview: Yamile Saied Méndez. Author of Furia.

Yamile Saied Méndez

By Megan Lord Where did your love of books come from? YSM: I was born and raised in Argentina, a country with a rich tradition of books, cinema, and music. I was inspired by the artists who bore their witness to the things our country experienced in its eventful history, especially, the last decades, and […]

2021 Top Notable Indies

Introducing our top notable titles for the 2021 Shelf Unbound Competition for Best Independently Published Book.

Interview: Jakob Guanzon. Author of Abundance.

Jakob Guanzon

What happens when you take an ordinary event like a grocery run, add an impatient group of shoppers, and that journaling habit inspired by your mother? Well, for Jakob Guanzon those things turned into the writing and launching of his first novel, Abundance. In this tense narrative, an ordinary father, down on his luck, is […]