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Author Rick Tabor in his study, in front of bookshelves

Rick Tabor's Sci-Fi Political Thriller The Blink of Humanity Explores the Dire Cost of Political Corruption

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Blink of Humanity follows a bioengineer with epilepsy and her robot companion as they set out to bring a corrupt US president to justice after a nuclear attack on Chicago.

Cover of By Any Other Name by Neva Rose against a blurred autumn woodland background

Neva Rose's Debut Novel By Any Other Name Traces Family Secrets Back to a Crossed-Out Surname

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

After 40 years in nursing, the Houston author retired in 2021 and turned years of late-night notes and family stories into the story of Rachel, whose mother wrote a different name on her birth certificate.

The Porch Light I Leave On by Vivi Tran, cover art on an amber dusk background

Vivi Tran's Vietnam War Novel The Porch Light I Leave On Began at Her Memoir's Book Signings

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

The author's new novel, continuing Where the Leaves Fall, follows Tim, a veteran struggling with PTSD and the effects of Agent Orange, and Kate, the Vietnamese refugee his family sponsors.

Author Paul Rushworth-Brown with his father Jimmy Brown at the Three Sisters, Blue Mountains, New South Wales

Outback Odyssey Review: The Yorkshire Orphan Who Asked to Be Taught the Land

Darie Nani··1 min read

Paul Rushworth-Brown's post-war migrant novel sends a Yorkshire orphan by ship to a Gippsland sheep station, and its opening chapters are the author's own father's story.

Call Out The Dogs by Anthony Eddolls, paperback edition

Call Out The Dogs Review: Anthony Eddolls Takes Agent Stilley From a Rome Murder to the Doors of the White House

Darie Nani··1 min read

The third Special Agent David Stilley adventure opens as a two-city murder case and finishes as a political thriller, written by an author who spent four decades in finance before turning to crime fiction from his home in Upcountry Maui.

DUMB 31 by Nik Nanoski, a post-apocalyptic novel, standing on a steel desk in an underground bunker as the vault door opens onto sunlight and overgrown vegetation

DUMB 31 Review: Nik Nanoski's Debut Finds Community at the End of the World

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Army veteran and nurse's post-apocalyptic debut follows four friends out of a failing bunker and into a surface world still full of people, where survival is a group effort.

Mary Oliver and her dog Percy

Poetry by Season

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

A simple guide to the verse that suits each turn of the year, for the person who likes their reading to keep time with the light

The Seething Storm paperback standing in front of a submerged Atlantis city in teal and blue underwater light

Seething Storm Review: A. N. Jones Brings Her Atlantis Trilogy to a Close

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

Seething Storm ends The Patrons of Earth trilogy with a quest to the lost city of Atlantis, a war among the Greek gods, and the most assured writing of the series.

Cathy Warshaw, author of the Sisterhood Sleuths mystery series

Cathy Warshaw Turns an Eight-Book Young Adult Mystery Series Into a Free Magazine and Global Youth Outreach Programme

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

The Sisterhood Sleuths franchise now spans books, a free digital magazine, a schools outreach programme, podcasts, and board games, all aimed at building critical thinking in readers aged 10 to 18.

Kenneth Bliss, author of Canthany Rising and The Accident

Kenneth Bliss Writes Christian Fantasy Books for the Dungeons and Dragons Generation

Darie Nani··1 min read

The Michigan author maps tabletop RPG mechanics onto Christian theology across two books set in the same universe, targeting a niche that barely registers in search data.

Clara Stories children's book series by Sharon Philbrick

Sharon Philbrick Created a Children's Book Series That Teaches Economics Without a Single Lesson

Dr Marina Nani··1 min read

Clara Stories uses gentle coastal stories, invisible coins and a character called Airius to introduce six-year-olds to money, fairness and AI, with companion guides so parents can join the conversation.

Anthony P. Jones, author of Sorrowful Mysteries

Sorrowful Mysteries by Anthony P. Jones Called 'The Da Vinci Code on Steroids' by Producer George Folsey Jr.

Darie Nani··1 min read

The late Hollywood producer behind Animal House and Coming to America endorsed the Virginia author's Catholic thriller before his death in December 2024.