https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLi1D7JAB8o Books That Make You Struggle to Get Out of the Maze James Dashner is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series. He is also author of the bestselling “Mortality Doctrine” series (The Eye of Minds, The Rule of Thoughts, and The Game of Lives). In 2014, a film adaptation … Read more
Decorating new bookshelves after a cross country moving experience brings an exciting opportunity to infuse your new space with personality, warmth, and style. Whether you’ve transitioned from coast to coast or navigated from rural to urban settings, the way you organize and adorn your bookshelves can significantly affect the look and feel of your home. … Read more
Reading for pleasure is a wonderful way to unwind. Getting lost in the story unfolding in a good book provides a welcome distraction from everyday stress. However, when you encounter higher levels of anxiety or challenging situations, the residual worry can interfere with your ability to concentrate on what you’re reading. Fortunately, there are some … Read more
https://youtu.be/4mRC1iiphl8 Books That Make You Go on Wonderful Adventures Back in Time with Your Pop Pop So often, children’s books deliver stories that become a foundation in one’s life, encouraging curiosity, wonder and love of learning and exploration. William Stevenson is a children’s book author, award-winning accountant—now retired—and, most crucially, PopPop to young Ricky, who … Read more
Randi Braun, a certified executive coach, and the CEO of Something Major, releases her highly anticipated self-help book, Something Major: The New Playbook for Women at Work, under New Degree Press. This book is the perfect guide for women leaders as it offers a guide on how to play the leadership game according to their … Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNmp6z0iWic Books That Make You Feel Like You’ve Been Whisked Away on an Epic Fantasy Adventure It’s a place where time-travel, twisted history and secret societies collide. It’s author J.W. Zarek’s BookFest Award-winning novel The Devil Pulls the Strings.Boone suffers from debilitating panic attacks, gut-wrenching guilt, and a Wendigo that has haunted him since … Read more
Angela Yuriko Smith edited this year’s Poetry Showcase. In addition to judges Lee Murray, Maxwell I. Gold, and Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, Angela likewise chose the 50 poems that make up the table of contents. Kyra Starr created the cover artwork and it pays tribute to Peter Adam Salomon, the founder of both the HWA Showcase … Read more
When Stuart Waldner replaced meat with plant products, he realized that killing and consuming animals isn’t as natural as people think it is. The term he coined for this phenomenon, the Meatrix, is in reference to the Matrix since that movie is about the protagonist figuring out the world he lives in is fake. It … Read more
Rocky Mountain Yoga, Book 1 in the Rocky Mountain Romances series, introduces readers to Jasmine and her dog Rambo. This big city girl runs for her life with her standard poodle in tow after she discovers her boyfriend is involved in some shady business. Furthermore, she escapes to her grandma’s house in a small Colorado … Read more
Sometimes you need something just right. Not too dark or light. Mysterious without being horrific. Romantic without being salacious. Funny without being over the top. Heartwarming and just familiar enough. All these elements combine in telling the cozy story of Jasmine and her adorable, rambunctious poodle, Rambo in Rocky Mountain Yoga by Virginia Fox. … Read more