Books
Sheltering-in-Place Preparedness Talks About When Preparedness Becomes a Way of Thinking For Uncertain Times
August 5, 2026
Most people assume emergencies happen somewhere else until the lights stay off longer than expected, phone signals disappear, or grocery shelves begin to empty. In those moments, preparedness is no longer a hobby or a distant concern. It becomes a measure of calm, judgment, and responsibility. That perspective sits at
The Picture Book That Befriends the Abyss
August 5, 2026
Every memorable children’s book needs a door. Some doors open into wardrobes, some into gardens, some into dreamlands. Necronomicon Nursery Rhymes opens into a place that looks, at first, much less safe: the universe of forbidden books, ancient gods, and things best not named too loudly. But S. F. Craftlove
A Summer of Splashes, Campfires, And Unforgettable Memories
August 3, 2026
Where Family Fun Meets Outdoor Adventure Some childhood memories remain vivid because they are connected to simple pleasures: swimming in cool water, sharing meals outside, laughing with cousins, sitting beside a campfire, and falling asleep beneath the stars. In Ray’s Summer at Sandplant, author Amanda R. Potts presents these moments
Daddy Joe Never Worked in Washington, but He Taught Mark A. Grider What Leadership Can Mean
July 24, 2026
By: Oliver Kraus There is something quietly subversive about a book written by a Washington, D.C. lawyer with a career spanning the Department of Justice, both chambers of Congress, and senior roles in federal agencies, whose central argument is that one of the most important leadership educations he ever received
When Institutions Fail in Peter’s Tales from Eden
July 24, 2026
Most fantasy debuts announce their ambitions loudly: a chosen one, a coming war, a map at the front of the book. Tales from Eden takes the opposite route. It is a collection of sixteen linked stories set in a single, unglamorous city, and its ambitions only become visible once you
Silent Strength and The Journey of Healing in Quiet as Kept
July 23, 2026
By: Revamz LLC In Quiet as Kept, Allison pulls back the curtain on a life marked by pain, strict rules, and an overwhelming sense of silence. This memoir is not only a reflection of her past. It is a personal exploration of trauma, resilience, and self-discovery. Through her narrative, she
Zebras Explore the Cost of Choosing Humanity Over Convention
July 23, 2026
History often remembers political movements through speeches, headlines, and legislation. Far less attention is given to the ordinary people whose daily choices quietly challenged injustice long before history acknowledged their courage. Named after the young soccer team whose journey becomes one of its defining threads, Zebras by Paul Krige follows
A Greek Doctor Who Grew Up on Homer Wrote the Brain Science Book That Finally Explains Why Your Career Feels the Way It Does
July 23, 2026
By: Gunther Woods There is something fitting about the fact that a neurologist born in Athens, shaped by Greek heritage and the stories that civilization has been telling about human journeys since the eighth century BC, would eventually write a book that uses the Odyssey to explain how the brain
The Truth About Hollywood’s Celebrated Couple Was Never Going to Stay Hidden: The Lines Between Is a Masterclass in Psychological Suspense
July 22, 2026
By: LD Clarke Danielle M. Wong has spent her career writing the kind of psychological thrillers that keep her up at night, and The Lines Between is the novel that most fully demonstrates why that restless creative energy produces such genuinely compelling fiction. The Hollywood setting is rendered with a
Jacqueline Pennewill Wrote a Book to Give Her Mom an Escape. What She Created Changed Both of Them.
July 22, 2026
By: Victoria Smith There are books that begin with a brilliant idea. There are books that begin with years of careful planning. And then there are books that begin in a hospital room, with a daughter watching her mother lie in a bed and thinking: she is so much more
Get to Know a Life Behind the Canvas of Silence
July 22, 2026
What happens when your very existence is deemed a threat to social survival? For a child growing up in the shadow of mid-century American idealism, the answer was absolute silence and misery. In her compelling memoirs, I Remember Eden and Is Love a Four-Letter Word?: ” Why Religion Put a
When Bad Girls Have Their Backs to the Wall, Look Out: Caroline Taylor’s Propulsive New Thriller
July 22, 2026
By: Jhon Black There is a particular kind of female protagonist that crime fiction has been underserving for decades, not the victim waiting to be rescued and not the flawless superhero immune to genuine consequence, but the woman who has learned survival the hard way, who carries the specific and
Forty-Four Years of Teaching the Bible and Dr. Gerald Robison Finally Wrote the Book That Shows You the Whole Spiritual Landscape at Once
July 22, 2026
By: Sam Williams Most of us encounter spiritual warfare in fragments. A Sunday sermon addresses one passage. A Bible study unpacks one chapter. A devotional book focuses on one dimension of the armor of God. And each of those encounters is genuinely valuable, but none of them quite answers the
M. Teresa Lawrence Brought Together Twenty-One Voices and Gave Them Space to Share Their Stories
July 22, 2026
By: Mauren Mackenzie There is a specific quality of honesty that the best anthology collections generate when the curator has selected contributors not for their polish but for their authenticity, when the criterion for inclusion is not how impressive the story sounds but how genuinely useful it might be to
Why Apostle Paul’s Earliest Letters Still Shape a Historic Debate
July 21, 2026
Inside the Evidence That Turned a Persecutor Into a Lasting Witness For centuries, the resurrection of Jesus has been approached through the Gospel narratives, their scenes, voices and remembered details. In his new scholarly work, United Kingdom-based author, church leader and lecturer Nana Afaidze-Hayford asks readers to temporarily set those
The Secret Of The Garden Invites Readers to Rethink One of Scripture’s Oldest Questions
July 21, 2026
Few stories have shaped human thought as deeply as the account of Adam and Eve in the Book of Genesis. Across centuries, theologians, historians, philosophers, and ordinary readers have returned to the Garden of Eden, searching for meaning within a narrative that remains both familiar and mysterious. Even after generations
A Celebration of the Transformative Power of Motherhood
July 21, 2026
By Bernard Clemens Author Michelle Grace invites families into a world of wonder, reassurance, and unconditional love with her debut picture book, I’m Right Here (Brown Books Publishing Group), on sale October 6, 2026. Inspired by the profound bond between mother and daughter, this beautifully illustrated bedtime story uses lyrical
Why Dorothy Smith’s Late-Life Romance Offers a Different Perspective on Modern Love Stories
July 20, 2026
Most romance stories begin before life has done its hardest work. The characters are often young, restless, and still discovering who they are. Dorothy Smith’s Late Life Romance begins from a more layered emotional place. It is shaped by memory, maturity, faith, and the complicated question of whether love can
A Sociologist’s Case for Human Rights Awareness in America
July 18, 2026
In her new book, Quality of Life and Human Rights Policies in the U.S.: How Can the U.S. Reduce Its Human Rights Violations?, now in its second edition, sociologist Ilsa S. Lottes turns four decades of research on rights and measurement toward her own country, and arrives at a call
Dorothy Smith Brings a Rare Kind of Honesty to Contemporary Romance
July 18, 2026
In a romance market often crowded with young love, fast attraction, and neatly packaged emotion, Dorothy Smith’s Late Life Romance enters with a quieter and more resonant force. The book does not chase the usual fantasy of perfect timing. Instead, it turns toward a truth many readers know but do
New Novel Vietnam, Port Townsend Bay Traces a Dying Man’s Journey Home
July 17, 2026
Seattle, WA — Author Calmar Austin McCune has released Vietnam, Port Townsend Bay, a novel that follows the wealthiest man in Vietnam on a final, unforgettable flight back to the small Washington town where he grew up. The story opens at a Hanoi airport, where a Vietnamese-American surgeon named Dr.
Every Generation Believes It Is Preserving Its History, But Every Generation Also Loses Part Of It
July 16, 2026
Modern life has become an endless exercise in storage. Photographs rest inside cloud servers, birthdays appear as automated reminders, and family milestones are documented before anyone has the chance to experience them. We have accumulated more records than any civilization before us, yet many families struggle to answer surprisingly ordinary
The Silent Crisis in Christian Leadership and Why Good Leaders Are Quitting and How to Survive the Call
July 16, 2026
Something is happening in the church that many people may not be talking about openly. Behind the scenes of vibrant ministries and growing congregations, a quiet crisis can unfold. Good leaders, faithful men and women who answered the call of God, sometimes walk away. They may not be walking away
