Asterisk's son, Franklin, comes out as transgender and gaining her mother's full support they seek therapy and support groups to offset the disapproval and bullying "Rosie" receives from classmates and other family members. When Asterisk meets Vivian, a punk rock transgender woman, she believes she's...

The Transmogrification of Toby Pickles by Wilf Tilley is a journey back in time to 1960s Britain where the swinging sixties, laced with post-war austerity and conservatism were very much on a headlong rush to culture clash. Mick is an Assistant Stage Manager for a...

Cats definitely have a cattitude, a cat-infused attitude, because they are “reserved, aloof, detached” as well as being independent. When you really ponder this new word, you realize it has merit, given the feline power to expect the same each and every day because “Every...

Letters from Birdie Camp or The Theatre of the Absurd Bird by Lola, Queen of Green and Broccoli as told to Jeanne Filiere Juhos is an entertaining story featuring Lola, Teddy, Miss Sophie, the resident dogs, and the furry and feathered neighbors. Lola finds herself...

Confederate Gold is a work of humorous fiction penned by author Penn Miller, which promises ‘A Modern-day Romp through the Civil War History of Richmond, Virginia’. In the Confederate Capital of the American Civil War, we find ourselves immersed in the world of battle re-enactment...

OutRAGEous: Them Wild Manic Hippy Years by Linus Treefoot is the story of Simon, Heron, and Zoroaster the kitten. Simon has always lived his life the way he wanted to live it and he is not changing any time soon. When he is exasperated by...

Gentle Mentals by Veronica Padilla takes a look at a wide variety of mental illnesses. At first glance, the book appears to be aimed at children. It’s colorful and has many pictures but little text. Once you look closer though, you soon see that children...

Pet Peeves: An Oral History by Diane Michaels begins on the set of a medical drama, Another Day to Live. Here we meet Kendra Lewis-Frost, breakdown writer and queen of amnesia plot lines. Austin Hughes is a comedian booked for a bit part on the...

The Amazing Adventures of 4¢ Ned by Benjamin Laskin is the seventh book in the Coinworld Series, which has followed the story of Ned Nickle, a five-cent coin that has been erroneously stamped as a four-cent nickel. He makes up one of The Six, a...

Every once in a while a book comes along that is so different from what you expected your reaction shocks you. That’s what happened to me when I finished Normal Family by Don Trowden: I burst into tears! Why on earth did that happen? It...