In the realm of historical fiction, few works manage to seamlessly blend folklore, suspense, and rich storytelling as effectively as Lawrence P. O’Brien’s latest novel. “Swallowing the Muskellunge” offers a compelling journey into early North American history, intertwined with Native legends and haunting mysteries.
Oh Canada! Our Home and Brutal Land describes the life of a quiet, intelligent woman – from early girlhood to her adulthood – in snatches of trauma and survival. Jane is abused relentlessly by her older brother while her parents either pretend not to notice or don’t care enough to intervene.
In “Crème Victoria,” author Justin Daab delivers a sharp and satirical exploration of the beauty industry’s dark underbelly through the eyes of an unsuspecting protagonist. Set against the backdrop of corporate greed, this novel intertwines humor with poignant reflections on success, family, and self-worth.
Reading this book is like opening a can of worms. I read the book, found myself intrigued, and made my merry way onto the internet to perform further research, only to find myself manifestly down the rabbit hole.
Fantasy-philes, Cal Logan has just put you on notice! There’s a new fantasy adventure awaiting you in September in 2024: ShadowBane. Get ready to be transported to a world inspired by feudal Japan but infested with demonic monsters. You will be taken on an adventure to defeat a demon god and disassemble a cultist movement, all the while dodging dysfunctional autocratic government, harboring a doomed love, and negotiation trust issues within a broken family. Buckle up, buttercup! It’s going to be a bumpy ride…
The Vietnam War was a war of attrition, a war of statistics, by which victory would be calculated by a tolerable loss ratio of more dead Viet Cong (VC) than Americans. It was highly political and egotistical for the old men sitting in boardrooms calculating and scheming. For the men who left their homes filled with propaganda and naivete, who inevitably found themselves sweating in foxholes and being shot at, this war tested their humanity and their sanity.
A gripping tale of professional hockey, addiction, and the pursuit of dreams unfolds in “High and Out,” a compelling sports fiction novel by Justin Weber.
Ensom – a small, irradiated island in Europe – is in a travel lockdown. No one can come in and no one can leave anymore, not since the volcano that looms over the population like a vengeful goddess spewed forth an apocalyptic eruption that irreversibly changed the island and its inhabitants.
Parenting is hard. This is not a secret. It is the ultimate act of self-sacrifice – consuming parents’ time, money, and identity. It is also a minefield of different and often polarising opinions. Online and social media are frightening places to go looking for information or advice on the topic. So maybe an easy-to-read book might be the thing some of you have been looking for. Cooling the Flame: Guiding Kids Through Anger acknowledges the difficulties and the incredible effort that is needed to effectively parent, but also provides a positive outlook. After all, there is very little that a parent wouldn’t do for their children – such is the power of a parent’s love.
Where do we go when we die? It’s a question that many people agonise over – the concept of is riddled with fear for many. Fear of the pain that we associate with death, fear of the unknown, and fear for the loss of control. V.K. Pasanen tackles this incredibly confronting matter in Interview with Death, the first book of his newly revised Tales from the Afterworld series.
