A chance meeting with President Jimmy Carter inspired Lauren Speeth’s Taking the Stairs & Liking It, an uplifting seven-step guide that helps readers find purpose, positivity and joy in everyday life.
BookTribJuly 21, 2025
In Jesus’ Every Word and Deed: Woven from the Scriptures, author and scriptural scholar John C. Burkhalter tries to present readers with just that — Jesus’ every word and deed. But he does it in a unique way that makes the story of Jesus more accessible and authentic than many…
Jim AlkonDecember 11, 2024
Hopelyn Gray’s Soulful Serenades for Calm and Clarity, a collection of meditative and insightful sayings, is a must-read for those struggling to find tranquility and hope. Soulful Serenades covers a wide range of topics to help calm readers’ minds and stir their hearts. Gray reflects on topics such as love,…
BookTribJanuary 30, 2025
From excessive screen time to isolation during COVID, the children of today have a lot standing in their way when it comes to emotional development. It’s a scary thought for the loved ones of today’s youngest generation, especially when disheartening headlines mention topics like “the loneliness epidemic.” But how can…
Cameron KimballMay 28, 2024
Steve is one lucky sonofabitch. Despite working a string of low-paying, low-man-on-the-totem-pole temp and retail jobs, his charm and natural good looks are a magnet for high-quality women. Jet-setting execs; bored, horny trophy wives; cute, perky college girls; exotic foreign nationals — it’s a never-ending “all you can eat” buffet…
BookTribJuly 12, 2024
Philip T. Nicholson wasn't at a stage of his life where he paid much attention to spiritual matters. He was busy being a dad, a husband and a medical writer. Sure, he had done some seeking as a younger man, but those days were now behind him. But one night,…
Cynthia ConradApril 8, 2024
“Live in the moment.” We hear that saying a lot, but what does it actually mean? Joanne Mitchell addresses that very question in her latest book of contemporary poetry, Moments No Replacement Found. The collection reflects on her life experience and wisdom, touching on a variety of themes exploring thoughts…
Katie BloomerMay 10, 2023
In Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark (Random House), Australian journalist and biographer Julia Baird explores the experiences that give life meaning and joy — the things that make life glow. The book is a thought-provoking mix of journalism and memoir as Baird blends essays…
Kirsten MacdissiJuly 6, 2021
“Life is like a great big role-playing game,” writes Marc Preston Moss, “The way to win isn’t to have the most stuff or the highest status—it’s how to find the way out of the game entirely.” That way out is the path that leads to enlightenment and the cessation of…
Cynthia ConradApril 12, 2022
Inspired, intelligent and life-changing, Original Wisdom (Halo Publishing International) is not one of those preachy self-help books with “a cure for anything that ails ya.” It’s the real deal. Author Donna Bond has generously offered herself as a spiritual guide and her book as a gift. And if you can…
Karina Holosko, M.A. English LitApril 19, 2021
“We have turned our back on God and we are trying to travel this journey alone.” Freddie Floyd Jr., the writer of this quote and author of the book You Are Designed to Be Successful (Covenant Books) wants you to feel the welcome relief of knowing that, despite what you…
BookTribSeptember 29, 2021