A fallen leaf is nothing more than a Summer’s wave goodbye and whilst August is just beginning it’s not too early to view autumn’s list of the best in entertainment including radio play, podcasts, music, television, events and more. After careful consideration we have selected those who deserve to be mentioned, those events and people
Books
The dual challenges of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis that threatens the world and the unexplained loss of parents that threatens a family are the driving forces behind the lives of two boys and their grandfather. Willie, Denny and their grandfather, Pop, have lived together for nine years, ever since the boys’ parents died in
Henry Shoemaker compiled these folk tales set in the Seven Mountains of central Pennsylvania. Shoemaker’s stories recall the decline of big game in the region and the exit of the native peoples as the European settlers advanced westward. This collection of tales has been modernized for 21st-century audiences but maintains the charm, wit, and suspense
John Kerecz AKA Crazy John Kerecz has been in the public eye since the late 70’s, and is an accomplished musician, author, radio host, actor and producer in the world of entertainment. As an author he has written two amazing books. A biography of his incredible time on planet earth, “The Unbelievable Life of DR
Lucy Howard has arranged her life around the philosophy honesty is mostly the best policy. But her dream to work in research at a reputable museum doesn’t materialize. Instead, she finds herself investigating a charming elderly woman who’s running an insurance scam involving the company Lucy works for. She catches her “perfect” boyfriend with another
History tells us that baseball legends Christy Mathewson and Ty Cobb volunteered as Captains in the World War I Chemical Warfare Service. After the 1918 baseball season ended, both shipped out for France where they were exposed to poison gas during a training exercise. Mathewson got by far the worst of it, and died just
At 36-years-old, Casey Scott appears to have it all: a booming career as a civil rights litigator, a loving husband, and two sweet young children. But she also has epilepsy, and her worsening seizures threaten to destroy the life she toiled to build. When her doctor says she is likely to die if her seizures
Garrison doesn’t know it yet, but a battle rages in the shadows of ordinary life. Left at his estranged grandmother’s hobby farm for the summer, Garrison plans to numb his feelings of abandonment with video games. But little by little, odd and eerie occurrences reveal that this farm is not what it seems. In fact,
Do you enjoy peeking “behind the curtain” when the great and powerful reveal their true human nature? In My Time with General Colin Powell, you will learn about his tenure as Secretary of State, his professional speaking career, see his humorous side, and what a beloved humanitarian he was. General Powell was well respected and
“Escaping Home is a brilliant, well-written conclusion to an exciting and addictive time travel series – well worth grabbing all three books.” –Sublime Book Review United States, 2072 With the country under the threat of war, a group of time-traveling government agents devise a risky plan to keep their families safe. But transporting hundreds of years
“Pinch Hitting takes its place in the dugout alongside Bernard Malamud’s The Natural as a timeless baseball fable, shot through with wonder.”—Daniel Paisner, author of Balloon Dog, A Single Happened Thing, and The Complete Game (with Ron Darling) Joe Skelton has never written anything longer than a shopping list, but now his brain tumor is making him write a novel. It’s
Sixteen-year-old Charlie McIntyre wants nothing more than to leave the school year behind him and be back at his family’s beach house in Ocean City, New Jersey. In January, Charlie returns home from school to find that his father has deserted the family. Devastated, Charlie buries his anger and resentment behind a wall. Desperate for
It’s February 2023. An Alluring and determined CIA Case Officer, June Cohen, must flawlessly execute an unsanctioned plan of action or the U.S. will invade Iraq to search for weapons of mass destruction. She coerces Robaire Assaly, a Los Angeles based DEA Confidential Informant, to take part in her elaborate scheme. Robaire agrees, however, in
After a fire destroys her home, Abby Bennett emerges from the hospital horribly scarred. Her husband has abandoned her, and her two little boys are gone. Determined to reclaim her life and get her boys back, Abby returns to her hometown in Iowa. With the help of a reclusive neighbor, Jack, she begins renovating her
It’s 2004 in Minneapolis, and Hazel Ford is an English teacher at a diverse urban high school, where she loves discussing The Great Gatsby with her Advanced Placement students. Plus, she’s crazy about her fiancé/fellow high school teacher, Vance. But when the two of them are involved in a horrific car accident, everything comes crashing down, leaving
Tommy Nelson has established his ministry and expansive influence on American Christianity by his clear and penetrating exposition of unvarnished biblical truth. God and Country is the most comprehensive and understandable explanation of God’ s instruction to His people on how to be rightly related to and involved with their national government. Eschewing party politics
When California’s local and state governments enacted sweeping COVID pandemic restrictions, San Diego wedding planner Amy Ulkutekin found herself forced to fight for the survival of both her industry and her own small business. A need for social impact quickly developed into political action, bringing her to the steps of California’s state capitol, followed by
Oscar Diggs, a con-man, and his shill, Chang Wang Woe, live in New York City during the Civil War In the Big Apple, they end up being conscribed into the Union Army to serve as balloonists. During a fierce battle, their leaking hydrogen balloon is simultaneously struck by a cannon ball and lightning, and this