True wealth creation isn’t a lottery ticket; it’s an engineering problem. As a Clevelander, I’ve long been fascinated by how Rockefeller built not only an empire, but one that ultimately gave him the means to pursue the philanthropy he’d always been passionate about. So when I saw that The Empire Builders Playbook by Bruce AnthonyContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: The Empire Builders Playbook: 15 Business Titans, One Blueprint For Success”
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Indie Book Spotlight: Grass Animals 2
Grass Animals 2 was such a delight to read! I greatly adored the first collection of poetry, so seeing that a second one had come out, I knew I had to jump on it. Once again, Koppen and Leal do an excellent job of traversing a variety of emotions and experiences in so few words.Continue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: Grass Animals 2”
Indie Author Spotlight: Roie Oknin
Some people pick a lane. Roie Oknin decided to pave several of them and see where they lead. He is a writer, an artist, and a medical student with degrees in neuroscience and psychology, an involvement in ophthalmology research, and a creative practice that stretches across fiction, ceramics, photography, and painting. And somehow, rather thanContinue reading “Indie Author Spotlight: Roie Oknin”
Indie Author Spotlight: Francesco Riccardi
Stories have a way of asking us questions long after we’ve turned the final page. For Italian fantasy author Francesco Riccardi, that experience is always top of mind while he’s writing. His debut novel, AENOR — Book I: The Promise, marks the beginning of an adventure-fantasy saga that he hopes will encourage readers to grappleContinue reading “Indie Author Spotlight: Francesco Riccardi”
Indie Book Spotlight: Tide Bound by Lauren O’Brien
“There was no comfort in telling him he’d make it through, because grief never ends. It was a solitary journey we took with us everywhere we go.” Tide Bound by Lauren O’Brien was such a genuinely fun read. At its heart, it’s a swashbuckling fantasy adventure wrapped around an arranged marriage that slowly and stubbornly blossomsContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: Tide Bound by Lauren O’Brien “
Indie Book Spotlight: When Her World Went Away by Alexis L. Carroll
It was more than her hair length that had changed her appearance. The woman staring back at her in the mirror was no longer a lost, mundane soul going through the motions of modern life. Sairha was someone new, someone determined to do more than survive. The year is young, but I already know When HerContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: When Her World Went Away by Alexis L. Carroll”
Indie Author Spotlight: Isabelle Knight
You’d be hard-pressed to find any artist who didn’t spend their childhood dreaming. What’s considerably harder to uncover is an artist who chased those dreams so intently that they made them come true while they were still making childhood memories. But indie author Isabelle Knight turned one summer of boredom into an entire fantasy series.Continue reading “Indie Author Spotlight: Isabelle Knight”
Indie Author Spotlight: Marcelina LoBue
For many authors, the writing bug attacks us when we’re young. Indie author Marcelina LoBue has had the writing bug for years… But she’s still young herself! This teenage author published her first book just after fifth grade, and she hasn’t slowed down since. Nowadays, when she’s not listening to true crime podcasts or stayingContinue reading “Indie Author Spotlight: Marcelina LoBue”
Indie Book Spotlight: All The Signs by Lilia Hughes
“Silence fell again, thick and unnatural.And somewhere in the dark, the last vestige of the family I thought I had cracked and fell away, taking my childhood with it.” All The Signs by Lilia Hughes was a fantastic read. It’s got the interiority of a psychological thriller with lush prose that’s downright gothic, and it readContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: All The Signs by Lilia Hughes”
Indie Book Spotlight: Coldharbour by Laura Clarke Walker
Power wasn’t everything.But it helped. Coldharbour by Laura Clarke Walker was both a treat and a guilty pleasure read. Set against a desolate seaside town on the cusp of the new millennium, the story blends buried family secrets and a creeping sense of inherited darkness into something that feels both nostalgic and quietly menacing. Alex WildeContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: Coldharbour by Laura Clarke Walker”