A colorful celebration of Oaxacan cuisine from the landmark Oaxacan restaurant in Los Angeles Oaxaca is the culinary heart of Mexico, and since opening its doors in 1994, Guelaguetza has been the center of life for the Oaxacan community in Los Angeles. Founded by the Lopez family, Guelaguetza has been offering traditional Oaxacan […]
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WHY STUFF MATTERS by JEN WALDO Â Â Sub-genre: Literary Fiction / Humor Publisher:Â Arcadia Books Date of Publication: June 4, 2019 (US) Number of Pages: 212 When Jessica, a grieving widow, inherits an antique mall from her mother she also inherits the stallholders, an elderly, amoral, acquisitive, and paranoid collection. When […]
Brown Books Publishing Paperback: 200 pages April 23, 2019 Genre: YA, Sci-fi, paranormal Synopsis Eric Horton sees fire. When he sleeps, he dreams of a world screaming in the midst of devastating explosions. These dreams terrify him, and as more strange happenings unfold around him, he’s unable to shake the feeling that what he’s seeing isn’t just a dream. […]
Synopsis The wolf huffed and he puffed. But the pigs had built wolf-proof houses. The pigs couldn’t go out. The wolf-couldn’t get in. They were all hungry. The pigs knew that a problem can be a solution out-of-place. Could they make good use of all that huffing and puffing? A problem can contain its […]
A Bad Hair Day Cookbook: Recipes from Nancy J. Cohen’s Cozy Mystery Series Cozy Cookbook Orange Grove Press (November 19, 2019) Paperback: 324 pages Synopsis Are you having a bad hair day? Whip out your whisk, snatch up your spoon, and prepare your palate. Inside the pages of this cookbook are recipes that […]
Turkey Basted to Death (The Cast Iron Skillet Mystery Series) Cozy Mystery 2.5 in the Series – A Holiday Book MYS ED LLC (November 15, 2019) Number of Pages 133 pages Synopsis Thanksgiving is here, and Jolie Tucker has had quite the year! She is ready to sit back and relax with family […]
Synopsis A Boy. His Pendant. A Magical Tree. In rural China during the New Year celebrations, Kai receives devastating news. A poor harvest spells disaster unless his mother accepts a job in the city caring for a wealthy family. Abandoned in his mountainous village, Kai is desperate to bring his mother home. […]
Title: THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME Author: Leonard Bassed Publisher: Independent Pages: 108 Genre: YA Synopsis Leonard Bassed had no plan to write a novel titled THE WITCH PORT VIDEO GAME when he set out to create a movie script with a similar name. “I had written the pilot script first and I […]
SINGAPORE FLING Carpe Diem Chronicles, #2 by MAIDA MALBY Contemporary Romance / Multicultural Publisher: EOT Publications Date of Publication: October 21, 2019 Number of Pages: 267 Scroll down for the giveaway! One alluring French-Filipina beauty. One sexy US Air Force officer. One torrid weekend affair. Maddie Duvall should be living […]
Memories and Murder (A Tourist Trap Mystery) Cozy Mystery 10th in Series Kensington Publishing Corporation (November 12, 2019) Paperback: 182 pages Synopsis It’s October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for […]