Author Dave Reisman shares his inspiration behind his Cows Can't series as well as the impact the books have had on readers.Jumping Cow Press is an indie children’s book publisher located in Westchester County, New York. Dave Reisman, a retired attorney turned author and publisher, began writing the text for his first book, Cows Can’t Jump, 12 years ago, while his children were still young.“I’ve always had an interest in words, writing, and reading”, he explains. “In elementary school, …

Discover what it takes to build a courageous culture. Karin Hurt and David Dye know the significance of building courageous cultures, and their new book shows all of us why this is so important as well as how to start implementing and cultivating them.  Their research shows that employees have great ideas to share, they want to be heard, and that employers want to hear from them.  So why is it that this exchange is so often overlooked or is a complete disconnect? Why do employees and team memb …

Ken Rusk shares with us how we can all find comfort, peace, and freedom. Specializing in mentoring and coaching, Ken Rusk helps young people in areas such as short-, mid-, and long-term goal setting, life visualization, and career path planning. His new book, Blue-Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure Your Future, and Find Happiness for Life (Dey Street Books), advocates for everyone to embrace their own needs and embark on visualizing for themselves what comfort, peace, and freedom look like. Ke …

Learn how to optimize the entry-level job search in our 2020 reality. It is not only BookPal’s mission, but our joy to connect with, learn from, and grow as a result of conversations with authors about their new and forthcoming books. That’s why we were elated to connect with Alexa Shoen, founder and CEO of #ENTRYLEVELBOSS—an online education program—and author of a book by the same name. Alexa is on a mission to share her #ENTRYLEVELBOSS methodology with as many alumni, recent graduates, and c …

Raw, honest, and refreshing. When looking for a stand-out book to include in our 2019 Outstanding Works of Literature (OWL) Awards, what more could we have asked for? Saturated with Bassey Ikpi’s poetic voice and lyrical storytelling, I’m Telling the Truth, But I’m Lying is a lovingly disjointed collection of essays and an ode to the unique experiences living with mental illness. Ikpi “left us all speechless in a good way,” making it easy to select her debut for our 2019 OWL Award in the Advanc …