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StarDreaming explores a dream that shaped a 2-year relationship with science fiction author Damien Broderick
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Psychotherapist Dr. Maureen B. Roberts has published StarDreaming, a nonfiction account of a prophetic dream that preceded and foreshadowed her relationship with award-winning science fiction author Damien Broderick.
Sydney Armani launches AI sci-fi book and film project about a runaway robot
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Sydney Armani has released a new science-fiction book, The Return of Sentient AI: Story of a Runaway AI, on Amazon and is shopping it for film, TV and streaming adaptation.
Joe Brazeal releases two books on the early internet and Alzheimer’s caregiving
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Joe Brazeal has released two new books worldwide: Infogo, about the early internet and the power struggles around it, and Living with Thunder, about caregiving through his wife’s early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
Gary E Smith wins NYC Big Book Award political thriller prize
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Gary E Smith’s And So It Goes won first place in the Political Thriller category at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award.
Wayward launches low-fee booking platform for tour operators
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Wayward said its booking and operations platform is now generally available for tour and adventure operators, pairing a 2% payment processing fee with tools for payments, guest management and trip operations.
Justin Thomas Loop thriller pits assassins against a shadow conspiracy
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Justin Thomas Loop’s new thriller, The Shadow’s Ledger, follows a former CIA operative and an elite assassin as they are framed for murder and forced to expose a corruption network reaching into the U.S. government.
Nia Sterling's Terms & Conditions turns modern dating into a suspense thriller
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Nia Sterling’s Terms & Conditions blends romance, mystery and emotional realism as a dating app connection pushes two people into a relationship shaped by secrets and risk.
Aras Jaff book traces Kurdish boyhood through war and upheaval
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Aras Jaff’s new book, A Journey Towards Light, uses memoir and fiction to follow a Kurdish schoolboy through the Iran-Iraq War, the Anfal campaign, the 1991 uprising and displacement in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Michael Sabella turns Sicilian family history into historical crime novel
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Michael Sabella’s THROUGH BLOOD AND FOG follows a young Sicilian man pulled into corruption, violence, and family secrets that stretch from 1889 Sicily to 1890s San Francisco.
Plotsy signs sci-fi author G J Ogden for new vBook title
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Plotsy has signed Kindle Storyteller Award winner G J Ogden for Forsaken Commander, the first Aternien Wars novel, as the next title for its Plotsy vBook format.
NOA Villas sees more couples booking Lapland trips without a special occasion
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NOA Villas in Sodankylä, Finland, says couples now make up more than three-quarters of its winter bookings, with many traveling to Finnish Lapland simply to spend time together.
Janet Walker spotlights survival memoir and film work
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Janet Walker is marking National Wellness Month with a push for her nonfiction memoir Unholy Alliances: A True Crime Story, while also highlighting five screenplays that have drawn more than 136 awards and selections worldwide.
Main Street Rag to publish Louis Efron poetry collection
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Main Street Rag Publishing Company will publish Towards Unbuilt Places, the second poetry collection from award-winning poet Louis Efron.
New children's book series launches with empathy and inclusion theme
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Logan Schultz and Mylene Barizo will release Different but the Same Game: Tabletop Fun on Sept. 1, 2026, the first book in a three-part children’s series inspired by Schultz’s sister, who has Down syndrome and survived childhood leukemia.
Bamba Travel adds budget-friendly e-bike and hiking trips across Europe
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Bamba Travel is launching a new European lineup of curated e-bike and hiking itineraries aimed at independent travelers who want structure without premium tour prices.
Rachel J. Lithgow draws full house at Port Washington book signing
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Author and historian Rachel J. Lithgow held a public signing for My Year of Really Bad Dates at Book Report in Port Washington, New York, on Aug. 11, 2026. The event paired a meet-and-greet and Q&A with a growing local bookstore’s push to champion…
Liza Martini’s new picture book eases preschool fears
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Liza Martini’s first picture book, Today I Joined a Preschool, has been released through Atmosphere Press and is aimed at children starting preschool or kindergarten.
Javier A. Betancourt sets debut novel launch at Books & Books
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Miami author, independent publisher and civic leader Javier A. Betancourt will launch his debut novel, Maya Lin & The Ancient Order of Seshat, in the arQitect on Sept. 22 at Books & Books in Coral Gables.
Anthony Eddolls grows crime fiction catalog from Maui
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Independent author Anthony Eddolls has expanded Robert Anthony Books from a 2022 debut to six published crime fiction titles, with a seventh book in development for November 2026. The growing catalog spans multiple series and reflects a shift from…
Kristin Pedderson’s ocean adventure lands in Santa Cruz bookstores
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Kristin Pedderson’s young-adult novel The Adventures of Fin Man is now on shelves at two independent Santa Cruz bookstores, with Amazon sales available for readers elsewhere.
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