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Anthony Peter Prior’s Abstract Words Are Vitamins, published April 29, 2026, is a poetry collection that uses abstract language, humor and visual imagination to explore identity, emotion and the movement of thought.

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After losing her husband of 62 years, North Georgia educator Brenda Thurmond turned grief into a late-life writing career and is releasing three children’s books in September 2026. She is now booking speaking events, school visits, library…

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Blue Balloon Books is publishing Neville’s Oasis, a new children’s picture book by award-winning author Joann Howeth, on Aug. 4, 2026. The book uses watercolor art and a desert journey to explore belonging, forgiveness and what home really means….

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RBmedia has acquired U.K. fiction publisher Boldwood Books and will add the company’s 2,000-title catalogue while keeping Boldwood operating as an independent business.

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Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown’s new book, Revolutionary Leadership: A Power Playbook for Black Women, argues that organizations are overlooking Black women leaders and need to rethink how they define leadership.

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Rev. Bill Bean has released The Bean Files, a nonfiction collection of reported supernatural experiences tied to faith, spiritual warfare and lifelong investigation.

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New Jersey author and special education teacher Felicia L. Kenny is getting wider media attention for picture books centered on being autistic and biracial.

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JUSTSYSTEMS AMERICA has launched a new Smile Zemi feature called Books for children in Pre-K through Grade 5. The reward program gives subscribers three free books a week for six months after they complete daily lessons, aiming to build reading…

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Alexander Debelov and Stefania Leão are giving away free copies of their bestseller, along with food and water, to unhoused people in San Francisco’s Tenderloin.

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Houston’s Tex-Indie Author Book Fair returns Oct. 17 with more than 125 independent writers, free admission and workshops for aspiring authors.

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James Goldman has released two warehouse-focused books through Dirigold Publishing that target operations leaders, WMS project teams, and supply chain professionals.

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Berrett-Koehler Publishers said editorial director Neal Maillet will retire July 31 after 16 years, and veteran editor Haven Iverson will join the Oakland-based company as senior editor July 30. The transition keeps BK’s nonfiction acquisition and…

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The University of Tennessee Press has published its first children’s picture book, My Magic Tux, a story based on J.R. Greene’s 1998 orange-and-white tuxedo run onto the field at the Fiesta Bowl. The book is already the top pre-seller in UT Press…

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Steven C. Markoff has published a new book that examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through historical events, demographic data, land ownership records and voices from both sides.

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Su Che Publishing and author-singer Aditi Srivastava Modi have released Happy Rath Yatra: The Festival of Chariots, a new children’s nonfiction book tied to the festival’s annual celebrations in Puri, Odisha.

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Tommie Weber drew a sold-out crowd to Flutterbuy Books & More in Cape Coral, Florida, on July 25 for Chasing Miracles, and the independent bookstore called it its best sales day ever.

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Keith Engelhardt has released Daily NeuroNudges (Volume 1), a year-long book of short reflections, questions and meditative images aimed at readers looking for small daily shifts in self-esteem and success.

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Safety Spotters, the children’s imprint of UK AI-trust consultancy Verity AI, is giving parents and teachers free ebook copies of its online-safety detective stories for children ages 5 to 14. The giveaway comes as AI deepfakes, cloned voices and…

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William J. Capello’s new memoir, Life’s Long Journey, traces his career through public relations, top secret projects and work in the Middle East before turning to his multiple sclerosis diagnosis.

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A new short film on journalist and public intellectual Bankole Thompson premiered July 29 at The PuLSE Institute’s National Civil Rights Leadership Dinner in Detroit.