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Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!   Author Ann Patchett has received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation's Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievemen...
Here's a roundup of news and reflections on literary adaptations and crossovers. We have a trailer for Heartstopper Forever, the movie that wraps up Netflix's adaptation of Alice Oseman's Heartstopper series (YouTube). Paddington: The Musical — based...
Here's what happened on June 17 in literary history. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe was published June 17, 1958.  The novel follows Okonkwo, the leader of an Igbo community at a time when white missionaries and colonial government were intruding...
Here are the ten bestselling books from last week at Bookshop.org, a website that enables shoppers to purchase books online and send the proceeds to an independent bookstore. 1. Sawyer Lee and the Quest to Just Stay Home by Zach Weinersmith 2. Whistl...
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For Authors

It can be hard to keep on top of all the blogs and news sources that aim to help writers. Here are some posts from the Alliance of Independent Authors that authors might find valuable — but also might've missed earlier. What the Draft2Digital fee cha...
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and mindset advice to offer.  Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors: The stories inside your setting: Author Brad Barkley explains that the description of your setting...
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of craft and mindset advice to offer.  Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors: Legacy in fiction: Heather Webb explores the way that writers can use the theme of legacy to, espec...
The publishing experts we follow have plenty of business and marketing advice and news to offer. Here are the ones that we thought were can't-miss for our authors: Kindle Translate can now take books between English and Portuguese as well as English...
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Mystery
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It Began With a Lie
By Michele Pariza Wacek

All Becca wanted was a fresh start. She didn't get it. Get started with this award-winning, complete and bingeable series today.

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The Fall of White City
By N.S. Wikarski

Murder, scandal, and the glitter of the Gilded Age collide in this gripping historical mystery. Follow a compelling female sleuth and her journalist sidekick as they uncover the dark world of criminal corruption that Chicago’s elite wants to keep buried.

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Cozy Mystery
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Pains and Penalties
By S.E. Biglow

Kalina Greystone’s return home brings back old friends and even older secrets. A murder in plain sight pushes her to snoop where she doesn’t belong. As she digs into the victim’s past, she uncovers a dark truth the killer wants revealed.

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Romance
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Traditional Lov3 Book 1: Three Souls Found
By Robert Cauley
Haunted by war, veteran Kyle finds sanctuary in a devoted triad with soulmates Sarah and Vicky. But as a high-tech conspiracy closes in, they must confront a terrifying possibility: has their extraordinary love been engineered?
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Starting Over in Sedona (Sedona Silver Romances Book 1)
By Lynne M. Spreen

Tired of grieving, Sue Weston returns to the red rock country of Arizona to claim her family homestead. But to her dismay, developer Rafael Palacios is also named in the will, and he's eager to cash in. Forced into partnership, they clash over the land—and a growing attraction that could change everything.

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Captive: Empire of Desire — Book One
By Candy Steele

She spilled a drink on Montreal's most dangerous man. He erased her father's debt — for three months as his fake girlfriend. One clause: her body isn't part of the deal. Neither of them planned on breaking it

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A Simple Life
By Melanie Moreland

He wanted a simple life. She wasn't part of the plan. A growly farmer who keeps to himself, a single mom after a fresh start, and sparks of the wrong kind—until they ignite. A feuding-to-lovers small-town standalone.

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Romantic Suspense
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Love Like This
By Sylvia Hubbard

Angered by his wife’s affair with his brother, Ethan plots revenge. He seduces the one person she feared most—her daughter, Nicole. After leaving his wife penniless and breaking Nicole’s heart, his plan is nearly complete—until he unexpectedly falls in love.

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Literary Fiction
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Glimmer
By Sam Aleks

Glimmer centers on Onra Kang, a troubled arsonist with a checkered past, determined to change. Haunted by burn scars and old relationships, she battles destructive compulsions while searching for redemption—and a fragile sense of peace.

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Fantasy
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Benedictio Noctis
By Gregory Mattix
An ailing grandfather calls in an old debt in a desperate bid to save his precious granddaughter from an evil baron. But the mysterious woman who answers the call possesses an unholy hunger.
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Son of a Chance
By L.H. Chevaiier
A grumpy Baron shoots a boy with no memory. What begins as dark, biting comedy slowly unravels into something far more sinister — where found family, body horror, and a monster wearing a familiar face collide. Light enters this story. Not all of it leaves.
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Horror
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The Secrets of Brimstone Manor
By Mike Mannion
A gothic tale of wonderful humour, yearning romance, spooky manor houses, dangerous bikers, secret societies, creepy churches, student high jinks, campervan travels, and ancient lurking evil. First book in a spooky yet darkly amusing trilogy.
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Young Adult
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Girl on Fire
By Eden Hart

Although ill, Kassia somehow survives an apocalyptic red mist. Alone, she searches for her family in a dying New York filled with extraordinary dangers. After she meets a dynamic resistance leader fighting for humanity’s future, she faces a devastating choice.

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LGBTQ+
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Last Word
By Rita Moreau

Gwen Adams helps a dying woman, who believes she's a knight of the Round Table, deliver hope-filled messages, including one to her former love, actress Ava Chartreuse. Along the way, Gwen learns that not only a fabled King of Camelot can grasp Excalibur and conquer enemies.   

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