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Authors launch website for poverty-reduction framework
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Two authors have launched Together We Climb, a new website tied to an upcoming book on helping families move from generational poverty to financial self-sufficiency.
Mary Mathis Burke launches debut novel Amid Vapors
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Debut author Mary Mathis Burke has released Amid Vapors: A Clandestine Adventure, a self-published spy novel centered on a retired nurse pulled into a global espionage program.
Printed Word Reviews launches bilingual October issue for Hispanic Heritage Month
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Printed Word Reviews will publish a Spanish-English October issue on Sept. 30, led by a cover feature on children’s author Mireya Saldúa and the launch of PWR en Español. The edition will also get bonus distribution at the Miami Book Fair and…
Lorraine D’Alessio’s new book hits No. 1 on Amazon in three categories
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Lorraine D’Alessio’s The Global Advantage reached No. 1 in three Amazon business categories after its release by Forbes Books.
Fort Worth author David Watson to release redemption memoir Forward Only
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David Watson will release his debut memoir, Forward Only, on Oct. 1, 2026, with English and Spanish editions now available for pre-order.
Keri Mangis publishes alchemy-based guide for surviving crisis
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Keri Mangis released The Essential Ingredient: Remaking Ourselves in Times of Crisis on Aug. 25 through Curiosa Publishing, framing climate collapse, authoritarianism, economic instability and institutional failure as symptoms of a deeper…
Luis A. Estable wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award for poetry collection
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Poet Luis A. Estable’s Religious, Ten Songs And Thirty Sonnets was named a winner in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s Poetry-Spirit, Philosophy & the Sacred category.
Jalpa Vaidya Patel launches children’s book on culture and belonging
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Author and educator Jalpa Vaidya Patel has released Wizzy the Worldly Tree to help children explore family history, cultural curiosity, and belonging.
Lance A. Slatton publishes caregiving guide amid U.S. caregiver surge
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Lance A. Slatton has released a 766-page book aimed at helping families navigate caregiving as 63 million Americans already provide care for a loved one. The book, published July 8, 2026, packages planning tools, condition-specific guidance and…
Advantage adds two leaders to expand global publishing reach
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Advantage The Authority Company is bringing in Rod Robertson and Stuart Robles to help expand Forbes Books’ global footprint and push deeper into financial services and Latin America.
New security book maps 100 real breach paths
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Security practitioner Omar Rao’s new book, published Aug. 31, 2026, turns one hundred authorized assessment failures into illustrated case studies designed to help organizations fund and fix the controls that break most often.
Joseph Howse wins multiple honors at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award
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Joseph Howse’s The Circus and the Atom won top honors in World Literature and Audiobook-Fiction at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award, with additional recognition for cover design.
Michael E. Bond releases book on the Democratic Party's future
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Michael E. Bond has published Salvation or Surrender: The Day After Trump – Volume I: The Democratic Party, a new political nonfiction book arguing that Democrats must rebuild around constitutional accountability, competence and public trust.
Erica Ahmed novel revives Negro football history
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Erica Ahmed has released The Owner’s Box: The Inheritance, a historical novel inspired by her grandfather’s Negro football legacy and the broader history of Black professional football.
New novel revisits overlooked Japanese immigrant history in Texas
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Kristin Kagawa Bedford’s Where the Bamboo Bends opens Sept. 10 and centers on the little-documented lives of Japanese women in early 20th-century Texas.
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.
Former CIA officer relaunches campaign for whistleblower book
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Former CIA officer Pedro Israel Orta is promoting a new book and media campaign around whistleblower protections, oversight and executive power as the 2026 midterms sharpen debate over government accountability.
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.
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.
Dr. Joanne W. Lane publishes month-by-month special education guide for principals
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Dr. Joanne W. Lane has released a new book aimed at helping principals manage special education responsibilities across the school year.
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