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The Report Indie Success: Where Personal And Political Collide A writer-activist’s short stories take a speculative approach to exploring fatphobia. more » » ABA's Priority is 'Keeping Bookstores Open' During an American Booksellers Association’s virtual town hall meeting, booksellers discuss the pandemic and their relationship to communities of black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). more » » We Want to Read Your Indie Novel! The 2020 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is accepting submissions! Submit your book today for a chance at a grand prize of $5000! more » » Book Deals: Week of June 15, 2020 In a six-figure deal, Tracy Sherrod at Amistad bought Clyde Ford’s nonfiction book Freedom Dues. More » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects The Hidden King (The Coming of Áed #1) E.G. Radcliff. Mythic Prairie, $12.99 paper (308p) ISBN 978-1-73367-332-7 The writing is crisp and the worldbuilding is rich in this promising series opener with faerie influences. more » » SEAL Team Six: No More—Book 13: A New Flame Max Kent and Dan Wickline. Dynamite, $7.99 trade paper (194p) ISBN 978-1-5241-1554-8 Kent and Wickline touch all the usual military thriller bases in their tight, fast-paced Flame novel, the 13th entry in the series created by Chuck Dixon. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews Ghost Cat Helen Currie Foster. Stuart’s Creek Press, $11.99 (326p) ISBN 978-0-648-68480-0 This sleuthing Texas attorney will hit the mark with readers who love mysteries featuring guns, cowboys, and a spunky female lead. more » » Save Your Ammo: Working Across Cultures for National Security Louise Rasmussen and Winston Sieck. Global Cognition, $16.95 (263p) ISBN 978-1-73341-020-5 This is the perfect guide to cross-cultural communication for those working in government and diplomacy positions, multinational corporations, and NGOs. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife I Spy: Indie Book and Mobile Game Take Aim at Young Readers Two authors write and publish a mobile game tie-in. more » » A Book-Industry Couple Tries Self-Publishing A hyperconnected book industry power couple self-publish. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Senior Publicist - HarperCollins - New York, NY. Production Coordinator Sr - Getty Publications - Los Angeles, CA. Marketing Manager - University of Washington Press - Seattle, WA. Investor Relations Collateral Production Associate - The D. E. Shaw Group - New York, NY. Director of Marketing and Sales - Dreamscape - Holland, OH. Indie News Roundup Richard Charkin: Ten Publishing Things That Will Never Be the Same Richard Charkin even takes aim at publishing’s parties as he considers some of the practical lessons of the pandemic. more » » IndieReader: 'Blaze’ by Chelle Bliss Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. What Is a Green Roof? by Vicki Sando Life Is Big by Kiki Denis Re-Making the American Dream by David Vaught South Korea: The Price of Efficiency and Success by John Gonzalez and Young Lee Plotting to Stop the British Slave Trade by Jane Aptekar Reeve Marvlt and Goreg Get in Big Trouble With a Dinosaur by Connor Anstiss Wear Pink, Love Yourself by Ethan Walker When Evil Calls by C E Marshall Fostering and Us by Marie Coady Write It in the Hearts of Women by Hinemoa Pourewa Fixer by Sally Vedros Between These Walls by Michael Newman Supreme Realization by Anthony Nayagan The Omega by Joanna Faith Horowitz Boken: It's All About Me! by Boken The Dog I Asked the Wind: A Collection of Romantic Poetry by Valerie Nifora Venice by Jaye Burke Best of Denny Dymes: Spiritual and Inspirational Poems by Denny Dymes Iceapelago by Peter Brennan Age of Consent by Amanda Brainerd Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Art & Design Art & Design: Amanda Walker PA & Design Services If your business is art and design—like the team at Amanda Walker PA & Design Services—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with art and design, Amanda Walker PA & Design Services Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report Facing the ‘Hard Truth’: An Indie Reading List A selection of indie books by authors of colors. more » » Bookstores Show Support for Protests PW reports on how bookstores are responding to protests over police violence. more » » We Want to Read Your Indie Novel! The 2020 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is accepting submissions! Submit your book today for a chance at a grand prize of $5000! more » » Book Deals: Week of June 8, 2020 Yamiche Alcindor, the White House correspondent for 'PBS NewsHour,' sold a memoir titled 'Don’t Forget' to Ballantine. More » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Mages & Mechanisms Devin Harnois. October Night, $8.81 trade paper (244p) ISBN 978-1-72494-383-5 Sensitive and steamy sex scenes and smooth worldbuilding make for a thoroughly pleasurable reading experience. This is a fun, escapist treat. more » » Troublemakers Gregg Maxwell Parker. Parker, $9.99 paper (120p) ISBN 978-1-69088-171-1 This high-energy tripartite narrative keeps readers engaged with snarky footnotes, comedic asides, and accessible dialogue. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews Clara Colby: The International Suffragist John Holliday. Tallai Books, 19.95 (354p) ISBN 978-0-648-68480-0 Historians and feminists alike will relish this robust biography of a little known suffragist who played a major role in helping women get the power to vote. more » » Workaholics Adrift: Transformation in the Pacific Islands Judy McCandless. Judy McCandless, $14.10 (261p) ASIN B07TJ9QF2T Anyone dreaming of making a significant change in their life will find McCandless’s candid memoir inspiring. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife Bringing History into the Light: An Indie Success Story An author’s debut YA novel focuses on a little-known side of Abraham Lincoln. more » » The Human Condition: PW Talks with Fritz Liedtke A photographer discusses his book devoted to the topic of eating disorders and those who suffer from them. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Production Coordinator Sr - Getty Publications - Los Angeles, CA. Marketing Manager - University of Washington Press - Seattle, WA. Investor Relations Collateral Production Associate - The D. E. Shaw Group - New York, NY. Director of Marketing and Sales - Dreamscape - Holland, OH. Production Manager - Boyds Mills & Kane and minedition - New York, NY. Indie News Roundup The Globe and Mail: Wattpad to Develop Film and TV Projects Wattpad will develop film and TV projects based on stories from its website. more » » IndieReader: 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' by Robert T. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Lechter Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Tituba: The Intentional Witch of Salem by Dave Tamanini Dad's Joke Book by Kevin N. Trevor Broken Mirrors and Burning Bushes by Jeremy Rubinstein Circumcision Scar by Jay J. Jackson Long About Ten Years: Truth Be Told by Paul Snawder The Garbage People's Union: A Novella by Daniel J. Guercio The Night the Moon Went Dark by Gordon Kibbee Android's Daughter by Marshal Northrup The Books of Norene III by Jane Sefc What Would Tom Do? by Carol J. Borowiak Solstice Shadows: A VanOps Thriller by Avanti Centrae Love & Letters by L.B. Carol Anchor Moon by Amy Walker A Pause in My Life by Mohsen Aboutorabi Let God in by John Cooper It Must Have Been the Compo by Mike Huss The Creative Route by Miranda Keuter Joyful: A Journey from Scepticism to Faith by Paul Joseph Kelly The Sickness by Yazarah Convergence: Towards Immortality by Anthony Carilla Intrigue: Braindust for Earth, Moon and Mars by E I Schadeberg Traveling Through North Korea: Adventures in the Hermit Kingdom by Stephen Harris It's Your World: Think Freely and Express Yourself by Xolani Kacela How to Kill in Comedy: Find Your Comedic Character by steve north the comedy coach Adesso: Son of Prevention by Gene Adesso Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Editing Editing: Abolitic If your business is editing—like the team at Abolitic—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with editing, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »

The Report A Coronavirus Game Plan for Indie Authors The Co-CEOs of hybrid indie publishing house Wise Ink offer advice for authors. more » » Authors Take Publishing's Diversity Issues Into Their Own Hands PW reports on a growing trend in publishing: authors of color are using their means to push for systemic changes to address publishing’s much-documented diversity problem. more » » We Want to Read Your Indie Novel! The 2020 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest is accepting submissions! Submit your book today for a chance at a grand prize of $5000! more » » Book Deals: Week of June 1, 2020 After an eight-house auction, Putnam’s Michelle Howry won world rights to Nathalia Holt’s Wise Gals: The Spies Who Built the CIA and Changed the Future of Espionage. More » » Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects Could Be Something Good Fiona West. Tempest and Kite, $14.99 trade paper (208p) ISBN 978-1-952172-03-8 The endearing cast, sweet love story, and fully realized setting will be more than enough to keep the pages turning. This is small-town romance done right. more » » Gary’s Guide to Life Michael Nabavian and Phil Wall. Landslide, $14.99 trade paper (284p) ISBN 978-1-5301-3639-1 The authors prove themselves masters at couching preposterous statements in a rational tone, and pull off a laugh-out-loud satire. more » » Featured BookLife Reviews Root and Branch Preston Fleming. PF Press, $12 (423p) ISBN 978-0-9994418-5-5 Thriller fans with a taste for politics will devour this exciting investigation into dangerous government overreach and the mangling of civil liberties in a time of crisis. more » » Simone LaFray and the Chocolatiers' Ball Steve O’Farrell. Brandylane Publishers, $15.21 (150p) ISBN 978-1-947860-40-7 Middle grade readers who love mature protagonists and vivid imagery featuring sweet treats will enjoy this spy story. more » » BookLife Reviews are guaranteed, thorough, professional assessments plus marketing insights, written by Publishers Weekly reviewers and designed to help you reach the right readers. For more information click here. The Best of BookLife How an Indie Author Landed a Deal With HarperTeen. Intisar Khanani signed a two-book contract for her originally self-published YA fantasy and a companion novel. more » » Indie Author Brings Magic to a Diverse World A bestselling self-publisher embraces diverse voices and a new “golden era” of sci-fi and fantasy fiction. more » » For more about these and other great jobs, visit the new PW JobZone, now with resume hosting and more! Marketing Manager - University of Washington Press - Seattle, WA. Investor Relations Collateral Production Associate - The D. E. Shaw Group - New York, NY. Director of Marketing and Sales - Dreamscape - Holland, OH. Production Manager - Boyds Mills & Kane and minedition - New York, NY. General Manager - Greenlight Bookstore LLC - Brooklyn, . Indie News Roundup The Globe and Mail: Wattpad to Develop Film and TV Projects Wattpad will develop film and TV projects based on stories from website more » » IndieReader: 'Securing Avery' by Susan Stoker Tops IndieReader Bestseller List A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » » PW SELECT The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here. Low Down Dirty Vote Volume II by Mysti Berry It's Only Make Believe by J.S. Jack Her World: A Compilation of Women's Works from Around The World by Her Place, Any Region Gypsy Nomad Hippie Chick: Homeless In New Hampshire by Dana Vilandre Time to Pay the Piper by Andrew Mooney Anna and the Missing Child by Brigitte Novalis Pandemic History: Facts You Wish to Know from Spanish Flu to the Current Events by Victor Cohen When She Touches by Sheryl Frazer Peace they didn't extend by Acknella Ndoro Somersett or Why and How Benjamin Franklin Orchestrated the American Revolution by Phillip Goodrich Learn Linux Quickly by Ahmed Alkabary Long Walks, Short Piers by Bob Freville Herald by Lee Hunt Dalila by Fleur S. Lewis Ethan's Healthy Mind Express: A Children's First Mental Health Primer by Erik Bean Batavia's First Lady by Dot King Otis Paul & Harry the Hairy Echidna by Barbara A Smith The Hunt for Bull Murphy by Greg Wickham Critter by Michael McClendon 26 Years Behind Bars by Paul Laxton Midnight in Westminster Abbey by Sean Dennis Cashman The Complete Response by Stanley Beavan MiDei Pa'am by Rachel Farren Everville: The Fall of Brackenbone by Roy Huff The Visitors by Andrew Cahill-Lloyd Summer in the City by Kevin Phelps 2067 by Anne Morris Back on Bonaire: Rediscovering Diver's Paradise as a Father by Andrew Jalbert Attacked! by Mark Simon Picasso's Motorcycle by Marc Sercomb Miracles Master the Art by Nancy Lynne Harris The People of Ostrich Mountain by Ndirangu Githaiga The Trophy Tree by Dave Wilcox Story-Formed Pathways to Peace by Dalton Reimer Boys’ Secrets and Men’s Loves by David A.J. Richards Patti Fix-it by Dr. Tiffany D. Tyson The Forty Year Con Game by Dr. Michael B. Harrington Briards Past and Present: Conversations with Leading Breeders by Ellen Myers Quantum Leap by Rainie York Fried Oyster Sandwich by Lloyd E. Gross Say Hello to Little Jenny by Alan Hardy We Were Cowboys by J.F. Lee Betsy and Catherine by Helen Gailey Journey On! by CayCee M. Johnson and Keith L. Johnson The Spirit Within by Jon H. Robertson A Unique Life at Sea by Captain Peter Skog Wish Upon a Tree by Naomi Schulz Hold the Ladder Steady by Sue Barlow Little Anton: A Historical Novel Series by John W. Warner IV Echoes from a Time Passage by Susannah MacDonald The Fantastic Adventures of Pinky Wombat by T.J. Ernst Lacey Loo’s Christmas Adventure by Terri Lamberton Nellie's Roarsome Adventure by Zoe Gentleman The Film by George Amos The Adventures of Granny Fannie by Yolanda Avery A Glimpse of North Sudan by Eric & Clare Lowry The Curious Cake by Margaret Woods Relax… You’re Not Going to Die. by Darryl Philip Tanya by Marianne Malthouse Environmental Therapy by Martin Norman Message from a Star by Michael J. Clark Monique by Mike Walsham Good Boy by Páidí Murphy Dhanmondi Road by Robin Young The Snowman by Rebecca Mccaffery Romeo and Juliet/Merchant of Venice by Roy Lancaster The Betrayal by Steven Bosworth The Militia Boy by James Palmer Between Two Homes by Jane Fry The Man Who Changed His Name by Jessica Holt The Final Voyage by Jim Bayliss Darker Matter - Book I: Dakor's Darkness by Jim Lowther Shield Lord Marayshan by Joanna Zorina Ray Soul Divining by Jocelyn Prosser The North Cape by John Brooke Jeff's Adventures by Kate Lovering Lola Finds Her Colours by Leigh Carter Klara the Flying Cow by Linda Frietman The Inca's Treasure: A Melissa Greentree Adventure by Lino Omoboni The Mountain on the Other Side of Light by Malcolm Haslett Rendezvous in Paradise by Annick Weilche A Roman and a Celt: Memoirs of a Past-Life by April E. Claridge The Sheep Who Was Afraid of Her Own Reflection by Arthur Treloar Adventures of Wellington the Cat by Barbara Bush Delta Strength by Barbara J. Johnson Edwin and the Climbing Boys by Benita Cullingford Monday's Child by Caroline Lockstone Xander Chase and the Unicorn Code by Carrie Weston Thirst for Revenge by Damian Westly Edie's Last Christmas by David Bradshaw To the Heart of God by Dymphna Baird Box Set by Elfrida Regaining Life's Winding Trail by Henry Disney The Blue Stone by Isabel Nash Feathers in the Soul: A Guide for Families Struggling with a Child's Addiction by A. Mother Broadsword by Roger Glasgow Parasomnia by J.C. Bratton Fixer by Sally Vedros Remarkable Retail by Steve Dennis Tituba: The Intentional Witch of Salem by Dave Tamanini Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.	Services Spotlight: Promotion and PR Promotion & PR: A Wee Publishing Company If your business is promotion and PR—like the team at A Wee Publishing Company—a free advertisement on BookLife's Services Directory is a great way to grow your business. And, if you're an indie author looking for help with promotion and PR, Services Directory is a place to connect with industry professionals. more »