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Story Monsters Book Awards announced the 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards on Aug. 5 in Chandler, Arizona, with Linda Soules’ So You Want to Be A… series taking the $500 Grand Prize.

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PLI founder and CEO Bryan J. Ovalles has joined the Presidential Board of Health Agents for America, adding an insurance executive focused on agent development, leadership and distribution to the national group.

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Gregg Coodley’s new novel, Dump’s Kingdom, follows a comedian exiled for making people laugh and a cast of rebels pushing back against a tyrannical ruler.

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Nubokind released a research-backed guide explaining why black-and-white visuals can support brain and eye development in newborns from birth to 6 months.

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Pamela Lewis’s Benjamin Franklin: America’s First Rockstar has been added to the Williamson County Library special collection on American history and Middle Tennessee.

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Jesse Kuhn’s independent publishing company, Always Here, has sold more than 7,000 books and is on pace to reach 10,000 readers less than a year after launching its seven-book grief series.

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Debut author Edward Nadel has released Augie’s Adventures in the City, the first book in a planned children’s series for ages 5 to 9. The story follows a turtle named Augie on a New York City adventure, with school, library and other follow-up…

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Pastor, professor and author Dr. Raymond R. Roberts will speak Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri, on his new book, which argues that shared principles can bridge political division.

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Donald E. Archey, an award-winning sales trainer and recent Educator of the Year honoree, will release The Art of Closing the Elusive Sale on August 15, 2026. The book targets business owners and executives who want to build sales systems that…

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A new children’s book inspired by the real friendship of rescued dogs Chanel and Milo is aiming to teach children about kindness, second chances and the value of every life.

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Bradford E. Billet’s Chaos Reveals It became an Amazon No. 1 bestseller after its debut at the East Hampton Library’s Authors Night.

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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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Executive coach Rick J. Hernández says his upcoming book, Being On Purpose™, will launch a Conscious Leadership framework aimed at improving trust, credibility, communication, and organizational performance.

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C.M. James and C.M. Jaye Music have started a monthlong rollout for The C.M. Files: The Black Book ahead of its Sept. 4, 2026 release.

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Author Alexander T. Holmes has released River to Freedom, a Christian historical adventure set in the Soviet era and centered on three teenage boys escaping oppression in search of faith and freedom.

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Cardinal Home Services is asking cottage and rural property owners in Peterborough, the Kawarthas, Clarington and Durham to schedule septic service, well checks and water system winterization before the fall closing rush.

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Dale Dungan Pullen’s posthumous book says James Madison — the chief architect of the Constitution — still lacks the national recognition he earned.

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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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PhDr. Oliver Scharfenberg has released a new guide on how brands can stay visible as AI assistants and AI Overviews reshape search in 2026. The book argues that businesses now need both SEO and Generative Engine Optimization to show up in AI…

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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.