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Autism coach and author Deanna Picon has released a back-to-school e-book aimed at helping parents of autistic and special needs students navigate special education as schools face staffing shortages and budget cuts.

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Santos Press says its children’s series “The Adventures of Chomp the Chimp” has earned strong endorsements from literary reviewers, military librarians and a clinician ahead of a new book’s Aug. 25 release.

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UC Irvine environmental scientist Dr. Shahir Masri is promoting a new book, On the Road for Climate Action, ahead of its fall release.

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Lyn Phoenix’s Jonah’s Whale: A Tale of Triumph follows a widowed father and his three sons on a New South Wales farm as they face grief, hardship, and disability.

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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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Dr. Jeremy Heffner has released a memoir, Proof of the Impossible, that uses actual AI transcripts from his mental health crisis to argue technology cannot replace human connection.

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Rick Billington has released THE RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNER, a practical guide for armed citizens that stresses safe handling, judgment, training and legal responsibility.

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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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Bobby Paul has released Trapped Inside Myself: In a World All Alone, a memoir about addiction, isolation, faith and rebuilding.

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Rocklin financial advisor Jim Kersey has published a new book aimed at helping pre-retirees and retirees turn savings into lifelong income.

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Genie in a Book and Securing Our Children’s Future launched a partnership on Aug. 4 to create a mission-based coloring book and a new supporter page for families in Hampton Roads.

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Susan and Denis Downing are set to release Bradykin Goes to Harvard: Where Big Dreams Begin on Aug. 18, 2026, through Briley & Baxter Publications.

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T.D. Swanbeck’s debut novel, The Alligator Curse, follows a 22-year-old LSU graduate who wakes up transformed into an alligator in New Orleans and has to break a family curse before it becomes permanent.

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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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Gabriel R. Palazzi has released a memoir about 13 years in the U.S. Secret Service Technical Security Division, focused on the humor and human side of protecting presidents.

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Dr. Raghavan Jayakumar has released Gods and God Particles: The Silence Equation, a novel that mixes physics, mythology, and philosophy in a near-future story about authoritarianism, immersive technology, and empathy.

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Manhattan Book Group says Bernie Hayne’s picture book The Friendship Party earned Bronze in the 2026 Manhattan Book Awards.

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Manhattan Book Group named William Ledbetter’s “Six Weeks: A Literary Memoir” a Gold winner in the 2026 Manhattan Book Awards.

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Manhattan Book Group says Chaz Holesworth’s memoir, Life and How to Live it: Begin the Begin, won gold in the 2026 Manhattan Book Awards.

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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.