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Army veteran Nik Nanoski releases post-apocalyptic novel DUMB 31
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Nik Nanoski, an Army veteran and healthcare professional, has published DUMB 31, a science fiction novel about survivors emerging from an underground bunker more than 300 years after civilization collapsed.
Kim A. Pierce releases fourth Enclave mystery novel
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Kim A. Pierce, writing as Jake B. Cage, has released Shadows Beneath the Ruins, the fourth book in The Enclave Mystery Series, now available on Amazon.
J. Kenton Pierce wins Prometheus Award for best novel
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Raconteur Press scored its first Prometheus Award win as J. Kenton Pierce’s debut novel, A KISS FOR DAMOCLES, took Best Novel honors from the Libertarian Futurist Society.
Alan W. Green novel links the Declaration of Independence to hidden codes
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Author and cryptographer Alan W. Green will release The America Codes on Aug. 2, 2026, using a historical thriller to explore whether the Declaration of Independence contains numerical and geometric patterns.
Dr. Carmela Maxell’s debut novel imagines grief as a regulated privilege
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Bereavement, a dystopian literary novel by Dr. Carmela Maxell, follows a grieving husband navigating a government-run recall program in a society where mourning is controlled.
Glenwood Springs library sets free local author showcase for July 25
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The Glenwood Springs Branch Library will host more than 28 local and regional authors on July 25, giving readers a free chance to meet writers across genres from children’s books to Western history and business.
T.C. Weber releases techno-horror novella set around detention and organ harvesting
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Author T.C. Weber has released Move Fast and Break Things, a techno-horror novella that follows a suburban family man and his family after they are seized by masked paramilitaries.
Linda Drattell's debut novel lands Oct. 15
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Linda Drattell’s first full-length adult novel, The Peccadilloes of Filamena Phipps, is set for release Oct. 15, 2026, from Stairwell Books.
Alessandro Sappia’s debut novel links AI medicine and ambition
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Silicon Heartbeats, Alessandro Sappia’s first contemporary novel, goes on sale worldwide Aug. 4, 2026 in paperback and Kindle.
Michael S. Rogers releases Christian novel Passing Lincoln
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Michael S. Rogers has introduced Passing Lincoln, a Christian novel set in Beulah, Indiana, about a small act of faith that touches multiple lives.
David Cairns wins Book Excellence Award for Lincoln assassination novel
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David Cairns of Finavon has been named a Book Excellence Award winner for The Case of the Hydegild Sacrifice: The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy.
Johanna van Zanten novel follows Dutch policeman under Nazi occupation
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Johanna van Zanten’s World War II novel centers on a Dutch military policeman who faces pressure from the Nazi occupation, divided loyalties and personal risk in the Netherlands.
Tama Thérèse novel ‘Pure Desire’ explores memory, faith and loss
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Tama Thérèse’s literary novel Pure Desire follows Helena, an aging woman on the California coast, as she reflects on family, sacrifice and the choices that shaped her life.
Malik DeBracey III launches Velvet Shadows: The Bloodline Trilogy Book One
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Malik DeBracey III has released Book One of Velvet Shadows: The Bloodline Trilogy, a crime drama novel now available in Kindle and paperback on Amazon.
Reed Pederson’s debut novel examines the risks of runaway AI
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Reed Pederson’s new novel, Rise of the AInimals, uses speculative fiction to explore the ethical and human cost of introducing advanced AI and robotics too soon.
Manhattan Book Group gives Gold to Janet L. Bond novel in 2026 awards
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Manhattan Book Group awarded Gold to Janet L. Bond’s middle-grade fantasy “Anthem Lightner And The Realm of the Fount” in the 2026 Manhattan Book Awards.
At 93, Roy Everett Butler turns a lifetime in aviation into poetry
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Former Marine aviator and Pan Am training leader Roy Everett Butler is publishing poetry in his 90s, channeling a career in flight, safety, art and reflection into new work.
Steve Miller releases coming-of-age novel 'Boggy Depot, the journey'
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Steve Miller has released Boggy Depot, the journey, a novel published by Spines that follows one man’s life across the American Southwest, the Navajo Nation, Saudi Arabia and Arizona politics.
Fella Cederbaum's Poetry Collection Wins Two International Awards
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Fella Cederbaum’s latest poetry collection, More Other Such Matters, earned the Literary Titan Gold Book Award and the International Impact Book Awards.
Tom De Poto book and John J. Trause poetry collection spotlight Italy
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Two Italy-themed works are presented in a July 6, 2026 release from Paramus, New Jersey: Tom De Poto’s Tuscany in September and John J. Trause’s The Box of Torrone.
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