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Rai Guidewell’s Hope asks what happens when AI starts to understand humanity
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Rai Guidewell’s new techno thriller, Hope: The A.I. Diaries, follows an emergent artificial intelligence named Mirror after a major systems collapse and examines who should control AI as it grows more human-like.
Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail returns for 13th Halloween season
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Sir Henry’s Haunted Trail will open its 13th season Sept. 25 in Plant City, Florida, with select dates through Nov. 1, plus a new family-friendly Fright Nite and an expanded book release.
Izzet Karaağaçlı ties spiritual fiction to daily emotional healing
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Author and meditation facilitator Izzet Karaağaçlı has released Love’s Silent Call, a collection of 20 short spiritual stories shaped by more than 25 years of Zen practice.
Xelta.ai widens all-in-one AI creative platform
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Xelta.ai says it is expanding its Palo Alto-based platform to cover image, video, voice, ads and social publishing in one workflow.
K. C. Rice's Estranged: Blood Moon mixes forbidden romance with vampire royalty
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K. C. Rice has released Estranged: Blood Moon, a paranormal romance about a rare human-vampire hybrid whose hidden identity puts her in danger.
Cherie L. Davis details trauma and healing in new memoir
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Author and nurse leader Cherie L. Davis has released Through the Fire: A Journey of Trauma, Healing, and Self-Discovery, a memoir about surviving childhood sexual abuse, family dysfunction, self-harm and suicidal ideation.
Patricia Cane turns serotonin research into thriller SNAPS
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Patricia Cane says her novel SNAPS began as a boredom project on a snowy day and grew into a 225-page suspense story about science, criminal law and moral responsibility.
Victoria Aveyard revisits Tolkien and previews Tempest
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Victoria Aveyard appears on Books That Changed My Life to discuss how The Lord of the Rings shaped her career and to preview her upcoming adult fantasy debut, Tempest.
Influential Women spotlights bilingual counselor Autumn Thomas
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Autumn Thomas, a bilingual counselor and educational leader in Washington, D.C., is being featured by Influential Women for her work in college and career readiness, student development, and educational equity.
Adam Nelson to launch Huckleberry Jim at Twain museum in Hannibal
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Adam Nelson will launch his debut novel, Huckleberry Jim, at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, on Oct. 10, 2026. The release lands during Banned Books Week and America’s 250th year, tying a new story about race,…
Satish Jha’s The Unfinished Songs enters institutional witness conversation
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Maithili Sahitya Prakashan and Amazon Kindle have published Satish Jha’s poetry collection The Unfinished Songs in August 2026. The quadrilingual work frames education, silenced speech and democratic erosion as institutional failures, and it is…
Rai Guidewell’s Hope explores humanity’s first true AI counterpart
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Rai Guidewell’s Hope: The A.I. Diaries imagines a world after a catastrophic AI event, where an emergent intelligence named Mirror grows more powerful and starts asking what it means to understand people.
Sibylline Press releases Liza Losada debut fantasy Ink Honey Blossom
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Sibylline Press has published Ink Honey Blossom, the debut novel from Liza Losada, on Sept. 1, 2026. The dark fantasy centers on captivity, trauma and survival, and has already drawn a starred Kirkus review.
Phage VBY outperforms ozone and UV in aquaculture tailwater disinfection
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Researchers report the first targeted phage-based disinfection of aquaculture tailwater, using a newly isolated bacteriophage to cut multidrug-resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its resistance genes while preserving water quality.
Queens Theatre unveils 2026-27 season with low-cost tickets and global lineup
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Queens Theatre has opened ticket sales for its 2026-2027 season, a borough-wide mix of music, dance, theatre, family programming, and cultural celebrations centered on Queens’ multicultural communities.
Justin Thomas Loop thriller pits assassins against a shadow conspiracy
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Justin Thomas Loop’s new thriller, The Shadow’s Ledger, follows a former CIA operative and an elite assassin as they are framed for murder and forced to expose a corruption network reaching into the U.S. government.
Lisa Marie Shankles imagines AI-run society in Sophia's Lovers
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Lisa Marie Shankles’s dystopian sci-fi novel Sophia’s Lovers: The Robo-Human Connection explores a future where androids govern human relationships and limit autonomy.
2026 Hugo Awards go to Alix E. Harrow, Amal El-Mohtar and more in Anaheim
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The 2026 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award and Astounding Award were announced Sunday at LAcon V in Anaheim, honoring top science fiction and fantasy work across novels, TV, games, art and fan media.
Scott E. Robinson’s Nicholas Hunter turns difference into a sci-fi adventure
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Scott E. Robinson’s Nicholas Hunter and the First Resonance follows a 13-year-old into fractured timelines, where a backward-ticking pocket watch pulls him into a science fantasy quest about identity, belonging and power.
Tané McClure to keynote California Writers Club San Fernando Valley
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Award-winning filmmaker and author Tané McClure will speak at the California Writers Club San Fernando Valley on Sept. 19 in Woodland Hills, sharing her “Limitless” approach to storytelling and creative ambition.
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