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Diana Louise Webb wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award thriller prize
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Diana Louise Webb’s “A Twisted Crucible: The Riddle of the Ruined Soul” won the Thriller category in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award competition.
Mike Wysocki’s career book wins NYC Big Book Award honor
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Mike Wysocki’s Careers By the People: Candid Career Advice from 101 Experienced Professionals was named a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award’s Career category.
Chris Scharff memoir traces life from wartime Germany to the U.S.
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Chris Scharff’s memoir, Memories: My Life Story: Germany to Africa to the USA, is now available worldwide on Amazon and the author’s website.
Writers of the Future Volume 42 wins NYC Big Book Award for best anthology
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The NYC Big Book Award named L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42 the winner in its Anthology category, recognizing 12 original speculative fiction stories and illustrations by emerging writers and artists.
L. A. Tramwell’s debut novel wins NYC Big Book Award recognition
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L. A. Tramwell’s young adult novel, Gretna Can’t Get Any Greener, was named a Distinguished Favorite in the Teen category by the NYC Big Book Award.
Christiane Scarpino memoir wins NYC Big Book Award
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Christiane Scarpino’s memoir Missing Pieces won the NYC Big Book Award in New New Nonfiction (First time published), giving new visibility to a survivor account of the 1977 Mobil Oil Building bombing in New York City. The recognition spotlights a…
George I. Lister releases memoir Dogs, A Love Story
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George I. Lister’s new memoir follows the dogs that shaped his life through childhood, adulthood, rescue, grief and lasting companionship.
Myriad Minded to showcase custom DTF ink for Epson at major Asia print shows
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Myriad Minded Colors Technology (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd. will present custom DTF ink for Epson printheads at DPES Guangzhou and Shanghai APPPEXPO as industrial printers look for more stable, high-volume production.
Izzy, An Octopus Tale wins NYC Big Book Award child education prize
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Izzy, An Octopus Tale by Charles Rawlings, MD, JD; Leah Perez; and Morgan Rawlings won the NYC Big Book Award’s Childrens Educational category.
Kay Louise Bowen’s thriller wins NYC Big Book Award
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Kay Louise Bowen’s novel Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge was named a winner in the Psychological Thriller category at the NYC Big Book Award, adding international recognition to her earlier Independent Press Award success.
Jane Scott Stuart's debut novel wins NYC Big Book Award in African American fiction
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The NYC Big Book Award named Not In This World by Jane Scott Stuart and Elaine Flowers a winner in African American Fiction.
Szilvia S. Jennings’ Sophie Moon and the Honeybees named a Distinguished Favorite at NYC Big Book Awards
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Szilvia S. Jennings’ children’s early chapter book Sophie Moon and the Honeybees earned a Distinguished Favorite honor at the 2026 NYC Big Book Awards.
Book On Shelves expands global reach ahead of London Book Fair 2026
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Book On Shelves says it will return to the London Book Fair in 2026 after three years of appearances at major publishing events in Miami, London, Geneva and Frankfurt.
Luis A. Estable wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award for poetry collection
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Poet Luis A. Estable’s Religious, Ten Songs And Thirty Sonnets was named a winner in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s Poetry-Spirit, Philosophy & the Sacred category.
Gary E Smith wins NYC Big Book Award political thriller prize
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Gary E Smith’s And So It Goes won first place in the Political Thriller category at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award.
People Readiness Company expands into Germany with DACH diagnostic
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The People Readiness Company has launched The People Readiness Company GmbH in Diessen am Ammersee, near Munich, to bring its readiness diagnostic to Germany and the wider DACH market.
Gastone Berardi scales a 49-book thriller ecosystem across Amazon marketplaces
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Italian author Gastone Berardi is pushing a self-built publishing model built around seven original novels translated into seven languages, creating 49 editions for international readers.
Widowed father builds grief book series around specific losses
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Jesse Kuhn, a widowed father in St. Louis, says a FaceTime goodbye to his daughters’ beloved dog helped shape a seven-book grief series focused on the relationship that was lost.
EU flight compensation claims face nine-month deadline under new rules
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New EU passenger-rights rules will cut the time to claim compensation for delayed or cancelled flights to nine months starting 23 October 2027. The change could affect millions of travelers, including British holidaymakers on EU routes, and may…
Ferhat Kacmaz lands on SPIEGEL bestseller list with wealth book
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Ferhat Kacmaz’s German-language book “Vermögen ist kein Zufall” reached the SPIEGEL bestseller list about a month after publication on June 9, 2026. The Remote Verlag title adds a major market credential as demand for financial education continues…
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