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The Report: July 13, 2026
In this issue of the Report, librarian Lisa Rabey offers advice for authors, a writer addresses the importance of voice, the BookLife team has a 'first look' at a memoir, and more.
New and Noteworthy
Story Image What Is Voice?
A writer takes a close look at what constitutes 'voice' in fiction. more
Story Image Getting Your Book Into Libraries
In the launch of a new series, a librarian addresses questions from authors about getting their books circulated. more
Story Image First Look: 'The Road Unpaved'
The BookLife editors give their first impressions of the cover, marketing copy, and opening pages of Risa August's memoir The Road Unpaved. more
BookLife Opportunities
  • Call for Submissions: Indie Spotlight: Our July Indie Spotlight will feature general fiction and poetry. To submit your book, email booklife@booklife.com with the subject line: "Indie Spotlight: General Fiction and Poetry." Include your book name, author name, and a personal statement (written in first-person).
  • Free BookLife Editorial Features for Indie Authors: Standing out isn’t easy for self-published authors. BookLife’s editorial features provide visibility and credibility—at no cost. Check out the opportunities!
  • Write for BookLife!: We're currently looking for pitches from the BookLife community concerning craft, self-publishing, marketing, and other editorial topics. With the subject line "BookLife Pitch," please write to booklife@booklife.com with your article idea and a brief bio.
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From the Shelves: BookLife Titles on Our Radar
  • 'Lies to Forever' by Marlene M. Bell: In this quick, sharp, high-tension thriller, Bell captures the moment when a compassionate woman’s life begins to collapse—and stirs real suspense out of whether someone who tends toward excessive niceness can turn it around
  • 'T.V. Holiday's Vendetta: Legend of The Iron Warrior Vol. 3' by T.V. Holiday: The most badass of wars between Heaven and Hell rages on in this third installment of the Legend of the Iron Warrior series, which blends superheroic swords-and-demons action, heavy metal lore of the battle between God and “Luc,” and an electric, irreverent grandiosity.
BookLife Prize Fiction 2026

The following are this week's books from PW Select, Publishers Weekly's marketing program for indie authors. To sign up your book for PW Select, click here.

Squirrels of Speedwell Farms by Liza Martini

Native American Pottery of the Southwest by Stephen Isaacs

Remain Steadfast by Ralph Gerald Oppenheim

Paradisos by Bill Kokkaris

Michael Farmer: Adventures of a Meteorite Hunter by Aline Griffin

The Edge of Mirth by Donnie Lee Sheets

Hey! Can You Help Me Find My Syllables? by Afsheen Kashif

Reality Betrays Us All by Francis O’Keefe

The Existence of Amanda Blake by Rica Newbury

The Last Sunset by Zack Bellamy

Love, Labour and Loss by Joanna Greaves

Defying the Black Eagle and Then There’s the Irish by Doc Ray

That Makes Me Mad! - Lessons in Psychotherapy - A Memoir by John L Arnold

Because You Were There by Sally Blythe

How We Lost Our Minds - Me, Myself, and AI by Roy Varghese

Brian's Run by Howard Cincotta

Unladylike: A Mythopoetic Reclamation of Love by Regina Louise

Reckoning! by David Vincent

The Life of Sluggo by B. C. Waldroop

The Two Oceans by Martin Tiongson

Click here to see all the recent titles enrolled in PW Select, or click here to sign up your book for the program.

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