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Story Image Congrats to the Semifinalists of the BookLife Fiction Prize!
Of our quarterfinalists, 25 titles moved onto the semifinal round. Check out this sparkling selection of indie novels and stay tuned for the announcement of the finalists. »
Story Image Announcing the BookLife Prize Quarterfinalists
Seventy-one titles from five genres were named quarterfinalists in the 2024 BookLife Prize Fiction Contest. more » »
Story Image Indie Spotlight: Scary Stories
In this month's roundup of BookLife titles, we feature tales of the supernatural, horror, and spooky cozy mysteries. more » »
Story Image Book Deals: Week of Oct. 21, 2024
Asya Muchnick at Little, Brown has taken U.S. rights to The Strangers, a new novel from Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Naomi Alderman. more » »
Story Image The BookLife Prize Nonfiction Contest Is Now Accepting Submissions!
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Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects

Story Image It Rhymes with Truth
Rich Miller. Lost Pictograph, $17.99 trade paper (230p) ISBN 979-8-9907709-0-4
In Miller’s poignant debut, an elderly woman takes in a homeless boy and the pair get into mischief. more » »
Story Image The Queen of the Platform
Susan Higginbotham. Onslow, $4.99 e-book (270p) ASIN B0CJMS7MRB
Higginbotham offers a stirring tale of suffragette and abolitionist Ernestine Rose (1810–1892), a contemporary of Susan B. Anthony. more » »
Featured BookLife Reviews

Story Image Arbi the Model Plant Natanella Illouz-Eliaz
Natanella Illouz-Eliaz. Natanella Illouz-Eliaz, $14.99 (107p) ASIN B0D8ZC3F8L
Illouz-Eliaz’s middle-grade debut teaches plant biology through the eyes of a curious young girl named Lona, when her mother brings her a special gift—an Arabidopsis thaliana plant she names Arbi. more » »
Story Image Bringing Sunshine Back to My Mind
Momoko Uno. Momoko Uno, $27.99 (520p) ASIN B0D1K899HS
In this thoughtful fiction debut, a middle-aged woman works through past trauma in the midst of starting over. more » »
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The Best of BookLife

Story Image Happy Travels
The author of a picture book tour of New York City shares her insights. more » »
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Indie News Roundup

The Guardian: The Books of My Life
Stephen King reflects on the books that first made him want to write. more » »
IndieReader: 'The Boyfriend' by Freida McFadden Tops IndieReader Bestseller List
A rundown of the self-published books hitting IndieReader's weekly bestseller list. more » »
PW SELECT

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.

Building Wealth Through Rental Properties by Dr. Amit Sachdeo

Moon Cakes and Mongols by Nancy Chong Whitman

It's All About The Hair: My Decade With Diana, H.R.H. Princess of Wales by Renae PLant

The Spark at the Center of the Universe: An Inspiring Book for Global Galactics by Houston Howard

Frugal Fusion Foods by Clare Wignall

A Life Sentience by David Catford

Lakewood by David John Barrington Parsons

Schism by Donald McGraw

The Religious Proclivities of Man by John Aldrick

Hollywood’s Women of Action by Philip Caudrey

Where Is Amanda? by Robert Shaw

The Body in the Graveyard by Stephen Hudson

If Wishes Were Horses by Wendy Pattinson

Eight Miles High by Nicholson

We Came In Like the Wind by Andrea Fahselt

Tongue Teasers by Dr. D.W. Knight

Quigley Lopez: Saving Perseverance by Dave OHare

Agates Are Forever: A Nick Cameron Mystery by Logan Terret

Insect Zoo by Paul Rood

Come Fly with Me Through the Gift of Words by Wendy Brooks

Your Unique Consciousness by Dr. Anthony J. Emmett

A Kidnapping in New York by Jackie White

Caught in the Middle by Brenda Ford

Saving Christ: Starway Seven by Francis Perry Williams

Crunch: A Super-Hero Story by Tyler Svec

Papi, Por Favor! by Rossana Snee

Golf Is Not What You Think by Philip Ripley Ward

Angel Templar by Pete Fleck

Sneaky the Hairy Mountain Monster by Norma Fleagane

Write What You Know by Mary Drislan Madden

Hawk Eye Farm by John D. Hopkirk

Inspiring a More Equitable Society And Improving Family Life by Douglas B. Schaper

The Ultimate Sacrifice by Peter A. Moscovita

Good People Don't Go To Heaven: Only Saved People Do by Kent Hutchinson

Silenced Whispers by Afarin Ordubadi Bellisario

Grace Yourself: How to Show Up for the Sober Life You Want by Chris Janssen

The Sneaky Snacker by Sarah Gowayed

The Reluctant Pioneer by Julie McDonald Zander

I Played My Best for Him! The Inspiring Stories Behind the Little Drummer Boy and Other Christmas Favorites by Olapeju Simoyan

The List of Longings by Marise van der Boom

The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone by Charles Collins

Love Letters from World War II by Barbara Jane Hannon

The Antique Shop by Valerie Miles Washington

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