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Author to speak on music history
March 1, 2026 – Byron Cartwright, an author from Alabama who wrote a book about the music history of Columbus, Indiana, has scheduled two programs in Columbus March 20-21. On Friday the 20th, he will discuss his book, Amazing Sounds in a Midwestern Town: Columbus,…

Children’s books donated for a good cause
March 1, 2026 – Fifty paperback copies of Ritu Anand’s upcoming children’s book, I Am My Language , will go to children unable to afford books through a grant by UnidosNow, a nonprofit whose mission is “to empower Latinos to achieve their American dream.” The books…

Children’s author in midst of several events
March 1, 2026 – Kimberly S. Hoffman, author of nine children’s books (with her tenth in production) spent the morning of Feb. 27 speaking to elementary students in Columbus, Indiana, where she lives. She’s got a book signing at The Magic of Books bookstore in Seymour,…

PathBinder president’s book No. 5 in ’25
March 1, 2026 – Paul J. Hoffman’s book, Wicked Columbus, Indiana , was the fifth-best selling book about Columbus or Indiana at Viewpoint Books in Columbus in 2025. The book (The History Press, 2017) details some of the more salacious stories of the city’s history….

An award for a thriller
March 1, 20206 – East Tennessee author John Bukowski’s suspenseful thriller The Peeper (Rogue Phoenix Press, May 2025) won in the in a thriller sub-category at The International Impact Awards. He also submitted that book and Bad Pennies (PathBinder, May 2025) for the…

Reviews pour in for Italian-flavored fantasy book
Dec. 14, 2025 – Chicago-area author Camille J. Severino has seen her debut fantasy book, Secrets of the Jeweled Flask, which is peppered with Italian seasoning, get some great coverage among Italian press. The latest coverage comes from Ambassador, a magazine of the…

Coming soon: ‘Let God’s Grace Shine on Your Race’
December 2, 2025 – If you’re interested in a spiritual roadmap to help you become a more faithful Christian, author Cheryl Fiscus Jenkins offers help her upcoming book, Let God’s Grace Shine on Your Race: A Spiritual Roadmap to a Faithful You. Jenkins is a Christian…

Children’s book about girl learning her first language (Punjabi) gets pub date
December 2, 2025 – Ritu Anand’s third children’s book with PathBinder has been assigned a publication date. I am My Language , an ode to all who have chosen to learn to read, write and speak their first language, goes on sale April 25 to coincide with a book launch…

New website author-, reader-friendly
Nov. 12, 2025 – Check out our new, awesome website! We recently launched a completely new site, which puts the focus on our authors and their books. We’ve made it easier to search our authors and their books and to purchase them via links to Bookshop.org,…

New author hits the ground running
Nov. 12, 2025 – Tonalee Shinabery-King’s debut children’s book, More Than a Mushroom Hunt, only published on Nov. 6. Yet, she’s already scheduled more than a dozen author events. Check out her website here to find out all the details. Here’s what we said about the…

News coverage for music history book
Nov. 12, 2025 – Amazing Sounds in a Midwestern Town: Columbus, Indiana: Small City with a Big Musical Heritage (Sept. 24, 2025) by Byron Cartwright of Alabama caught the attention of the Columbus newspaper. The Republic’s Hallie Gallinat interviewed Byron about the…

Civil War memoir comes to life
Nov. 12, 2025 – Did you ever have a hero you never met? After discovering his great-grandfather’s recollections and poems about his time in the Civil War, Frederick E. Leickly of Columbus, Indiana, strongly considers William Henry Harrison Polhamus in that category….

Coming this December: Tribute to a well-loved educator
Nov. 12, 2025 – In November 2021, the Bartholomew County (Ind.) Genealogical Society and Mill Race Center’s Afternoon for Arts series presented Driftwood River Anthology, a local version of Edgar Lee Masters’ classic, Spoon River Anthology, written and performed by…

Chicago author, her book, get noticed
November 11, 2025 – Camille Severino, who lives in the Chicago suburbs and wrote the Italian-flavored fantasy, Secrets of the Jeweled Flask (June 2025), was a guest on the Detective Writer podcast with host Sally Barrilla on Sept. 29. Listen to the episode here. Over…

Coming soon: I am My Language
Nov. 11, 2025 – Surjeet, a little girl, wishes very hard that she could read her first language, Punjabi. She would like to prove it by reading at the Basant Festival. So, she asks her aunt to help her learn. I am My Language, soon to be Ritu Anand’s third children’s…

Author wins award for her art
Nov. 11, 2025 – Kimberly Free, an artist/author in Columbus, Indiana, won the Fine Craft Purchase Award at the Déjà Vu Art and Fine Craft Show in Columbus on Nov. 8. Featuring professional artists, this is an annual art and fine craft show that marked its 20th year…

Workshop on being creative while battling low energy
Nov. 11, 2025 – Children’s author Kimberly S. Hoffman will present a workshop on how to be creative even when you have low energy – whether temporary or chronic – at this year’s Imaginarium Convention in Louisville Kentucky. Hoffman, of Columbus, Indiana, lives with…

Author’s Essay Series Discusses Declaration of Independance
August 8, 2025 – W. E. (Bill) Wynne has posted the first of a year-long, 13 part series of essays based on the key principles of the Declaration of Independence on his website. Read it here. The Rochester, N.Y., area author of Understanding and Combating…
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