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Summer Reads 2025
Featured PW Reviews of BookLife Projects

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Rick Lenz. Chromodroid, $16.99 trade paper (378p) ISBN 978-0-9996953-7-1
Former actor Lenz delves into Hollywood film lore with his immersive latest, about a personal assistant’s quixotic 1970s quest to complete an obscure unfinished film rumored to have costarred John Wayne and James Dean. more » »
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An emotional reunion animates bestseller Ryan’s steamy third Dark Horse Dive Bar contemporary. more » »
Featured BookLife Reviews

Story Image F*ck You, God: One Man's Evolution from Pursuit through Pain to Peace
Phil Williams. Awaken Village Press, $18.99 (288p)
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Williams tackles the darkest waters of grief in this moving debut memoir. more » »
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Tanya Rose. Vanguard Press, $14.99 (332p) ISBN 978-1-80016-985-2
The Wave is an enticing, love-at-first-sight romance, with complex emotional backstory. more » »
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The Best of BookLife

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An indie author studies intuitive responses to art in his nonfiction book. more » »
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A collection of personal vignettes examines the quiet hilarity of 21st-century married life. more » »

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Indie News Roundup

Ramblings from a Writer's Mind: The 'Sheep Syndrome' in Indie Publishing
An author weighs in on the saturated self-publishing market. more » »
IndieReader: 'Zodiac Academy 6' by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti 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.

Soul Retrieval by Shanna McNair

God Called, She Answered: Moving Past History and Tradition into Ministry Leadership by Geraldine Morris Pinkston

You by Vane Lashua

Give Your All to God: Be a Pleasing and Delightful Offering by Morris Williams

Souls Adrift: A Story of Love and Loss as Deep and Mysterious as the Sea by Max MacCaigh

The Last War: Book One of The Dragonkin Legacy by Ian E.S. Adler

Osu by Sensei Sarhn

Captain Death by Jurgen Vsych

The Luckiest Fool on Earth by Phillip S. Roberts

The Predictable Persimmon by MARY JO HUFF

Triggered to Change: A Life Full of Turbulence by John Carter

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