Announcing the BookLife Prize Finalists; Insights from a YA Author; A Poetry Collective Thrives

Heading up our annual writing competitions is a true privilege. Each year, our reviewers dive into hundreds of submissions for the BookLife Fiction Prize. There are a great many fine titles, but there are those that carry a little extra spark. All book lovers know the feeling–that little tingle on the back of the neck that says "this is something special." So, congratulations to this year’s exceptional finalists! We hope you find these titles as memorable as we did. Now, on to selecting the grand prize winner—easy, right? We'll announce the winner in December!

New and Noteworthy

Congratulations to Our BookLife Prize Finalists!
Five titles have been named finalists for this year's BookLife Prize Fiction contest. more

Putting Yourself on the Page
BookLife Prize judge Guadalupe García McCall discusses what ingredients make for great YA. more

N.Y.C. Presses Come Together for the 'Labor of Poetry'
Poetry Corp. is offering an alternative indie publishing model for writers. more

Notes from the BookLife Prize
Sam Kim, winner of the 2024 BookLife Prize Nonfiction contest, chats about his success. more

Promote Your Indie Book with a Digital Galley Giveaway
Get your book in front of thousands of booksellers, librarians, and readers through BookLife’s Advance Access program. Reserve your spot by contacting Deena Ali: DAli@publishersweekly.com. more

Talking Shop: Evergreen Advice from Experts

What's in a Label?: Publishers’ self-definitions are blurring the distinction between hybrid and traditional models.
Finding 'Joy' in Self-Publishing: A children's book author shares her journey to success.

From the Shelves: New BookLife Reviews

'Dead Friends Forever' by Rowan Taylor
Taylor follows The Oblivion Cycle’s Croatoan with this atmospheric, Southern gothic story of hauntings, secrets, and unsolved mysteries. more

'Tracks Beneath the Clay' by Leia Kay
What begins as a simple, fictional story of two women, separated by generations and bound by the red clay of Georgia, becomes a powerful saga of strength, family, and womanhood in Kay’s dignified family epic. more

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.

I'll Remember You by Deborah Packer	Have You Seen Him by Kimberly Lee	The Year Winter Came Late by Michael Larzelere
The Elves in My House by Molly Prickett	Namtar: The Night Plague by C. D. Jones	Dragon Island by J.B. Manas
Axolotl, Where's Your Toe by Terri Tatchell	Echoes of Fortune: Shadows Over Cozumel by David R Leng	The Truth About Us: How America Invented Black Stereotypes by Woody R Clermont
Soccer Lions of the Nosce Hostem by Charles L Valenti	The Dying Art of Life: An Oliver Twist Sequel. Probably. by shoeless	When Things Fall Apart by Alan Brenham
The War in Heaven by Mano Sotelo	Mind Reader by Mimika Cooney	The Lost Woman by Karen Mulvahill
How Humanity's Swift Successes Are Causing Its Ills by Wahid Beserini

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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