Publisher’s Letter As we ready ourselves for the Memorial Day weekend, I always find it helpful to have a few great book recommendations. In this issue, you will find choice award-winning books in key categories to satisfy your weekend reading. In addition, I’m always curious about the authors, their story, and how they came to write such a book. In these pages, a number of the award-winning authors share their stories in their own words that recently won the Independent Press Award. If you’re interested in learning more about the authors and their stories, you can check out theIndependent Press Award GAB TALKS www.independentpressaward.com/thegabtalks . To note, the Independent Press Award is open to authors who have published their books independently or through small presses. The awards are a great way to discover new and talented voices in the literary world. Are you an author, publisher, or aspiring one? Then you must join us for BookCAMP 2024! Three days of education, networking and doing business: www.independentpressaward.com/ipabookcamp. The BookCAMP 2024 event is happening June 23-25, 2024, and is where independent authors, publishers, industry experts gather to learn, trade success stories and network. BookCAMP 2024 will help indie authors & publishers market, publicize, meet with other publishers & authors, make literary agents available, cover audiobooks and its impact on print books, direct on how to get your books into Costco, Target, and other big box stores, among a myriad of topics. At BookCAMP 2024, we also recognize our worldwide authors of our award programs. This year, we will host 200 attendees for our Independent Press Award / NYC Big Book Award awards ceremony & dinner at BookCAMP 2024 on June 24, 2024 with authors from Australia, Bangladesh, China, etc. and of course the United States. Come join the celebration of award-winning authors and be a part of the publishing industry. Until next time, keep on reading!
Ted Olczak Publisher
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