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Call for entries for the Independent Press Award
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IPA BookCAMP 2024
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Publisher’s Letter
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Michael C. Higgins, author of Exploring WIne Regions, The Central Coast of California
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Xuemo, author of Into the Desert
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GAB TALKS with Dr. Josh McConkey
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Beth Ann Hooper, author of The Roots That Clutch
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Ronna Wineberg, author of Artifacts and Other Stories
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40
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Dr. Danielle Camer, author of Sophie Won’t Sleep
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Laurisa Brandt, author of Birthright of Scars: Rising
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Judie Dziezak, author of Petals from Mars: A Memoir of Resilience and Triumph over Adversity Aurita Maldonado, author of The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
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