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10/01/2025

🎉 HAPPY PUB DAY 🎉

The Snake Handler’s Wife by Sue Hinkin: When photojournalist Lucy Vega's war correspondent significant other, Michael Burleson, suddenly takes a job in Iraq, Lucy is left alone with their young child on her isolated California ranch. Michael's unstable daughter shows up hoping to meet her baby half-brother who is Lucy's 4-year-old son, Henry. Despite Michael's warnings, Lucy hires the girl to help care for the child. Weird things begin happening-Lucy's beloved horse is bitten by a rattle snake and animal enclosures are vandalized. Lucy doesn't know the daughter has fallen under the spell of a sexy, snake-handling religious cult leader who will do anything to get Lucy's ranch and her son.

Snag your copy of The Snake Handler’s Wife TODAY anywhere you shop for books!

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[ID: Slides 1 and 2 : Sue Hinkin smiling with cpies of THE SNAKE HANDLER'S WIFE]

09/30/2025

🎉 HAPPY PUB DAY 🎉

All the Way Around the Sun by XiXi Tian
From the acclaimed author of This Place Is Still Beautiful comes an evocative, achingly romantic road-trip story about grief, diasporic identities, and the deep-buried secrets that haunt us, perfect for fans of Past Lives and The Farewell.

The Campaign by Evette Davis
For fans of A Discovery of Witches, this taut, steamy final installment of The Council Trilogy follows Olivia as she attempts to keep an old nemesis from seizing control of the White House through dark magic—and to keep her loved ones alive.

Getting Lost on My Way by Diane Hartman
For fans of McCarthy’s Bar, a debut memoir about a woman’s humorous and poignant solo adventures of self-discovery on Ireland’s backroads following a painful divorce.

You can grab any of these books today wherever you buy books!

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[ID: Slide 1: XiXi Tian smiling and holding a copy of ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SUN
Slide 2: Evette Davis smiling with copies of THE CAMPAIGN, THE GIFT, and THE OTHERS
Slide 3: A copy of GETTING LOST ON MY WAY sitting on a green couch arm
Slide 4: A hand holding a copy of ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SUN in front of a brick wall
Slide 5: A copy of THE CAMPAIGN sitting on a wooden table]

09/29/2025

From Suicidal to 27 Years Sober: The Brutal Truth About What Really Works in Recovery. You don’t want to miss this impactful interview from Books Forward author Emily Sayre Smith as she discusses her journey to sobriety and upcoming memoir “Smartass” coming October 7th.

Podcast Episode · Confident Sober Women · 08/12/2025 · 51m

09/26/2025

AUTHOR EVENT TOMORROW: Join us on Saturday, September 27th, for a joint launch event for NYT-bestselling author-screenwriter-director Abigail Hing Wen's new middle grade novel The Vale (and short film The Vale: Origins) and the new Stories Without Borders podcast hosted by Hollyn Alpert. Click here for all event details:

Release Party for THE VALE and the STORIES WITHOUT BORDERS Podcast, with Author/Director Abigail Hing Wen Sat, 9/27/2025 - 4:00pm Place: Annabelle's Book Club LA 12200 Ventura Boulevard Studio City, CA 91604 RSVP to Release Party for THE VALE and the STORIES WITHOUT BORDERS Podcast, with Author/Dire...

09/26/2025

We’re still thinking about Bouchercon 2025!! Shoutout to all the folks Ellen met that made this conference truly special! Can’t wait to do it all again next year. 🔪🩸📚

09/25/2025

A big congratulations to Abigail Hing Wen and Third State Books for The Vale becoming an INSTANT The New York Times bestseller!

It’s no secret that Abigail is a fantastic storyteller, and fun fact about her middle grade debut: She initially wrote The Vale 10 years ago, and publishers deemed it too far ahead of its time!

Kirkus describes The Vale as “ambitious . . . themes of family, friendship, and personal integrity shine.”

Be sure to grab your copy and also catch the companion prequel short film starring Lea Salonga!

The New York Times Best Sellers are up-to-date and authoritative lists of the most popular books in the United States, based on sales in the past week, including fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, children’s books, audiobooks, graphic books and more.

09/25/2025

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Congratulations to Books Forward author Claudia Daher on the release of her YA fiction, R.A.T.S: Revolutionary Army of Teens!

In 2040, 15-year-old David discovers he and his friends are Earth's ‎final defense against an alien race determined to steal the planet's ‎water. Guided by a mysterious alternate reality game created by his grandfather, ‎R.A.T.S-Revolutionary Army of Teens-David and allies from around ‎the globe must unite, train, and rise against a looming extraterrestrial ‎threat. As they prepare for battle, they uncover hidden truths about the ‎universe, face environmental catastrophe, and embrace their destiny as the ‎last hope for humanity.‎

In 2040, 15-year-old David discovers he and his friends are Earth's ‎final defense against an alien race determined to steal the planet's ‎water. Guided by a mysterious alternate reality game created by his grandfather, ‎R.A.T.S.- Revolutionary Army of Teens-David and allies from around ‎the globe must unite, train, and rise against a looming extraterrestrial ‎threat. As they prepare for battle, they uncover hidden truths about the ‎universe, face environmental catastrophe, and embrace their destiny as the ‎last hope for humanity.‎

09/24/2025

🌟 STAFF SPOTLIGHT ALERT 🌟

Today we’re spotlighting our awesome Executive Administrator! E. W. supports the Books Forward team and our beloved author family from the beginnings to the ends of every campaign, making sure things run smoothly from start to finish.

Gathering preliminary information needed ahead of a campaign’s launch, they help strategize the most effective path forward for an individual author’s goals. They are passionate about personal and thorough communication with our authors and readers, making sure no one ever feels like they’re left with questions. And they create a warm and welcoming atmosphere everywhere they go. Learn more about E here:

“E provided reassurance and helpful information before my contract even began. Great to have someone to answer my questions ahead of time.” – Carol Odell, author of Girl, Groomed: A Therapist’s Memoir of Trauma

09/23/2025

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Sending a warm congratulations to Books Forward authors Anne Abel and Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi!

HIGH HOPES by Anne Abel
Fans of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild will root for Anne Abel as she intrepidly sets out alone for Australia at the age of sixty, seeking to capture some Bruce Springsteen energy and fight off her lifelong, debilitating depression.

DREAMS FOR EARTH by Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi
Equal parts prayer and protest, the poems in DREAMS FOR EARTH invite us to live fully in the power, responsibility, and joy of our interconnectedness.

Grab both of these today wherever you buy books!

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[ID: Slide 1: A photo of Anne Abel grinning and holding a copy of HIGH HOPES. Slide 2: A photo of DREAMS FOR EARTH on a wooden table]

09/22/2025

Barnes & Noble will be hosting Books Forward author Heidi Yewman Author for a book club featuring Heidi’s memoir, DUMB GIRL, this Saturday, September 27th! For more details, check out the event listing:

Join us for an in-store event, Dumb Girl Book Club hosted by author, Heidi Yewmen, on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

09/18/2025

Books Forward author, Emily Sayre Smith , pens a poignant guest article for DIVA Magazine regarding our current political landscape: Why we need to lead with love in the time of Trump. Read the full piece here:

Author Emily Sayre Smith discusses coming out and why we need to carry on coming out with kindness

09/17/2025

Books Forward author Rudy Ruiz pens a powerful and timely guest article for Uncommon Dreams: How Immigrant Fiction Can Reshape American Realities. Check out the full piece here:

​As the politicos do their darndest to render the Statue of Liberty little more than a New York City tourist trinket, what can American immigrant literary fiction offer our nation in terms of imagining a more welcoming, inclusive, and promising future?